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Artist
Luke Haines
12+ albums
singer-songwriterindiebritishbritpoppop
about
Formerly of mid 90s electro-indie bands The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder , this legendary front man has gone solo with a hip-hop/pop pastiche sound to play to a well establised following of fans. Relentlessly highbrow, Haines's dark-but-mischievous lyrics typically fall into three groups: musings on obscure Anglicana (The Mitford Sisters, Freddie Mills is Dead), bitter attacks on modern society, particularly the arts (The Death of Sarah Lucas, Christ) and twisted 1970s anti-nostalgia (Leeds United, Here's to Old England) - with the odd dash of self-aggrandisement thrown in for good measure. Despite cultivating an image as a sinister misanthrope over the past fifteen years, Haines's live sets are notable for his self-deprecating humour and between-songs banter - and for their surprising brevity. But considering that most of his songs are well under three minutes, this doesn't necessarily mean a short set list. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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albums
Das Capital
Das Capital - The Songwriting Genius Of Luke Haines And The Auteurs
The Oliver Twist Manifesto
Off My Rocker At The Art School Bop
21st Century Man
9 1/2 Psychedelic Meditations On British Wrestling Of The 1970's and early 1980's
Christie Malry's Own Double Entry
Rock And Roll Animals
New York In The '70s
Beat Poetry For Survivalists
Smash the System
All The Kids Are Super Bummed Out