Well-regarded as one of the finest and most prolific songwriters in Britain, Luke Haines has helmed the glam noir of the Auteurs, the extraordinary broken funk of Baader Meinhof, and the downbeat atmospherics of Black Box Recorder, in addition to releasing a number of albums under his own name. Haines also recently received a nomination for a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) for his score for the movie, Christie Malry s Own Double Entry. Whether mixed in metaphors or straight-to-the-point, Haines compositions display sly lyrical marksmanship, perfectly capable of placing a keen eye on class, politics, sex, and lifestyles of the urban and suburban. Despite the less than upbeat nature of his subject matter, he s an unapologetic pop songwriter. Tonight s solo acoustic gig is in support of ?Luke Haines Is Dead , a three CD boxed set recently released by EMI Recordings. Luke Haines website.T0400662419Mercury Music Prize nominated Luke Haines (The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder) comes to the Elgar Room fresh from the release of his new solo album Rock and Roll Animals. A psychedelic story for grown-ups, the new album tells the story of three rock n roll animals and is full of sarcastic wit and beautiful songs. | |
| 17 Feb 14 | Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221 listing details L0331239012 |
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| 12 Oct 17 | PowerHaus (previously Dingwalls), Inner London :: V1726140145 listing details L328596209 |
| 14 May 17 | Fibbers, York :: V0517612140 listing details L1624106625 |
| 13 May 17 | St Georges Music Trust, Bristol :: V01175950987 listing details L02096878884 |
| 4 Feb 15 | Islington Assembly Hall, Inner London :: V0149372148 listing details L1856302601 |
| 3 Jun 14 | Bush Hall, Outer London :: V0393870396 listing details L2086765706 |
| 13 Jul 11 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1306742386 |
| 28 Jul 05 | ICA, Inner London :: V205 listing details L127622674 |
