The Long Blondes are five young dandies who used to see each other around town. One day, by chance, we met and we fell in love.

Our shared influences include the Mael Brothers, the Marx Brothers and the Bewlay Brothers. We do not listen to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors or Bob Dylan. We chose an instrument each and learnt to play it. Approximately three months after we formed, we played a victorious 25 minute set at Leeds Hi-Fi club. A success! We inherit the aesthetics of early Roxy Music. We have a lot of influences, sometimes we sound a bit like them, sometimes we sound a lot like them. Sometimes we sound nothing like them at all.

contact: info@thelongblondes.co.uk

Releases

• "Couples" - album, out 07/04/2008 on Rough Trade. 1 review (read/post)
• Century - single, out 24/03/2008 on Rough Trade. (post review)
• Giddy Stratospheres (Rough Trade release) - single, out 05/02/2007 on Rough Trade. 1 review (read/post)
• Someone to Drive You Home - album, out 06/11/2006 on Rough Trade. 1 review (read/post)
• Once And Never Again - single, out 23/10/2006 on Rough Trade. 1 review (read/post)
• Separated By Motorways - single, out 12/12/2005 on Good & Evil. 1 review (read/post)
• Appropriation (By Any Other Name) - single, out 20/06/2005 on Angular Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Appropriation(By Any Other Name) - single, out 13/06/2005 on Angular Records. (post review)
• Giddy Stratospheres - single, out 29/11/2004 on Angular Records. 1 review (read/post)
• The Boyfriends/Long Blondes split single - single, out 27/09/2004 on Filthy Little Angels. 1 review (read/post)
• Split EP with The Boyfriends - ep, out 30/08/2004 on Filthy Little Angels. (post review)

