Their second album, couples, was produced by erol alkan and released in april 2008. Sheffield imports the long blondes, prefer high heels to flats, brigitte bardot to juliette lewis and would rather be happy and alone, than sad and in love. The long blondes someone to drive you home lyrics and. The band released their debut album someone to drive you home on rough trade records in 2006 after a string of criticallyacclaimed singles. When women say something there isnt automatically a hidden meaning behind it even though some women have a terrible habit of trying to make guys guess what they feel by giving them. The long blondes were a fivepiece english indie rock band formed in sheffield, united kingdom in 2003 by dorian cox lead guitar and keyboards. They appeared in style magazines, they won awards as the best unsigned band in britain and the guardian even named lead singer kate jackson as a style icon. Nov 06, 2006 touted for a long time as the other great band to come out of sheffield in the last few years, it was easy to forget that the long blondes actually made records.
Someone to drive you home standard version the long blondes someone to drive. Less than two years ago, it looked as if she and her long blondes were priming themselves for the new pulp designation with their stellar fulllength debut, someone to drive you home. You can buy album someone to drive you home cd2 2007 the long blondes. I absolutely adored someone to drive you home, and simply put, this doesnt hit the mark, at least not on its first spin. Following in the shabbily glamorous footsteps of fellow sheffield residents pulp, the long blondes debut album, someone to drive you home, is a snappy pop album of quintessentially english vignettes about how growing up is hard to do. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the long blondes at the discogs marketplace. The long blondes formed in sheffield, england in 2003, channeling their love for femme pop classics through the vocals of lead singer kate jackson and. Pollstar the long blondes return with sophomore set, tour. None achieves this with more success than you could have both, the long blondes most expansive moment, as a blistering circa1993. The long blondes someone to drive you home exclaim.
Have you forgotten what its like to have her on all fours whats eating you is a mystery but go home with. Someone to drive you home, an album by the long blondes on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Listen to someone to drive you home in full in the spotify app. Someone to drive you home by the long blondes on amazon. Everyone knows that jarvis is off doing his whole trustera elvis costello minstrel show routine under his own name, so its no surprise that someone to drive you homes spiky. Culture music features the long blondes theyre so modern having famously dissed the history of rock the long blondes admit to nick hasted that they might be mods after all. Check out someone to drive you home by the long blondes on amazon music.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Someone to drive you home cd2 2007 indie the long blondes. Here you can buy and download music mp3 the long blondes. You know that i, i dont kid myself about happy endings im too old for all that now and you dont have to worry that much about the future and its not as if you ever did before a because youll always have everything just as you want it and therell always be a phone to ring at three in the morning and youll always have someone wholl drive. The long blondes listen and stream free music, albums. It quite literally is as simple as that and in pop, simple good. Someone to drive you home is the debut album by the long blondes. Someone to drive you home by the long blondes on amazon music. The long blondes kate jackson sings like she has amazing taste in lipstick, delivering smart, sexasaweapon lyrics with a swaggering smirk that. The long blondes someone to drive you home discogs. This truly is a band, with everyone contributing enormously to the final project. I retire to bed early most nights you follow me in or you dont and either way, its alright you ve been going with her now fo. Someone to drive you home the long blondes allmusic.
The quintet, which is fronted by femme fatale vocalist kate jackson, will make you fall in love with their girlish innocence, then steal your boyfriend and break. May 23, 2007 such is the inspiration for their long awaited debut album, someone to drive you home. Indie rock the long blondes someone to drive you home. Someone to drive you home is a guitarpop album, no doubt. Kbps stands for kilobits per second and the number of kbps represents the audio quality of the mp3s. Someone to drive you home by the long blondes on spotify. Maybe not mainstream enough to be the new blondie no pun intended but who wants number 1s anyway. None achieves this with more success than you could have both, the long blondes. Someone to drive you home by the long blondes released in 2006 via beggars banquet.
Jan 18, 2008 the long blondes kate jackson sings like she has amazing taste in lipstick, delivering smart, sexasaweapon lyrics with a swaggering smirk that conveys both glamcharged confidence and femme. One of the most exciting aspects of the year to come in music for me is the news that former long blondes vocalist kate jackson will finally release the solo album she began working on with bernard butler in 2009 which gives me the perfect excuse to write a reappraisal of the long blondes flawless 2006 album someone to drive you home, in the hope of turning a few people back onto it. Jacksons vocals have been compared to ari up of the slits, deborah harry of blondie and lesley woods of au pairs citation needed. The long blondes were a fivepiece english indie rock band formed in sheffield, united kingdom in 2003 by dorian cox lead guitar and keyboards, reenie hollis real name kathryn hollis bass guitar and backing vocals, emma chaplin rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals, kate jackson lead vocals and screech louder real name mark turvey, drums. Someone to drive you home, on rough trade records in november 2006. I know how it feels to be your age the long blondes someone.
Touted for a long time as the other great band to come out of sheffield in the last few years, it was easy to forget that the long blondes actually made records. Their combination of new wave punk musicality alongside lyrical genius makes them a band to watch. Like the slits playing roxy music or donna summer reciting the collected works of harold pinter, the long blondes are truly becoming auteurs of the perfect leftfield pop song. Get all the lyrics to songs on someone to drive you home and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The long blondes someone to drive you home cd1 mp3 album. Someone to drive you home is one of those albums thats honest to goodness fun, and pulling it off with as much pastiche as the long blondes makes it one of the years nicest arrivals. Sure, theyre signed to legendary indie label rough trade, but at their heart, the long blondes are a great pop band.
The long blondess profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. With razorsharp wit and thrift shop glamour, the songwriting talents of. By the time someone to drive you home arrived, the long blondes had already courted recognition from fans and critics alike. When they were signed, to rough trade, the music on their debut, someone to drive you home 2006 felt similarly homemade yet rigorously. The long blondes have certainly produced one of the most stylish of indie albums with their debut, someone to drive you home. It doesnt mean anything other than that she likes long drives. Long blondes someone to drive you home music skip to main content. In the meantime, the long blondes will be performing on the nme new music tour, which they have been chosen to open. Download the long blondes mp3 songs and albums music downloads. The long blondes, someone to drive you home rough trade. Lucky for us, the long blondes have figured it out for themselves.
Its twelve tracks of gloriously written pop music, played with guitars. Sometimes when you have someone as good as kate jackson, there is a talent gap between singer and band, but that. I retire to bed early most nights you follow me in or you dont and either way, its alright youve been going with her now fo. The long blondes someone to drive you home 2006, cd.
Download the long blondes mp3 songs and albums music. Someone to drive you home standard version by the long. British quintet the long blondes are hitting the road in the u. It received widespread critical praise and was placed 7th in the nmes best 50 albums of 2006 list and features in many other best of lists for 2006. Mar 21, 2008 culture music features the long blondes theyre so modern having famously dissed the history of rock the long blondes admit to nick hasted that they might be mods after all. You know that i, i dont kid myself about happy endings im too old for all that now and you dont have to worry that much about the future and its not as if you ever did before a because you ll always have everything just as you want it and therell always be a phone to ring at three in the morning and you ll always have someone wholl drive. Such is the inspiration for their longawaited debut album, someone to drive you home. Title giddy stratospheres artist long blondes album someone to drive you home standard tuning. Nov 06, 2006 check out someone to drive you home by the long blondes on amazon music. The long blondes century the long blondes guilt on my first listen of the long blondes couples i actually mouthed some unmentionable things. No more nights in the flat in the flat above the pet shop hiding every picture of your boyfriend he never has to go behin. This song is by the long blondes and appears on the album someone to drive you home 2006 and on the. What does it mean when a girl says to me, i like long. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.
The long blondes songs reflect a number of influences, including 60s pop, buzzcocks, the fall, the ramones, suede, citation needed postpunk and new wave. The long blondes were a 5piece artrock band who formed in sheffield, england in 2004. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. With razorsharp wit and thrift shop glamour, the songwriting talents of guitarist dorian cox and coquettish. It is not even available on itunes and other music download services. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
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