Described as 'where genius meets idiocy' by BBC Radio 2's Mark Lamarr, the band's lyrics combine dark subject matter (anorexia, murder) with an off-kilter humour. They released their first single (I Couldn't Get Off') in 2007, followed up by two singles and their first album 'Bluebeard's Rooms'in 2008. [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3379667] The album was recorded by Simon Trought (formerly of Tompaulin, now of Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee) and Dot Allison guitarist Ian Button (formerly of the Thrashing Doves and Death in Vegas) and was described in The Fly (magazine) as 'one of the albums of the year'. [http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/2589/david-cronenberg%E2%80%99s-wife]. Other reviews, however, were more critical of the album's dark subject matter and 'repugnant imagery'. [http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/david-cronenbergs-wife-bluebeards-rooms]
Band members currently consist of singer & songwriter Tom Mayne, keyboard player and bassist Rhian Tucker, lead guitarist Mark Watts, drummer Stuart Saunderson, violin player and guitarist Thomas Alder and bassist Ian Button.
In August 2008, Bluebeard's Rooms was Q Radio's QPM Album of the Week, and the band recorded a session for the programme, previewing new material on 22 August.
In August 2009, the band released their fourth single and played a second session on Marc Riley's 6Music show. This was followed by an appearance on Cerys Matthews' show, also on 6music, in October. The band played 'The Lou Reed Song' from their upcoming second album 'Hypnagogues' - its softer, more lyrical feel on contrast to the harsh sounds of 'Bluebeard's Rooms'.
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