Alison Statton is a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 singer. She presently works as a chiropractor

Chiropractor

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 in Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

, Wales, where she was born. Fans of the singer have included Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

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, Courtney Love

Courtney Love

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, Belle and Sebastian and Renato Russo

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.

Musical career

Statton is best known as the singer for the band Young Marble Giants

Young Marble Giants

Young Marble Giants were a post-punk band formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1978. A trio, their music was constructed around the powerful and minimal instrumentation of brothers Philip and Stuart Moxham along with the vocals of Alison Statton.-History:...

. Her vocals are gentle, plaintive, and poetic. After Young Marble Giants, she formed the band Weekend with Simon Emmerson

Simon Emmerson

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 (Booth) and Spike Williams

Spike (Weekend)

Mark Williams more commonly known as Spike or Spike Williams is a Welsh guitarist and co-founder of South Wales' record label, Z Block Records. He was a member of the Cardiff-based band Reptile Ranch.-Career history:...

, releasing the LP La Variete in 1982 and a live EP, Live at Ronnie Scott's the following year.

She released two recordings with the guitarist from Ludus

Ludus

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, Ian Devine, The Prince of Wales and Cardiffians. After working with Devine, she released several records with Spike.

Young Marble Giants reunited for a number of live performances during 2007-8 in Barcelona, Paris, Vigo, Porto, Berlin, The Hay Festival and Belgium.

With Spike

• Weekend in Wales (1993)
• Tidal Blues (1994)
• Maple Snow (1995)
• The Shady Tree (1997)

External links

• LTM Records
• Alison Statton and Spike biography