Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
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Ou Est le Swimming Pool
- Genres: Electronica
Biography
Ou Est le Swimming Pool are an English synth pop band whose full-length album debut, The Golden Year, was released mere weeks after the tragic suicide of lead singer Charles Haddon in 2010. Founded in 2008 in Camden, London, the band is a trio comprised of Joe Hutchinson and Caan Capan, in addition to Haddon. They made their commercial recording debut in 2009 with the single "Dance the Way I Feel" and toured as the supporting act of La Roux, another English synth pop act with a French name. The popularity of "Dance the Way I Feel," far and away the band's biggest hit, was bolstered by an Armand Van Helden club remix. The following year Ou Est le Swimming Pool released a couple follow-up singles, "These New Knights" and "Jackson's Last Stand," and made arrangements to release their debut album. Tragedy struck on the night of August 20, 2010, when Haddon killed himself after the band's performance at the Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, Belgium. In spite of the tragedy, Ou Est le Swimming Pool went ahead and made their full-length album debut with The Golden Year. Released on the Fire & Manoeuvre label, the album includes the band's three singles to date along with fourth single "The Key." ~ Jason Birchmeier, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
| Ou Est Le Swimming Pool | |
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| Origin | Camden, London, England |
| Genres | Synthpop, indietronica |
| Years active | 2009–2010 |
| Labels | Fire & Manouvre |
| Past members | |
| Joe Hutchinson Caan Capan Charles Haddon |
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Ou Est Le Swimming Pool were an English synthpop[1] group from Camden, London, made up of Charles Haddon, Joe Hutchinson and Caan Capan. The band name is an amalgamation of French (Où Est Le: where is the) and English (Swimming Pool), and is inspired by a line from French teacher Mrs Crabbe (played by Pam Ferris) in the television series Hardwicke House. They released four singles.[2]
In 2009 the band released and re-released their debut single, "Dance the Way I Feel", before supporting La Roux on their UK tour. In 2010 the band released the singles "These New Knights", "Jackson's Last Stand" and "The Key" along with their debut album The Golden Year.[3]
The band played at Glastonbury Festival and Bestival in 2009,[4] and supported La Roux on their tour in early 2010.[5] In May they played at Evolution Festival and in July at Global Gathering, along with a series of festivals all over Europe throughout the summer of 2010.
On 20 August 2010, Charles Haddon, the lead singer of the band, died after a performance at Pukkelpop, Belgium. He committed suicide in the backstage artists' parking area.[6][7][8][9][10][11] Haddon was reported to have been distressed after he feared he had seriously injured a young girl earlier after a stagedive.[12][13]
On 3 October 2010 the remaining Ou Est Le Swimming Pool members arranged a festival, billed as Chazzstock, in honour of Haddon at Koko in Camden, London. The Kooks, Mr Hudson, Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet, Man Like Me, Daisy Dares You, Kissy Sell Out, Tribes, Ollie Wride and The Horrors performed at the event.[14] The event raised more than £8,000 for charities Mind and CALM. Faris Badwan of The Horrors also dedicated his side-project Cat's Eyes' debut album Cat's Eyes to Haddon's memory.
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Discography
Album
- The Golden Year (11 October 2010;[15] Australia: 1 October 2010[16])
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| UK | UK IND |
AUS [17] |
BEL (FL) [18] |
NZ [19] |
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| 2009 | "Dance the Way I Feel" | 110 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | The Golden Year |
| 2010 | "These New Knights" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Jackson's Last Stand" | — | — | 79 | — | — | ||
| "The Key" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or has not been released | |||||||
References
- ^ Ou Est le Swimming Pool Allmusic Ou Est Le Swimming Pool biography
- ^ "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Interview". Contactmusic.com. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/interview/ou-est-le-swimming-poolx29x10x09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Hugh Montgomery (2010-10-08). "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool:The Golden Year". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/oct/03/ou-est-le-swimming-pool-golden-year-review. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Waters, Cara (25 March 2010). "We wont down pints with Amy". The Sun (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/2907367/Ou-Est-Le-Swimming-Pool-We-wont-down-pints-with-Amy.html.
- ^ "Live Review: La Roux and Ou Est Le Swimming Pool at Bristol O2 Academy – Monday 10 May 2010 | There Goes The Fear Music Blog". Theregoesthefear.com. 2010-05-10. http://www.theregoesthefear.com/2010/05/live-review-la-roux-and-ou-est-le-swimming-pool-at-bristol-o2-academy-monday-10th-may-2010.php. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool singer Charles Haddon found dead in Belgium". The Guardian (London). 21 August 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/21/charles-haddon-belgium-pukkelpop-dead.
- ^ "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Frontman Commits Suicide - Contactmusic News". Contactmusic.com. 2010-08-21. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/ou-est-le-swimming-pool-frontman-commits-suicide_1159833. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "R.I.P. Charles ‘Charlie’ Haddon (Ou Est Le Swimming Pool)". Inlog.org. 2010-08-20. http://inlog.org/2010/08/20/r-i-p-charles-charlie-haddon-ou-est-le-swimming-pool/. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool frontman has committed suicide on". Inthemix.com.au. http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/47756/Ou_Est_Le_Swimming_Pool_frontman_has_committed_suicide. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool singer kills himself at festival at the age of 22". Muzikablog.com. 2010-08-22. http://www.muzikablog.com/2010/08/22/ou-est-le-swimming-pool-singer-kills-himself/. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "De laatste uren van Charlie Haddon (22), de artiest die zelfmoord pleegde op Pukkelpop". Humo.be. http://www.humo.be/tws/deze-week/21190/de-laatste-uren-van-charlie-haddon-22-de-artiest-die-zelfmoord-pleegde-op-pukkelpop.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Michaels, Sean (25 August 2010). "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool singer 'injured fan before killing himself'". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/25/ou-est-le-swimming-pool.
- ^ Allen, Peter (23 August 2010). "British pop singer 'feared he had crippled a fan' just hours before plunging to his death at Belgian music festival". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1305462/Charles-Haddon-Ou-Est-Le-Swimming-Pool-singer-feared-crippled-fan-just-hours-plunging-death.html.
- ^ "Tony Hadley perfoms [sic] at Chazzstock". Female First. 2010-10-05. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Tony+Hadley-13597.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool to release debut album following singer's death | News". Nme.Com. 2010-08-26. http://www.nme.com/news/ou-est-le-swimming-pool/52685. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Ou Est Le Swimming Pool album to be released as planned | Ministry of Sound Australia". Ministryofsound.com.au. http://ministryofsound.com.au/news/2010/8/27/ou-est-le-swimming-pool-debut-album-be-released-pl/. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Discography Ou Est Le Swimming Pool". Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ou+Est+Le+Swimming+Pool. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Discography Ou Est Le Swimming Pool". Hung Medien. ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ou+Est+Le+Swimming+Pool. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Discography Ou Est Le Swimming Pool". Hung Medien. chart.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ou+Est+Le+Swimming+Pool. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
External links
- Ou Est Le Swimming Pool on Myspace
- NME band page
- The Sun newspaper interview
- ContactMusic interview
- There Goes the Fear review
- ClashMusic interview
- Digital Spy interview
- Artrocker Album Release Article
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