Rita Lynch

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Rita Lynch
OriginLondon, England
GenresAlternative rock
Indie rock
Years active1984 – present
LabelsSugar Shack
Independent

Rita Lynch is an English singer-songwriter who achieved a profile in the UK in the early 1990s and was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary, filmed as part of the Out series.[1] Her music has been used in a Channel 4 drama, Rosebud, and in British horror movie Vampire Diary. Her sound has been described as PJ Harvey meets At the Drive-In with a dose of the usual dark ambience that accompanies many Bristol releases.

She retains a devoted following today[

Blue Aeroplanes, Witness, The Mekons, Strangelove, Saturation Point) on drums. She is also known for her time as backing singer and guitarist with cult Bristol band The Blue Aeroplanes
.

In 2009, Bristol/Bath entertainment magazine Venue described Lynch as 'the personification of ferocious conviction'[2] and named her performance at the Fleece on 13 August as Bristol's third-best gig of the year.

Biography

Rita Lynch was born in South London in 1961. She attended Catholic school and was taught to play guitar by nuns[citation needed].

After leaving school she played her first shows as Rita & The Piss Artists, an all-girl punk band.[3] Playing bass guitar – 'seemed the easiest' – the band became an excuse to get drunk a lot.[4]

When that band broke up she joined God Bless You, initially as a bassist.[5] Finding that she had a good singing voice Lynch dropped the bass & concentrated on vocals which she shared with Dave Ryan. When God Bless You faded out, Lynch decided to launch herself as a singer-songwriter. Eventually she got a band together to record her first album, 'Call Me Your Girlfriend'.[6] Released in 1991, this was toured throughout the UK and Europe.

Until 2006 Lynch continued to play solo and with a band before joining the Blue Aeroplanes.[7] She now continues playing with her own band which evolved into the current three-piece line-up featuring John Langley on drums, and Mike Youe on bass. Both of which are current members of The Blue Aeroplanes.

Discography

Singles

God Bless You

  • Sugar bw Magic & Mystery (1987)

Albums

  • Call Me Your Girlfriend (1991)
  • Victim (1992)
  • Alive & Unreleased (1997)
  • All Dressed Up (2001)
  • Junkie (2006)
  • The Only Man (2007)
  • Good Advice (2008)
  • What Am I? (2010)
  • Body of Work PROMO (2011)
  • Crack On (2011)[8]
  • Live At The Fleece (2012?)

Various Artists Compilations

  • (Over A Century of Vivisection And Anti-Vivisection) How Much Longer? (1992) "Call Me Your Girlfriend"
  • Hidden Charms (1994) "Stripped Right Away" & "Call Me Your Girlfriend"
  • Girls Together (1996) "Rock & Roll Lifestyle"
  • Undead: A Gothic Masterpiece, Vol. 1 (1996) "Call Me Your Girlfriend"
  • Undead: A Gothic Masterpiece, Vol. 3 (1996) "Baby I Wonder"
  • Flesheaters. Return of the Undead (1996) "Rolla Coasta"
  • Flesh Fangs & Filigree (1996) "Baby I Wonder"
  • Grrl Power (1997) "Call Me Your Girlfriend"
  • Poppies: The Ultimate Peace Album (1997) "Baby I Wonder"
  • Femme Fatale – A History of Women in Popular Music (1998) "Call Me Your Girlfriend"
  • Plan 9. A Tribute to Ed Wood (1999) "Call Me Your Girlfriend" retitled "Glen or Glenda"
  • Undead: A Gothic Masterpiece (1999) "Call Me Your Girlfriend" & "Baby I Wonder"
  • Dressed to Kill Records Presents: (1999) "Baby I Wonder"
  • Gothic Erotica (1999) "Baby I Wonder"
  • Kill Everyone (1999) "Baby I Wonder"
  • The Goth Witch Project (1999) "Rolla Coata"
  • Stiletto Vamp (2000) "Baby I Wonder"
  • Vampyre Nights (2000) "Call Me Your Girlfriend"
  • Necromantic (2001) "Call Me Your Girlfriend"
  • Femme Fatale[Big Eye] (2001) "Call Me Your Girlfriend"
  • Undead – The Greatest Goth Album of All Time (2001) "Call Me Your Girlfriend" & "Baby I Wonder"
  • Live Forever" (2001) "Call Me Your Girlfriend & "Baby I Wonder"
  • Sugar Shack Records Presents: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2006) "Delight"
  • Sugar Shack Records: Rock Releases, 2001–2007 (2007) "Beautiful Eyes"
  • Vampire Diary (2007) "It Feels Like The End of the World", "Far Away" & "Fallen For You"
  • Bridging The Gap. Sort Of... Benefit For The Junction Bristol (2007) "Just A Lifetime"
  • SchNEWS DVD Vol 2 (2011) "Losing"
  • Rock The Record" (2012) "Losing"
  • Rita Lynch And Girlfriends (2012) "Call Me Your Girlfriend", "Roller Coasta", "Baby I Wonder" & "Find A Love"

Blue Aeroplanes

  • Skyscrapers (2009)
  • Good Luck Signs (2010)
  • Anti-Gravity (2011)

References

  1. ^ "Rita Lynch". Bristol Archive Records. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Louise Distras + Rita Lynch at Stag and Hounds, Bristol". Head First Bristol. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ^ Tansey, Ben. ""Outside Of Everything." In Conversation With Rita Lynch On The Eve Of Her Album Launch". Louder Than War. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Rita Lynch". Last FM. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ^ "God Bless You". Bristol Archive Records. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Rita Lynch – Call Me Your Girlfriend". Discogs. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Rita Lynch : Anti-Social". Run Riot. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. ^ Douglas, Darren. "Rita Lynch - Crack On". Live Music Scene. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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