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Biography
Reimprove|date=May 2012Infobox musical artist|name = Lou Rhodes|image = Lou Rhodes 2.jpg|caption = Lou Rhodes in London, March 2006|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Louise Ann Rhodescite web|url= http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm? requesttimeout=300& mode=results& searchstr=1561580& search_in=c& search_type=exact& search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v& results_pp=25& start=1|title=Works written by: RHODES LOUISE ANN|work=ACE Title Search|publisher= American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |accessdate=2010-08-03|origin = Manchester , England |instrument = Vocals , guitar |genre = Acoustic music|acoustic , folk music|folk |occupation = Singer-songwriter |years_active = 1996–present|label = Infinite Bloom, A& G Records|associated_acts = Lamb (band)|Lamb |website = http://www.lourhodes.com www.lourhodes.com|notable_instruments = Lou Rhodes is an England|English singer and songwriter from Manchester , now living in Wiltshire . In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb (band)|Lamb , Rhodes has released three solo albums: Beloved One (album)|Beloved One , Bloom (Lou Rhodes album)|Bloom and One Good Thing (Lou Rhodes album)|One Good Thing . Rhodes has collaborated with 808 State , A Guy Called Gerald , Funkstörung , Pale 3 , Sugizo , Plump DJs , Sheila Chandra , Eliza Carthy , Art of Noise , and The Cinematic Orchestra on Ma Fleur and the soundtrack to Les Ailes Pourpres.
Solo career
Rhodes started her own record label , Infinite Bloom, at the beginning of 2006, to issue her debut solo album Beloved One which was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize|Nationwide Mercury Music Prize the same year. This album explores the folk side of Rhodes's music, which was previously undisplayed while performing in Lamb (band)|Lamb , although songs such as "Fortress" are reminiscent of her times playing in Lamb. She has been described as following a Nick Drake path as a singer-songwriter. Maddy Costa , http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/mar/11/lou-rhodes-cd-review Review of One Good Thing . The Guardian , March 11, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
Rhodes performed at Glastonbury Festival in 2005 and in 2007 on the new stage at "The Park", which had been organized by Emily Eavis . In May 2007 , Rhodes had to cancel her UK tour after the sudden death of her sister.
Rhodes' second album Bloom (Lou Rhodes album)|Bloom was released through A& G Records/Infinite Bloom on September 1, 2007. It was given three (out of five) stars by Q (magazine)| Q magazine . On 24 September 2007 she released the first single from Bloom , called " The Rain (Lou Rhodes song)|The Rain ". In October 2007 Lou Rhodes began a tour to promote the album.
In 2009, Lamb reunited for a tour. During this same period, Rhodes recorded her third album, One Good Thing (Lou Rhodes album)|One Good Thing , which was released in early 2010.
Musical style
Although Lamb (band)|Lamb are famous for blending trip hop with jazz and elements of drum and bass , Rhodes's solo work is more organic and rooted in folk music . Rhodes expressed a doubt that she will ever return to electronica. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/mar/03/werejammin We're jammin': Lou Rhodes - The Guardian, March 3, 2006 She combines finely tuned acoustic guitars—the essence of almost every arrangement—with violin , double bass , and rich percussion . Lyrically, her songs can be described as extremely romantic, soulful and very personal,Allmusic|class=album|id=r866239|pure_url=yesBeloved One album review - Allmusic.com this is how Rhodes explains the last album's lyrics: http://www.virb.com/lourhodesuk cquote|Sometimes I think, "My God, I keep writing all these love songs," and I really struggle with that. I think I'm a bit of an emotional junkie, you know? It seems to be what consumes me. The heart never ceases to provide me with subject matter. I don't know why that is. Someone asked me the other day, "Are you in love with being in love? " And I couldn't really answer that question.
Personal life
Lou Rhodes has two sons. She lives in rural Wiltshire , England . http://money.independent.co.uk/property/homes/article3088189.ece Country and western: Lou Rhodes' communal gothic manor house - Independent.co.uk
2007 Bloom (Lou Rhodes album)|Bloom (A& G Records)
2010 One Good Thing (Lou Rhodes album)|One Good Thing ( Motion Audio , distributed by Ninja Tune )
Singles
2006 Tremble (song)|Tremble
2007 The Rain (Lou Rhodes song)|The Rain (A& G Records)
2010 There For The Taking (Motion Audio)
External links
http://www.infinitebloom.com/ Infinite Bloom (Rhodes' record label)
http://www.lourhodes.com/ Lou Rhodes Official Website
http://www.last.fm/music/lou+rhodes Lou Rhodes page on last.fm
http://www.liberationfrequency.co.uk/New%20Site/2007Site/2008%20Articles/LouRhodesInterview.php/Liberation Liberation Frequency Interview with Lou Rhodes 2008
References
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