The Big Pink
The Big Pink | |
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shoegazing | |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | 4AD; management: Nathan McGough Nanci Walker |
Members | Robbie Furze Akiko Matsuura Charlie Barker[1] |
Past members | Milo Cordell Lady Mary Charteris |
Website | musicfromthebigpink |
The Big Pink are an English electronic rock band from London, consisting of multi-instrumentalists Robertson "Robbie" Furze, Akiko Matsuura and Charlie Barker.[2][3] Initially a duo, they signed to independent record label 4AD in 2009 and won the NME Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act.[4] To date, they have released five singles, with their debut album A Brief History of Love released in September 2009[5] and its follow-up, Future This released in January 2012.
History
Beginnings and early singles
Robertson "Robbie" Furze and Milo Cordell started working together as The Big Pink in 2008, taking their name from the
The Big Pink signed with British record label
A Brief History of Love
The Big Pink's debut album A Brief History of Love was released on 14 September 2009,
Future This
In an interview with NME, Robbie Furze noted a strong hip-hop influence for the recording of the band's second album. However, he later retracted this statement regarding the band's musical direction in a further NME interview in October 2011 in which he wishes he hadn't made such a claim. He also stated that the band has approached Nick Launay and Dave Fridmann as possible producers, and added "I think we've got our heart set on Alan Moulder to mix it."[27] The first single "Stay Gold" came out in October 2011,[28] and was featured in SSX.
The band's second album Future This was released in January 2012.[29] One of the songs "Lose Your Mind" started with a sample of the single "Happy House" by Siouxsie and the Banshees to get a certain vibe.[30][31][32] The second single "Hit the Ground (Superman)" heavily sampled O Superman by Laurie Anderson.[32]
Empire Underground
In February 2013, Furze announced on the band's Facebook page that Cordell moved to New York permanently in order to focus on his label Merok Records and would no longer be an active member of The Big Pink. Despite this, production of a third album continued with various musicians and producers including The-Drum, Supreme Cuts, Van Rivers, John O'Mahoney and Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow.[33]
On 26 January 2016 Big Pink released a video for the song "Hightimes" followed by a 4-song EP titled Empire Underground.[34][35]
The Love That's Ours
In 2022, the band released the single "No Angels", produced by Tony Hoffer,[36] from their third album The Love That's Ours.
Members
Current members
- Robertson "Robbie" Furze – vocals, guitar, programming
- Akiko Matsuura – drums, backing vocals
- Charlie Barker – bass, backing vocals
Former members
- Milo Cordell[33] – programming, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
- Lady Mary Charteris – vocals, programming
Former additional personnel
- Jo Apps (sister of Patrick Wolf) – backing vocals
- Valentine Fillol-Cordier (model) – backing vocals
- Daniel O'Sullivan (of Ulver, Guapo, Sunn O))), et al.) – various instruments
- Vicky Jean Smith– drums
- Leopold Ross – bass
- Adam Prendergast – bass (live)
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [37] |
BEL [38] |
US [39] | ||
A Brief History of Love | 56 | 70 | 138 | |
Future This |
|
96 | — | — |
The Love That's Ours |
|
— | — | — |
Extended plays
- This Is Our Time (Beggars Japan, 24 June 2009) – Japan-only CD EP
- Empire Underground (B3SCI Records, 4 March 2016)[40]
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK
[41] |
IRE [43] |
JPN [44] |
MEX Air. [45] |
|||||
"Too Young to Love"[A] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Brief History of Love |
"Velvet"[A] | 2009 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Stop the World"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
" Dominos "
|
27 | —[A] | 10 | — | 14 | 36 | ||
"Velvet" | 2010 | 149 | — | — | — | 19 | — | |
" Tonight "
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Stay Gold" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | Future This |
"Hit the Ground (Superman)" | 2012 | — | —[B] | — | 76 | 39 | — | |
"No Angels" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Love That's Ours |
"Love Spins on Its Axis" (featuring Dust in the Sunlight) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Rage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Notes
- A – Originally released as non-album tracks, but were later added to the debut album A Brief History of Love.
- B – Non-album single; released as a bonus track on the UK digital download edition and the Japanese CD pressing of A Brief History of Love.
Compilations
- "Tapes" – !K7
Appearances on compilations
- Fragments from Work in Progress (4AD, 17 April 2010)
- A limited edition 12" EP released by 4AD for Record Store Day 2010, featuring session tracks and demos from five artists on the label's roster; includes "With You" by the band, which was previously released on the Japanese 12" for "Too Young to Love"[47]
Remixes
By other artists
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Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2008 | "Too Young to Love" | Rob Hawkins |
2009 | "Velvet" | |
"Stop the World" | John Nolan | |
"Dominos" | Tim Saccenti | |
2010 | "Tonight" | Rob Hawkins |
2011 | "Stay Gold" | Ollie Murray |
"Hit the Ground (Superman)" | Tim Brown | |
2012 | "Give It Up" |
Notes
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Some of these songs started with a sample from Laurie Anderson, or Siouxsie and the Banshees, and that was a big difference in process. We'd start with the sample, stick a beat underneath it, and then let it grow from there, from the initial vibe.
- ^ a b Bevan, david (14 November 2011). "The Big Pink Go Pop on January's 'Future This'". Spin.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
Lose Your Mind initially sampled Happy House by Siouxsie and the Banshees
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