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Larrikin Love

Group Members:

Micko Larrikin, Coz Kerrigan, Alfie Ambrose, Edward Larrikin

Similar Artists:

The Holloways, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, The Maccabees, Good Shoes, Jack Peñate

Influenced By:

The Pogues
  • Formed: 2005, London, England
  • Disbanded: 2007, London, England
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "The Freedom Spark

Biography

Delivering an aggressive brand of folk-rock that recalls the brash energy of the Pogues with a musical accent more contemporary British than traditional Celtic (laced with traces of ska, calypso, and punk), London's Larrikin Love also embraced a variety of poetic lyrical structures (Oscar Wilde and George Orwell were often cited as influences) while offering enough rock action to make them critical favorites. Formed in 2005, Larrikin Love were launched by siblings Edward Larrikin (singer and lyricist) and Micko Larrikin (guitar), joined by bassist Alfie Ambrose and drummer Coz Kerrigan; Rob Skipper, officially a member of the Holloways, was also a frequent guest at the group's shows. After early gigs led to press exposure in New Musical Express, Larrikin Love signed on with Transgressive Records, an up-and-coming indie label whose roster included the Pipettes, the Rumble Strips, Ladyfuzz, and Battle. Transgressive released Larrikin Love's first single, "Six Queens" b/w "Little Boy Lost," in the fall of 2005, and three more followed before the group's first album, The Freedom Spark, arrived in shops in September 2006, distributed by WEA. While the album received enthusiastic reviews and Larrikin Love's star was rising, clouds were forming on their horizon, and on May 4, 2007, a few days before they were to hit the road for a showcase tour with six other Transgressive acts, they posted a message on their website announcing the group had broken up, adding "all is amicable between the four members." ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
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Larrikin Love
Origin Twickenham, London, England
Genres Indie rock
Years active 2005–2007
Labels Warner
Former members
Edward Larrikin
Micko Larkin
Alfie Ambrose
Coz Kerrigan
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Larrikin Love were an English four piece indie rock band from London.

Consisting of Edward Larrikin (vocals), Micko Larkin (guitar), Alfie Ambrose (bass) and Coz Kerrigan (drums), and also occasionally including violinist Rob Skipper from The Holloways or roving violinist Jonnie Fielding, the band were briefly described as being part of a Thamesbeat scene by the NME, a scene which is now widely accepted as having never really existed. They experiment with many different styles of music including punk, reggae, calypso, and bluegrass, and tend to add something of an Irish folk flavour to the typical indie rock sound,[1] While often compared musically to bands such as The Clash, The Pogues and The Libertines,[2] the band drew many of their lyrical influences from literature, including writers such as Rimbaud, Wilde and Orwell.[3]

After releasing their first two singles on the independent labels Young and Lost Club and Transgressive Records respectively, the band signed to Warner as part of a 'consultancy deal' between Warner and Transgressive.[4] The band released their debut album, The Freedom Spark on the 25 September 2006.

On May 4, 2007 it was announced that the band had decided to split up, shortly before the release of their debut album in continental Europe. Edward is currently committed to his solo project: Pan I Am, similar to Larrikin Love in that it is rooted in Irish folk and bluegrass but different in that Ed has introduced an electronic element to his sound. [5] Coz is currently drumming for Twickenham-based band Marner Brown while Micko Larkin has been working with Courtney Love and her band in Los Angeles. Alfie is now in a new band called Gaoler's daughter, which features members of the littl'ans.

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Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ^ "Larrikin Love Tour Dates & Tickets". Ents24. http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/78904/Larrikin_Love.html. Retrieved 2007-05-05. 
  2. ^ Price, Simon (2 April 2006). "Larrikin Love, Water Rats, London". The Independent. http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article355254.ece. Retrieved 2007-05-05. 
  3. ^ Renshaw, David. "Larrikin Love". Gigwise. http://www.gigwise.com/profile.asp?contentid=13397. Retrieved 2007-05-05. 
  4. ^ Paphides, Pete (6 January 2006). "Today the world. Tomorrow ..?". The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-1971640,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-05. 
  5. ^ "Larrikin Love split up". NME.com. 2007-05-04. http://www.nme.com/news/larrikin-love/28139. Retrieved 2007-05-05. 

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