Electrelane

Electrelane is an English indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 1998¹ by Verity Susman and Emma Gaze. The band consists of Susman, Gaze, Mia Clarke, and Ros Murray. Their music draws from a wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, and the Velvet Underground. When playing live, the band has a reputation for a focused show that minimizes audience interaction and rarely included more than one encore. Although the band has strong feminist and political views in their personal lives, they generally prefer to not communicate that directly to their fans or through their music; one exception is their inclusion of the protest song "The Partisan," - a cover - which they began playing while on tour in the United States during the months preceding the 2004 Presidential election.

Electrelane is an English indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 1998 by Verity Susman and Emma Gaze. The band consists of Susman, Gaze, Mia Clarke, and Ros Murray. Their music draws from a wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, and the Velvet Underground. When playing live, the band has a reputation for a focused show that minimizes audience interaction and rarely included more than one encore. Although the band has strong feminist and political views in their personal lives, they generally prefer to not communicate that directly to their fans or through their music; one exception is their inclusion of the protest song "The Partisan," - a cover - which they began playing while on tour in the United States during the months preceding the 2004 Presidential election. ==History== ==Lineup== Current members Verity Susman – lead vocals, keyboards, guitar, organ, saxophone, clarinet (1998-present) Emma Gaze – drums, artwork (1998-present) Mia Clarke – guitar, backing vocals (2000-present) Ros Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals (2005-present) Past members Tracey Houdek – bass guitar (1998-99) Debbie Ball – guitar, vocals (1998-2000) Rupert Noble – bass guitar (1999) Rachel Dalley – bass guitar (1999-2004) ==Discography== Studio albums 2001: Rock It to the Moon 2004: The Power Out 2005: Axes 2007: No Shouts, No Calls Singles and EPs 2000: Film Music 2000: Le Song 2000: Gabriel 2001: Blue Straggler 2002: I Want to Be President EP 2003: On Parade 2004: This Deed 2005: Two For Joy 2007: To the East 2007: In Berlin Compilations 2006: Singles, B-Sides & Live ==External links== Electrelane.com – Official band website Beggars Group: Electrelane [ Allmusic entry] Electrelane collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive Electrelane interview by ZME Music, 24 July

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