- Cate Le Bon
Infobox musical artist
Name = Cate Le Bon
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Background = solo_singer
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Born =Cardiff ,Wales
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Instrument = vocals,guitar
Genre = Folk, Pop
Occupation = Songwriter, musician.
Years_active = 2007-present
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Associated_acts =Neon Neon ,Gruff Rhys ,Super Furry Animals
Current_members = Cate Le Bon: vocals, guitar
Richard James: bass
Sion Glyn: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Twm Lewis: drums
Steve Black: keys, guitar cite web | url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/cate_le_bon/ | title= Cate Le Bon | publisher= BBC Wales]
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URL = [http://www.catelebon.co.uk catelebon.co.uk]Cate Le Bon is a singer-songwriter from
Cardiff ,Wales , who sings in both English and Welsh.She first gained public attention when she supported
Gruff Rhys (of theSuper Furry Animals ) on his 2007 solo UK tour,. She has since played Glastonbury, Latitude and theGreen Man Festival . She appeared as a guest vocalist onNeon Neon ’s 2008 single ‘I Lust U’ (from their album "Stainless Style "). Her first official release came in the form of a Welsh EP, "Edrych Yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg" which was released onPeski records . [ cite web | url= http://www.catelebon.co.uk/english/index.html | title= About Cate Le Bon | publisher= catelebon.co.uk ] She recently released the double A-side debut single "No One Can Drag Me Down/Disappear" (described by Gruff Rhys as “Bobbie Gentry andNico fight over aCasio keyboard ; melody wins!”), taken from her forthcoming album "Pet Deaths". Le Bon worked alongsideGorky's Zygotic Mynci ’sMegan Childs , who contributed violin, and Super Furry Animals andThe Thrills collaborator John Thomas, who added pedal steel. [ cite web | url= http://www.nme.com/news/gruff-rhys/27522 | title= Gruff Rhys collaborator readies debut release | NME]tyle
Le Bon is most singled out by critics for her dark lyrical content, and her "haunting voice." Le Bon claims that "Early experiences with a string of pet deaths had a profound lasting effect on me," and inform her her self-admitted "abnormal fixation with death."
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External links
* [http://www.catelebon.co.uk/ Official homepage]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=67912226 Myspace page]
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