Lucas Renney
“I'm playing with @Hydeandbeast tomorrow at Crooked Ways Festival in Pontefract. What is this 'Pontefract'?”
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How I Wanted You
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These Same Stars
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I Will Abide
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Genre: Alternative / Down-tempo / Folk
Location Sunderland, UK
Profile Views: 63911
Last Login: 15/01/2012
Member Since 13/09/2006
Record Label Brille Records
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
....SONGS FROM THE NEW ALBUM.... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ “Gently-does-it genius...9/10” – NME”.... “Strikingly beautiful songs from the darkside...4/5” – UNCUT.... “William Blake meets The Cocteau Twins in this captivating debut...4/5” – THE OBSERVER.... “Songs as gloriously mournful as any ever written about heartbreak and lost love...4/5” - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY.... “We recommend its twilit, resonant delights to anyone who enjoyed that fantastic John Grant record from earlier this year” -THE WORD.... Hello there..... I am Lucas Renney, singer, songwriter, drunkard, raconteur and critically-acclaimed alt-folk sensation. I used to be a Golden Virgin but I'm alright now. My debut solo album 'Strange Glory' is out now on Brille Records (home of Good Shoes, The Knife, Envelopes and Operator Please!) - I hereby present a few tracks for your listening pleasure........ Produced by Bella Union boss and former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde, the album also features Midlake's rhythm section Paul Alexander and McKenzie Smith on bass and drums respectively, fellow Bella Union artist Stephanie Dosen on backing vocals, plus string and horn arrangements, violin and piano by Fiona Brice..... Radio / TV enquiries: prudence@rocket.co.uk .... UK Press enquiries: steve@bigmouthpublicity.co.uk.... Booking enquiries: sarah@fantasticartistbooking.com.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .......... -
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Press enquiries: steve@bigmouthpublicity.co.uk.... Radio/TV enquiries: prudence@rocketpr.... Booking enquiries: sarah@fantasticartistbooking.com -
Influences
Not all of these have had a direct influence on the songs I write but I love them nonetheless...Elvis Costello, William Blake, Leonard Cohen, Lord Byron, Prince, Robert Graves, The Rolling Stones, Emily Bronte, Buzzcocks, Johnny Cash, Chris Morris, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Leatherface, Smog, Vladimir Nabokov, Roy Orbison, Gram Parsons, Philip Larkin, Bob Dylan, ABBA, Big Star, Kinky Friedman, The Velvet Underground, Morris Day, Ted Hughes, Roxy Music, Ennio Morricone, JD Salinger, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Peter Cook, Bruce Springsteen, Scott Walker, Dylan Thomas, The Replacements, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Hugo Montenegro, The Smiths, The Cocteau Twins, Bret Easton Ellis, Jason King, Lou Reed, Patricia Highsmith, The Cure, F Scott Fitzgerald, Joy Division, Midlake, Woody Allen, Serge Gainsbourg, Philip Roth, Galaxie 500, Stephanie Dosen, Tom Waits, The Wedding Present, William Shakespeare, Neil Young, Ernest Hemingway, The Handsome Family. -
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Lucas Renney
I'm playing with @Hydeandbeast tomorrow at Crooked Ways Festival in Pontefract. What is this 'Pontefract'?
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Lucas Renney
Enough with the Twittering already, tonight's stage outfit ain't gonna sew itself! Ciao!
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Lucas Renney
Looking forward to supporting @thefutureheads at Sunderland Minster tonight with my usual pre-gig mixture of excitement and abject terror.
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Lucas Renney
Only 20 tickets left for tomorrow's @thefutureheads gig at Sunderland Minster. I'm on at 9pm. Expect a full-on religious experience.
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Lucas Renney
The continent-straddling rock behemoth that is @Hydeandbeast comes out of hibernation to play Brighton's Great Escape on Saturday. Roar!
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1 Song | 28 Nov 2010
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- Vedensky3 months ago
Hi!
It's nice to meet you!
Have a wonderful winter! - Karen Harmony1 year ago
I'm overwhelmed by your heartfelt songs! Thank you for sharing them! Will keep my ears and eyes open for when you play live :-)
- Vedensky1 year ago
Hi!
Nice to meet you!
Happy Holidays and all the best! - Glenna J. Berry1 year ago
how are u? - Haley D. Ibarra1 year ago
Hey!i love you music
- Andrew Morrison1 year ago
Lucas Renney features in my December show on Dandelion Radio, a John Peel-inspired online station playing exciting new and unsigned music. To view the schedule and listen to the audio stream visit www.DandelionRadio.com, or find us on MySpace at myspace.com/dandelionradio.
Dandelion Radio's first compilation album is out now on Odd Box Records. 'Broadcast One' features over an hour of great music and exclusive session tracks for just £6 - to find out more and order your copy, visit www.dandelionradio.com/broadcast.
Andrew Morrison
Dandelion Radio
"A blast of broadcasting nonconformity" (Q Magazine)
"A sanctuary of thumping, spirited weirdness" (The Guardian) - Haley D. Ibarra1 year ago
Hey. - Glenna J. Berry1 year ago
Hey,how do you do? - Cheryl1 year ago
Howdy Doody Mr Renney, looking forward to catching you on your tour.
- Laura A. Reyna1 year ago
Hello,How do you do?
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