Past events

• Les femmes s'en mêlent 11, Sat 26 Apr at Paris La Maroquinerie. (post review)
• Mon 21 Apr at London Forum. (post review)
• Sun 20 Apr at Southampton University SU. (post review)
• Sat 19 Apr at Bristol Anson Rooms. (post review)
• Fri 18 Apr at Oxford Academy. (post review)
• Wed 16 Apr at Northampton New Roadmender. (post review)
• Tue 15 Apr at Birmingham Academy 2. (post review)
• Mon 14 Apr at Nottingham Trent University. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 13 Apr at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• Sat 12 Apr at Glasgow Queen Margaret Union (QMU) at Glasgow University. (post review)
• Thu 10 Apr at Sheffield Octagon at Sheffield University. (post review)
• Wed 09 Apr at Leeds Leeds University Stylus. (post review)
• Tue 08 Apr at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Mon 07 Apr at Liverpool Academy Bar. (post review)
• Sun 06 Apr at Cambridge Junction. (post review)
• Wed 26 Mar at Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach. (post review)
• Tue 25 Mar at Exeter Cavern. (post review)
• Mon 24 Mar at Leeds The Faversham. (post review)
• Sat 22 Mar at Wakefield Escobar. (post review)
• Fri 21 Mar at Sunderland Independent (Formerly Bar 36). (post review)
• Thu 20 Mar at Hull Lamp. (post review)
• Wed 19 Mar at Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 18 Mar at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Tue 11 Mar at London Amersham Arms. (post review)
• T In The Park '07 - Saturday, Sat 07 Jul at Kinross T In The Park. (post review)
• Sat 12 May at London Forum. (post review)
• Thu 29 Mar at Paris Le trabendo. (post review)
• Fri 09 Mar at Cardiff University. (post review)
• Tue 06 Mar at Glasgow Carling Academy. (post review)
• Sat 03 Mar at London Shepherds Bush Empire. (post review)
• Wed 28 Feb at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms. (post review)
• Tue 27 Feb at Norwich Waterfront. (post review)
• Mon 26 Feb at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• Sat 24 Feb at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Fri 23 Feb at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. (post review)
• Wed 21 Feb at Manchester Apollo. (post review)
• Mon 19 Feb at Birmingham The Irish Club. (post review)
• Sun 18 Feb at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Sat 17 Feb at Middlesbrough Empire. (post review)
• Fri 16 Feb at Preston 53 Degrees. (post review)
• Wed 14 Feb at Edinburgh Liquid Rooms. (post review)
• Tue 13 Feb at Hull Welly. (post review)
• Mon 12 Feb at Leeds Metropolitan University Union. (post review)
• Sat 10 Feb at Brighton The Old Market. (post review)
• Fri 09 Feb at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Sun 29 Oct at Sheffield Foundry. (post review)
• Sat 28 Oct at Birmingham Academy 2. (post review)
• Fri 27 Oct at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Thu 26 Oct at Brighton Concorde 2. (post review)
• Mon 23 Oct at Bristol Thekla Social. (post review)
• Sun 22 Oct at Cardiff University. (post review)
• Wed 18 Oct at Cambridge Junction. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 17 Oct at London Astoria 2 formerly Mean Fiddler. (post review)
• Mon 16 Oct at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Sun 15 Oct at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Fri 13 Oct at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University). (post review)
• Thu 12 Oct at Dublin Crawdaddy. (post review)
• Wed 11 Oct at Belfast Queens University Students Union (inc. SpeakEasy club). (post review)
• Tue 10 Oct at Glasgow Oran Mor. (post review)
• Mon 09 Oct at Aberdeen Lemon Tree. (post review)
• Sat 07 Oct at Newcastle upon Tyne University. (post review)
• Thu 05 Oct at Leeds Cockpit. (post review)
• Wed 04 Oct at Manchester Academy. (post review)
• Mon 02 Oct at Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill. (post review)
• Sun 01 Oct at Norwich Arts Centre. (post review)
• Reading Festival 2006: Friday, Fri 25 Aug at Reading Little John's Farm. 1 review (read/post)
• Summer Sundae Festival, Fri 11 Aug at Leicester De Montfort Hall. 1 review (read/post)
• Dot To Dot 06, Sun 28 May at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. 1 review (read/post)
• NME New Music Tour 2006, Thu 18 May at Norwich UEA. (post review)
• NME Awards Show, Sun 19 Feb at London Astoria. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 04 Feb at London Spitz. (post review)
• X-Posure All Dayer, Sat 21 Jan at London Camden Barfly. 2 reviews (read/post)
• Sun 27 Nov at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Thu 01 Sep at Sheffield Leadmill. 1 review (read/post)
• Mon 06 Jun at South Yorkshire The Earl. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 22/04/2008: Joe Lean join Long Blondes at Insomniac's Ball + lyrics bulletin #1
• 14/04/2008: Chart round-up: weather-beaten crotch
• 20/12/2007: Long Blondes plan new album, single, tour
• 06/07/2007: Another day, another festival: Electric Gardens news
• 06/07/2007: Dot To Dot: Here's the schedule...
• 06/07/2007: New names for Reading/Leeds announced
• 05/06/2007: Hove Festival 2007: final line-up confirmed
• 01/05/2007: Reading/Leeds: new names, some good
• 12/02/2007: Chart round-up: Mika in double-penetration shocker!
• 30/01/2007: Maximo Park 'n' Ride: Geordies announce tour

Features

• 24/03/2008: Singles Round-up (24/03/08)
• 26/02/2008: Studio affairs: The Long Blondes talk "Couples"
• 18/07/2007: Hove Festival 2007: the DiS review
• 06/07/2007: Carling Weekend 2006 - Friday
• 06/07/2007: Carling Weekend: Reading & Leeds festivals - The DiS preview
• 07/12/2006: A Month In Records: November 2006
• 08/11/2006: A Month In Records: October 2006
• 16/12/2005: 27 Minutes With... The Long Blondes
• 05/07/2005: The Long Blondes: Leg Shaving, Wishful Thinking and Instant Gratification

Links

• The Long Blondes - official site

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