Morton Valence
| Morton Valence | |
|---|---|
 Morton Valence live at the Whirled Cinema, 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alt Country, Indie, Punk, Electro, Lounge |
| Years active | 2006 to present |
| Labels |
Bastard Recordings Cheap Date Records |
| Associated acts | Florida, Band of Holy Joy, The Crimea, Alabama 3 |
| Website | http://mortonvalence.com/ |
| Members | Robert "Hacker" Jessett, Anne Gilpin, Daryl Holley, Joe Udwin, Alan Cook |
| Past members | Leo Fernandez, Chuck E Peru, Gigi Chang, Alejo Pelaez |
Morton Valence are a five-piece London-based rock band who describe their music as "urban country". They have recorded four studio albums, one of which was accompanied by a 110 page novella[1] and are noted as being one of the first ever bands to successfully enter into a crowd funding agreement with their fans.[2] Their 2009 single "Chandelier" was a BBC Radio 2 Record of the Week.[3]
Founded in 2006 by Robert "Hacker" Jessett and Anne Gilpin, the band won the 2006 Fopp/PRSF award for best new band[4] and went on to sign a record contract with Cheap Date Records. After the release of the single "Sailors" - praised by the BBC as being "the best single you've never heard of the past decade"[5] - Morton Valence split from Cheap Date to form their own label, Bastard Recordings.[6]
Jessett had been an associate of Johny Brown of the Band of Holy Joy who he had written and collaborated with in the 1990s,[7] as well as writing and touring with the Alabama 3 (aka A3 in USA).[8] During this period he became acquainted with filmmaker Franny Armstrong who later introduced him to the idea of crowd funding which had funded her film The Age of Stupid, in which Hacker makes a cameo appearance performing a version of These Boots Are Made For Walkin'.[9]
Morton Valence released a second album in 2011 entitled Me & Home James in which the band experiment with country music,[10]
Morton Valence released a 3rd album entitled 'Left' in 2014 and a 4th - Another Country - in 2015.
Discography
Albums
- Bob and Veronica Ride Again (2009) Bastard Recordings
- Me & Home James (2011) Bastard Recordings
- Left (2014) Bastard Recordings
- Another Country (2015) Bastard Recordings
Singles
- "Sailors" (2007) Cheap Date Records
- "Chandelier" (2009) Bastard Recordings
- "Falling Down the Stairs" (2009) Bastard Recordings
- "Hang it on the Wall" (2010) Bastard Recordings
- "Christmas in Valence" (2011) Bastard Recordings
References
- ↑ http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Review.aspx?id=7858110
- ↑ "Aesthetica Magazine June/July 2009 Issue 29" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Music - Review of Morton Valence - Bob and Veronica Ride Again". BBC. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Fopp to showcase new bands". Music Week. 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Music - Review of Morton Valence - Bob and Veronica Ride Again". BBC. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Bastard Recordings / Label // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Laughter on Ganton Street - Band of Holy Joy : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "She's my queen in a king sized bed, Do-U?, Girl, can't you see". Faqs.org. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Music". Spanner Films. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ Article written by Matt H - 27 May 2011 (2011-05-27). "Morton Valence Me & Home James Album Review". SoundsXP. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
External links
Official website mortonvalence.com