Sennen (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Sennen


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Origin = Norwich, England
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Genre = Alternative rock, shoegazing, Post-rock, dream pop
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Years_active = 2003 – present
Label = Hungry Audio
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URL = [http://www.sennen.org.uk/ sennen.org.uk/]
Current_members = Rich Kelleway
Larry Holmes
James Brown
Andrew Horner
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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.

Biography

The band first came to prominence supporting the likes of Ulrich Schnauss, 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" [>cite web
last =Dowling
first =Jordan
title =Widows
publisher =Drowned In Sound
date =October 2005
url =http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/6762
accessdate =2008-04-16 ] .

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. [>cite web
last =Applegate
first =Zoe
title =Sennen: Where The Light Gets In
publisher =BBC Norfolk
date =October 2007
url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2007/09/13/norfolk_bands_sennen_20070913_feature.shtml
accessdate =2008-04-16 ]

A new single, Just Wanted To Know, is due for release in September 2008 featuring remixes by iLiKETRAiNS and The Early Years.

Band members

Current members

*Larry Holmes — vocals, guitar
*Rich Kelleway — vocals, guitar
*Andrew Horner — bass
*James Brown — drums

Discography

Albums

*"Widows" (Hungry Audio, 2005)
*"Where The Light Gets In" (Hungry Audio, 2008)

ingles

*"Let You Down" (Hungry Audio , 2006)
*"A Life To Live" (Hungry Audio, 2007)
*"Blackout" (Hungry Audio, 2007)
*"Just Wanted To Know" (Hungry Audio, 2008)

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 Minutes" (Exercise One, 2006)

References

External links

* [http://www.sennen.org.uk Official Site]
* [http://www.hungryaudio.co.uk Hungry Audio Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sennenwidows Sennen MySpace site]