Name: The Power Out
Brand: Electrelane

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644918014225

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Limited edition

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2022-07-08

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Electrelane

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Indie Pop / Shoegaze

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In 1998, drummer Emma Gaze and multi-instrumentalist Verity Susman formed the British indie rock band Electrelane in Brighton, England. With various personnel changes over the years, including guitarist Mia Clarke replacing Debbie Ball, the band released their debut album. Bassist Rachel Dalley played on early singles and the first two studio albums, "Rock it to the Moon" and "The Power Out." In 2004, fan-turned-member Ros Murray took over bass guitar duties. After a last home show in Brighton in 2007, Electrelane went on an indefinite hiatus.
The band reformed briefly in 2011 for a few gigs and summer festivals. The following year saw more summer shows, including performances in Australia and Hong Kong. Since then, Electrelane has returned to an indefinite hiatus after that final tour. In 2013, record label Too Pure reissued their studio albums on vinyl.
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Electrelane's second album, The Power Out, was also their debut for the esteemed, arty British label Too Pure, the perfect home for a band that resembles so many of the imprint's other acts. The similarities appear early on, with the Stereolab-eqsue motorik and French vocals that drive "Gone Under Sea," the wobbly-yet-charming singing on "Birds" that recalls Pram's Rosie Cuckston, and the intricate interplay of guitars and keyboards on every track that bring to mind th' Faith Healers (and their later incarnation, Quickspace). But these similarities are far from derivative; instead, on The Power Out, Electrelane feel like they're in the tradition of these other messy, angular, decidedly British art-punk bands, so much so that it's hard to imagine the band on any other label (with all due respect to Mr. Lady, who released Electrelane's debut, Rock It to the Moon). But even though the group perfectly defines the way that so many British art-school bands have sounded since the late '70s, in Electrelane's hands it still seems fresh. The Power Out also seems fresher than Rock It to the Moon, perhaps because, paradoxically, it's more focused than their debut.

The Power Out

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