Orphans & Vandals
Encyclopedia
Orphans & Vandals is an indie rock
band based in London
. The band was formed by Al Joshua (guitar, harmonica, vocals, toy piano) and Raven (bass guitar, backing vocals, harmonium). Gabi Woo (drums, percussion, backing vocals, harmonium, glockenspiel), Quinta (strings, percussion) and Francesca (strings, percussion) are the other three band members. Quinta and Francesca left the band shortly after the release of their debut album. The album, I Am Alive And You Are Dead
, was released in the UK in April 2009. The band received critical acclaim from various media outlets including BBC6 Music, NME
and PopMatters
.
The band's lyrics saw them banned from BBC radio. Their song "Mysterious Skin", which is over ten minutes long, includes a melodious and lyrical depiction of an orgasm and a reference to a teenage male having sex with an adult male.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band based in London
London
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. The band was formed by Al Joshua (guitar, harmonica, vocals, toy piano) and Raven (bass guitar, backing vocals, harmonium). Gabi Woo (drums, percussion, backing vocals, harmonium, glockenspiel), Quinta (strings, percussion) and Francesca (strings, percussion) are the other three band members. Quinta and Francesca left the band shortly after the release of their debut album. The album, I Am Alive And You Are Dead
I Am Alive and You Are Dead
I Am Alive and You Are Dead is the debut album by Orphans & Vandals released April 27, 2009 in the UK. The name is a quotation from Philip K. Dick's novel Ubik.- Track listing :# Strays# Mysterious Skin# Argyle Square# Liquor on Sunday# Incognito...
, was released in the UK in April 2009. The band received critical acclaim from various media outlets including BBC6 Music, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
and PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
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The band's lyrics saw them banned from BBC radio. Their song "Mysterious Skin", which is over ten minutes long, includes a melodious and lyrical depiction of an orgasm and a reference to a teenage male having sex with an adult male.