Lulu & The Lampshades
With instruments ranging from ukuleles to yoghurt pots, Lulu and the Lampshades are a passionately ramshackle, upbeat and harmonic folk-pop foursome. With songs about drinking summer wine and old nautical handbooks, their quintessentially English sound has been branded as jolly and jaunty ‘good mood’ music. Their recent single ‘Feet to the Sky’ (2009) was described as “so cheery they could use it to advertise fun” (the Guardian).
Currently working on a new EP for release this summer, The Lampshades started life as a pretend band in Bristol, before unleashing their talents for real on the London circuit. Their name eventually led them into persuading two friends to put lampshades on their heads and dance for them at their gigs, and their song ‘National Express’ involves using an old typewriter as percussion. Lead singer Luisa Gerstein confesses the band have a shared love for cycling, stating that the title track for their single ‘Feet to the Sky’ was even “written on a bicycle”.
We’re looking forward to seeing their raucous and eclectic show on the Cabaret stage this year.
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“Pleasingly English”
Sup Magazine
“Brings welcomed warmth to ears all over London”
Noizemakesenemies.co.uk
Links:
- A Lulu and the Lampshades interview with Ukulele Hunt
- A Lulu and the Lampshades review by The Guardian
Video:
Watch Lulu and the Lampshades video ‘You’re Gunna Miss Me’:
