Sennen (band)
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Sennen are a shoegazing
band from Norwich
, UK
. They currently release records on the Hungry Audio
label in the UK. They have also appeared on compilations on the Club AC30 and NROne record labels.
, The Early Years
, Editors
, The Telescopes
, Explosions In The Sky
and Mark Gardener
of Ride
. Many of these early gigs were at the influential shoegaze club nights Club AC 30 and Sonic Cathedral.
The band's debut album, Widows, was released in late 2005 to huge critical acclaim and featured in Drowned In Sound
's Top 50 Albums of 2005 where it was described as "a remarkably assured debut".
Sennen recorded their 2nd album, Where The Light gets In (released in May 2008), with Primal Scream
/House of Love
producer Pat Collier. According to an interview with the BBC the band found this experience to be more challenging but creatively much higher yielding. Some tracks feature live strings and the sound is generally moving away from the stereotypical shoegazer style.
A new single, "Just Wanted To Know", is due for release in September 2008 featuring remixes by iLiKETRAiNS
and The Early Years
.
Shoegazing
Shoegazing is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991...
band from Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. They currently release records on the Hungry Audio
Hungry Audio
Hungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
label in the UK. They have also appeared on compilations on the Club AC30 and NROne record labels.
Biography
The band first came to prominence supporting the likes of Ulrich SchnaussUlrich Schnauss
-Biography:Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German seaport of Kiel in 1977. He became interested in a range of music: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Tangerine Dream, Chapterhouse, and early bleep & breakbeat tracks...
, The Early Years
The Early Years (band)
The Early Years are an English psychedelic, electronic, guitar-based rock band from Hackney, London consisting of members David Malkinson , Roger Mackin , Phil Raines and Brendan Kersey .- Biography :...
, Editors
Editors
Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith , Chris Urbanowicz , Russell Leetch and Ed Lay .Editors have so far released two platinum studio...
, The Telescopes
The Telescopes
The Telescopes were formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie and could best be described as a noise/space rock band - the Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and Spacemen 3 being influences and contemporaries.-History:...
, Explosions In The Sky
Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, what they refer to as "cathartic mini-symphonies," and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows...
and Mark Gardener
Mark Gardener
Mark Stephen Gardener is an English rock musician, and former singer and guitarist with the shoegazing band, Ride.-Ride:...
of Ride
Ride (band)
Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
. Many of these early gigs were at the influential shoegaze club nights Club AC 30 and Sonic Cathedral.
The band's debut album, Widows, was released in late 2005 to huge critical acclaim and featured in Drowned In Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
's Top 50 Albums of 2005 where it was described as "a remarkably assured debut".
Sennen recorded their 2nd album, Where The Light gets In (released in May 2008), with Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
/House of Love
The House of Love
The House of Love is an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the...
producer Pat Collier. According to an interview with the BBC the band found this experience to be more challenging but creatively much higher yielding. Some tracks feature live strings and the sound is generally moving away from the stereotypical shoegazer style.
A new single, "Just Wanted To Know", is due for release in September 2008 featuring remixes by iLiKETRAiNS
ILiKETRAiNS
I Like Trains are an alternative/post-rock band from Leeds, England. The group play brooding songs featuring sparse piano and guitar, baritone vocals, uplifting choral passages and reverberant orchestral crescendos...
and The Early Years
The Early Years (band)
The Early Years are an English psychedelic, electronic, guitar-based rock band from Hackney, London consisting of members David Malkinson , Roger Mackin , Phil Raines and Brendan Kersey .- Biography :...
.
Current members
- Larry Holmes — vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Rich Kelleway — vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Andrew Horner — bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- James Brown — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Albums
- Widows (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2005) - Where The Light Gets In (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2008) - Age Of DenialAge Of Denial (Album)Age Of Denial is the third full length album released by Sennen on April 5, 2010, under the label, Hungry Audio.- Track listing :# "Age of Denial" – 4:42# "With You" – 5:01# "A Little High" – 6:02# "Falling Down" – 5:52...
(Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2010)
EPs
- Destroy Us (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2009) - InnocenceInnocence (EP)Innocence is an EP by the Norwich, UK band Sennen, released in the US on September 13, 2010.-Track listing:#"Innocence"#"SOS"#"Don't Put Your Love to Waste"#"December"#"Sennen's Week Away"- External links :* * * *...
, (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2010)
Singles
- "Let You DownLet You Down (single)"Let You Down" is a 2002 single release by Theatre of Tragedy. Taken from 2002's Assembly record, the single was the last single to feature Liv Kristine before her departure.-Tracklist:#"Let You Down" 05:51...
" (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2006) - "A Life To Live" (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2007) - "Blackout" (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2007) - "Just Wanted To Know" (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2008) - "Age Of Denial (Single)" (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2010) - "With You" (Hungry AudioHungry AudioHungry Audio is a Norwich/London based independent record label whose roster includes The Telescopes, Sennen, The Walk Off, The Aprons, Stuffy / The Fuses, My favorite, Mia Vigar and Master Solo....
, 2010)
Compilation Appearances
- "40 Years" on Club AC30#4 (Club AC30, 2005)
- "I Couldn't Tell You" on WombatOnebat (NROne Records, 2006)
- "Hard to Take" on 50 Minutes50minutes50minutes is a 2006 charity album, consisting of indie, folk, electronica, and alternative artists from across the world, with all proceeds going to the Medical Foundation....
(Exercise One, 2006) - "Blackout" on Psychedelica 3 (Northern Star Records, 2008)