Cate Le Bon
Welsh Singer - Songwriter
Cate Le Bon is a singer-songwriter from Cardiff, Wales, who sings in both English and Welsh.
She first gained public attention when she supported Gruff Rhys (of the Super Furry Animals) on his 2007 solo UK tour. She has since played Glastonbury, Latitude and the Green Man Festival. She appeared as a guest vocalist on Neon Neon's 2008 single "I Lust U" (from their album Stainless Style).
Her first official release was a Welsh-language EP, Edrych yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg, on Peski Records in 2008She also self-released the double A-side debut single "No One Can Drag Me Down / Disappear" (described by Gruff Rhys as "Bobbie Gentry and Nico fight over a Casio keyboard; melody wins!") on her website. Le Bon worked alongside Gorky's Zygotic Mynci's Megan Childs, who contributed violin, and Super Furry Animals and Thrills collaborator John Thomas, who added pedal steel.
Her debut album, Me Oh My (previously known by the working title Pet Deaths), was released in 2009.
Le Bon is most singled out by critics for her dark lyrical content, and her "haunting voice." Le Bon claims that "Early experiences with a string of pet deaths had a profound lasting effect on me," and inform her self-admitted "abnormal fixation with death."
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| Date | Time | Event | Venue | Status |
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| Thu 06-Sep-12 | 19:30 | Cate Le Bon | Liverpool Leaf | Buy Tickets |