Cate Le Bon

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Le Bon performing at The Arch, Village Underground, London on April 23, 2012
Le Bon performing at The Arch, Village Underground, London on April 23, 2012
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Crab Day
  UK 78 04/28/2016 (1 week)
Reward
  UK 86 06/06/2019 (1 week)

Cate Le Bon (* 4. March 1983 in Penboyr as Cate Timothy ) is a Welsh musician and producer. She sings in both English and Welsh. Le Bon toured with artists such as St. Vincent , Perfume Genius and John Grant . In 2018 she performed with John Cale and the London Contemporary Orchestra at the Barbican Center .

Career

Born in Penboyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Le Bon first gained public attention when she supported Gruff Rhys of the Super Furry Animals on his 2007 UK tour. She was a guest singer on Neon Neon's 2008 single, I Lust U, from her album Stainless Style . Under her original name, she provided background vocals on Richard James' debut solo album The Seven Sleepers Den in 2006 . She also appeared on his second solo album We Went Riding from 2010.

Her first official release was a Welsh-language EP, Edrych yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg ( Looking in the Eyes of a Borrowed Horse , similar to the English expression to look a gift horse in the mouth ), on Peski Records in 2008. She also released the double A- Page debut single No One Can Drag Me Down / Disappear (described by Gruff Rhys as Bobbie Gentry and Nico battle over a Casio keyboard; Melody wins! ) On their website. Le Bon worked with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci 's Megan Childs, who contributed violin, Super Furry Animals and The Thrills associate John Thomas, who added pedal steel guitar .

Her debut album Me Oh My was released in 2009, followed by Cyrk and the Cyrk II EP in 2012.

In January 2013, Le Bon moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career in the United States. Her third album, Mug Museum , was released in November 2013. It was produced by Noah Georgeson and Josiah Steinbrick in Los Angeles and included Stephen Black (bass) and Huw Evans (guitar). She provided guest vocals on the track Slow Train on Kevin Morby's debut album Harlem River .

In 2015 Le Bon worked with Tim Presley as DRINKS and released the album Hermits on Holiday in August 2015 . DRINKS released their second album Hippo Lite in April 2018.

Le Bon released their fourth studio album Crab Day on April 15, 2016 on Drag City with mostly positive reviews. The album was produced by Josiah Steinbrick and Noah Georgeson and again included Stephen Black (bass) and Huw Evans (guitar) and Stella Mozgawa (drums). She noticed how working with Presley made her realize that I make music because I love it, not because I have to . On tour she was supported by Black and Evans and occasionally by Steinbrick and Josh Klinghoffer, a five-man combo that also performs instrument improvisations under the name BANANA.

In January 2017, Le Bon released the EP Rock Pool . It contains her version of the track I Just Want to Be Good with Perfume Genius, which she wrote for Sweet Baboo's 2015 album The Boombox Ballads . That same month, Leaving Records released BANANA's Live, recorded during the 2016 tour, and Le Bon remixed Eleanor Friedberger's 'Are We Good?'

In 2018, Le Bon signed with the Brooklyn-based record label Mexican Summer ( Ariel Pink , Jessica Pratt, Connan Mockasin ), where the album Reward was released in 2019 .

Le Bons producer credits include H.Hawkline - Pink Of Condition , Tim Presley - The WiNK , H.Hawkline - I Romantasize , Alex Dingley - Beat The Babble , Josiah Steinbrick - Meeting Of Waters , Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

Discography

Albums

  • 2009 Me Oh My (Irony Bored)
  • 2012 Cyrk (The Control Group)
  • 2013 Mug Museum (Turnstile / Wichita)
  • 2016 Crab Day (Turnstile / Drag City)
  • 2019 Reward (Mexican Summer)

EPs

  • 2008 Edrych yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg (Peski Records)
  • 2012 Cyrk II (Turnstile)
  • 2017 Rock Pool (Drag City)

Singles

  • 2007 No One Can Drag Me Down / Disappear
  • 2014 I Can't Help You (Turnstile)
  • 2014 He's Leaving / Solitude (Turnstile)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cate Le Bon in the UK charts
  2. ↑ Gruff Rhys collaborator readies debut release. NME, April 3, 2007 (English). ;
personal data
SURNAME Le Bon, Cate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Timothy, Cate
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh musician and producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 4th 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Penboyr, Wales