Ciccone (band)

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Ciccone
OriginLondon, England
Genresindie rock
Years activec. 2001 — 2007
Associated actsKeith Top Of The Pops And His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band, Micky C And All The Sad, Sad People
Past membersRebekah Delgado,
Micky Ciccone

Ciccone were a London-based indie rock band active in the 2000s, fronted by Rebekah Delgado and Micky Ciccone, both on vocals and guitar.[1]

They released their first recording in 2001, the "Forget Your False Messiahs" EP; which was made Single of the Week by Steve Lamacq on his Evening Session show on BBC Radio 1.[2][3]

Their debut album, Eversholt Street, named after the Camden street it was recorded on, was released in 2004, and reviewed widely by the popular music press. Kerrang! rated it 4/5, describing it as a "a cheeky dose of new wave shenanigans". The North West Daily Mail said that their lyrics were "direct, subversive, and funny".[4][5][3]

The band broke up after playing a final gig in 2007, supporting Art Brut at the London Astoria. It had been at a Ciccone after-party in 2002 that Eddie Argos would meet Chris Chinchilla, leading to the formation of Art Brut.[6][7]

Delgado released her first solo album, Don't Sleep in 2012.[8] Strickson released a solo album, Don't Look Up, There Might Be Blue Skies, in 2017, as Micky C and All the Sad Sad People.[9]

Discography[]

  • "Forget Your False Messiahs" EP, CD single (2001)
  • "All Stacked Up", CD single (2002)
  • "Look At You Now", CD single (2004)
  • Eversholt Street, album (2004)
  • "My Summer Never Comes"/"Last Breath", CD single (2005)

References[]

  1. ^ "Ciccone: Biography". Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Eversholt Street: Album Notes". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ciccone: Releases". 27 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. ^ Lawson, Dom (30 September 2004). "Album review: Eversholt Street". Kerrang!.
  5. ^ Taylor, Kirsten (27 September 2004). "Album review: Eversholt Street". North West Daily Mail.
  6. ^ Argos, Eddie (2015). I Formed a Band. ISBN 9783981734607.
  7. ^ Argos, Eddie (15 June 2007). "Art Brut blog #7: umm ... what have I been up to?". Archived from the original on 6 July 2008.
  8. ^ "Reviews: No Sleep Til Wembley". Artrocker Magazine. October 2012.
  9. ^ "don't look up (there might be blue skies)". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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