GURR | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Berlin |
Genres | garage rock |
Years active | 2012– |
Members |
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Website | www |
GURR are a German garage rock duo, consisting of Andreya Casablanca and Laura Lee. Their debut album, In My Head, was released in 2016, and was the Independent Music Companies Association album of the year.[1]
History
editCasablanca, who is from Nuremburg, and Lee, from Oldenberg, met in Berlin while doing North American studies, and formed a band together soon after.[2][3] They self-released the Furry Dream EP in April 2015.[4]
They recorded their debut album, In My Head in a studio at Berlin's Funkhaus. Its release was preceded by the singles Moby Dick and Walnuts. The album was released in October .2016, to positive reviews. [5]
Guardian Stereogum etc etc. They supported The Go! Team on their UK tour in February 2018 and then supported Shame on a UK tour in April. In May 2018 the band released, a new single, "Hot Summer",
In summer 2018 the band played festivals, including Immergut, and the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, and ]] [6]
, new single in 2018, festivals. etc new album due 2019.
Discography
edit- Albums
- In My Head (October 14, 2016)
- EPs
- Furry Dream (22 April 2015)
- Singles
- "Moby Dick" (15 July 2016)
- "Walnuts" (16 September 2016)
- "Hot Summer" (24 May 2018)[7]
References
edit- ^ "The Next Adele Or The XX? German Pop Act Gurr Wins Impala Album Award". 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "Gurr Are Further Proof That Garage Punk Rules Again". Vice. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/berliner-band-gurr-zwei-frauen-zwischen-punk-und-indiepop/20714346.html.
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(help) - ^ "Next Wave #825: Gurr". 2018-02-12.
- ^ Hann, Michael (2016-12-01). "Gurr: In My Head review – fizzing joy of Indie As It Used to Be". Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "The Go! Team – "Mayday"". 2017-11-30.
- ^ "Videopremiere: Gurr liefern mit "Hot Summer" eine exzessive Anti-Sommerhymne". Noisey. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2018-08-19.