April 20, 2022 -
transgressiverecords.com: HERE
COMES THE WAEVE
We
are thrilled to announce the signing of a brand new band, The
WAEVE, comprising Rose Elinor Dougall and Graham Coxon. Read
their story below, and get tickets to their debut show at The
Lexington on Friday 22nd April from 10am!
Here comes The WAEVE: as 2020 was limping its way to the
finish line, two acquaintances met and exchanged missives over
that strange Christmas. Graham Coxon - iconic songwriter,
guitarist and vocalist in Blur, plus the originator of
acclaimed soundtracks including ‘The End of the F**king World’
- and Rose Elinor Dougall - revered solo artist, Mark Ronson
collaborator and founder of The Pipettes - embarked on some
tentative explorations into songwriting. Before long, these
gave rise to an unexpected sonic universe. Initially drawing
on a shared love of English folk music, storytelling and the
associated landscapes of this beleaguered island, the
collaborators grew in confidence to start voyaging into
uncharted waters. The sound developed slowly but surely,
voices and words started to find their natural space, guitars
and saxophones made clarion calls, strings lifted into other
stratospheres.
Music was made with a cinematic breadth whilst maintaining an
honest intimacy, to make the internal external. The WAEVE is
the coming together of two musicians on the verge, themes of
oblivion and surrender are juxtaposed with suggestions of
hopefulness and light. Against a brutal global backdrop of
impending apocalypse and despair, Coxon and Dougall strove to
free themselves through the defiant, blind optimism of making
music.
By working together the pair have formed a new, singular sonic
identity.
The band said “We are greatly looking forward to unleashing
our new sound live at the Lexington next month. We've been
locked away this year, busy translating the varied sounds of
our songs into a dynamic live show, with the help of some
great musician friends. We invite you to surrender to the
world of The WAEVE.”
From vblurpage.com:
New single "Something Pretty"
The WAEVE's debut single,
"Something Pretty", will be released on 5th May, the day after
their debut show at The Lexington in London. Currently there
is no info available about their possible debut album.
Hear a 30-second clip of the
band's music on
YouTube.

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