Alice Gun is an English musician who plays in the band of the same name. Her debut album, Blood & Bone, was released digitally on 21 March 2011 and physically on 4 April 2011 through Ambiguous Records,Alice Gun website news section, Retrieved 2010-01-31. following the critically acclaimedListen Before You Buy review site singles The Swimmer and Metal Spider. She is the former lead singer and guitarist in Alice & The Enemies and Sunset Gun.
Music Alice Gun records at her home in Kentish Town, north London, and in an isolated Lakeland farmhouse,Listen Before You Buy news website, Retrieved 2010-01-31. making music from cello, guitars, glockenspiel, double bass, E-bow, accordion and upright piano. A classically trained multi-instrumentalist, she also plays cello for blues man Mr. David VinerDiscogs page for Mr David Viner, Retrieved 2010-01-31. in a long-running collaboration which has included recording with Ed Harcourt and touring with The White Stripes.White Stripes poster shop, selling tour poster with Mr David Viner, Retrieved 2010-01-31. She also does house music vocals,Discogs, Retrieved 2010-01-31. but insists this is "for the money".
Alice Gun's band includes her producer and Damon Albarn-collaborator Al Mobbs, Robbie Jarvis on drums and Sam Campari. Campari also designs the sleeves to her physical releases.
Her music has been described as "beautiful and profoundly affecting"Listen Before You Buy news website, Retrieved 2010-01-31 by BBC 6 Music presenter Tom Robinson, and compared to PJ Harvey, Regina SpektorYou Ain't No Picasso blog, Retrieved 2010-01-31 and Bat For Lashes.Musical Chairs blog, Retrieved 2010-01-31
Discography
Studio albums Blood & Bone (2011)
EPs The Swimmer b/w Minty Fresh (7" & download) (2009) Metal Spider b/w Love Song (download only) (2011) Not Made For This World b/w Metal Spider (Campari Remix, pts I, II and III) (download only) (2011)
Remixes The Swimmer (Campari rmx) (download only) (2009) Minty Fresh (Campari rmx) (download only) (2009) Metal Spider (Campari Remix, pts I, II and III) (download only) (2011)
References
External links AliceGun.com