Larrikin Love

Infobox musical artist
Name = Larrikin Love


Background = group_or_band
Origin = Twickenham, London, England
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 2005–2007
Label = Warner
Associated_acts =
URL =
Current_members =
Past_members = Edward Larrikin
Micko Larkin
Alfie Ambrose
Coz Kerrigan

Larrikin Love were an English four piece indie rock band from London.

Consisting of Edward Larrikin (vocals), Micko Larkin (guitar), Alfie Ambrose (bass) and Coz Kerrigan (drums), and also occasionally including violinist Rob Skipper from The Holloways or roving violinist Jonnie Fielding, the band were briefly described as being part of a Thamesbeat scene by the "NME", a scene which is now widely accepted as having never really existed. They experiment with many different styles of music including punk, reggae, calypso, and bluegrass, and tend to add something of an Irish folk flavour to the typical indie rock sound,cite web
url=http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/78904/Larrikin_Love.html
title=Larrikin Love Tour Dates & Tickets
publisher=Ents24
accessdate=2007-05-05] While often compared musically to bands such as The Clash, The Pogues and The Libertines,cite web
url=http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article355254.ece
title=Larrikin Love, Water Rats, London
last=Price
first=Simon
publisher=The Independent
date=2 April, 2006
accessdate=2007-05-05] the band drew many of their lyrical influences from literature, including writers such as Rimbaud, Wilde and Orwell.cite web
url=http://www.gigwise.com/profile.asp?contentid=13397
last=Renshaw
first=David
publisher=Gigwise
title=Larrikin Love
accessdate=2007-05-05]

After releasing their first two singles on the independent labels Young and Lost Club and Transgressive Records respectively, the band signed to Warner as part of a 'consultancy deal' between Warner and Transgressive.cite web
url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-1971640,00.html
publisher=The Times
title=Today the world. Tomorrow ..?
date=6 January, 2006
author=Paphides, Pete
authorlink=Peter Paphides
accessdate=2007-05-05] The band released their debut album, "The Freedom Spark" on the 25 September 2006.

On May 4, 2007 it was announced that the band had decided to split up, shortly before the release of their debut album in continental Europe.Edward is currently committed to his solo project: Pan I Am, similar to Larrikin Love in that it is rooted in Irish folk and bluegrass but different in that Ed has introduced an electronic element to his sound. [cite web
url = http://www.nme.com/news/larrikin-love/28139
title = Larrikin Love split up
accessdate = 2007-05-05
date = 2007-05-04
publisher = NME.com] Coz is currently drumming for Twickenham-based band Klezma Villanova while Micko Larkin has been working with Courtney Love and her band in Los Angeles. Alfie is painting and decorating in and around southeast London while working with his new band featuring members of the Little'uns

Discography

Albums

*"The Freedom Spark" (25 September 2006), #37 (UK)

ingles

*"Six Queens"/"Little Boy Lost" (19 September 2005)
*"Happy as Annie" (2005)
*"Edwould" (3 April 2006), #49 (UK)
*"Downing Street Kindling" (6 June 2006), #35 (UK)
*"Happy as Annie" (reissue) (18 September 2006), #32 (UK)
*"Well, Love Does Furnish a Life" (22 January 2007) #31 (UK)

References

External links

* [http://www.larrikinlove.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/larrikinlove Official MySpace]
* [http://www.musicOMH.com/interviews/larrikin-love_0506.htm Interview: April 2006]
* [http://lieutenantcrab.googlepages.com/larrikinlove Article On Larrikin love at Lieutenant Crab, a website dedicated to New Music]