Findlay (musician)
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Birth name | Natalie Rose Findlay |
Born | Stockport , England | 7 June 1991
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Website | findlayfindlay |
Findlay (born 7 June 1991), real name Natalie Rose Findlay, is an English musician originally from Stockport, England.[1]
Early life[]
Findlay started playing the guitar when she was around 15 and after about a year began writing songs. She took up music for the simple fact that she wasn't into anything else growing up. She joked that "(she) can't really do anything else."[2]
Music career[]
2008–2014: Polydor[]
On 24 November 2013, Findlay released her second EP Greasy Love.[1] However, after disagreements with her record label, Polydor, Findlay was granted a release from her contract with the company.[3]
2015–2016: BMG[]
Findlay soon created her own label Mint Records and signed with BMG. On 9 February 2015 the video for the single "Electric Bones" was released online and the Electric Bones EP was released digitally on 4 September 2015. In March 2015 Findlay released the single "Wolfback" which samples from the Ratatat song "Loud Pipes".[4] The video for "Junk Food" premiered on 4 November 2015 on Clash.[5]
2017–2018: Forgotten Pleasures[]
To start off 2017, the single "Waste My Time" was released in January, followed by the release of Findlay's debut studio album Forgotten Pleasures on 3 March 2017.[6]
2019–present: Second studio album and Ttrruuces[]
In June 2019, Findlay announced she was working on her second studio album via Instagram post. In 2019, she also started a new project called Ttrruuces along with her debut album's co-producer Jules Apollinaire. Their self-titled debut album was released on 26 June 2020.[7][8]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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Forgotten Pleasures |
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EPs[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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Off & On |
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Greasy Love |
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Electric Bones |
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Singles[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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"Your Sister" | 2012 | — | – | – | — | Non-album single |
"Off & On" | 2013 | — | – | – | — | Off & On EP |
"Greasy Love" | — | – | – | — | Greasy Love EP | |
"Electric Bones" | 2015 | — | – | – | — | Electric Bones EP |
"Wolfback" | — | – | – | — | Non-album single | |
"Junk Food" | — | – | – | — | Electric Bones EP | |
"Wild & Unwise" | 2016 | — | – | – | — | Forgotten Pleasures |
"Waste My Time" | 2017 | — | – | – | — | |
"Monomania (Nobody Loves You Like I Love You)" | — | – | – | — |
Featured Artist[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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UK | US | GER | FRA | |||
"Let You Down" (Joris Delacroix featuring Findlay) |
2018 | — | – | – | — | Let You Down |
Touring[]
Along with performing at major festival stages, Findlay has toured in support of such notable acts as Jake Bugg,[9] the Courteeners, Brandon Flowers and Miles Kane.[10][11]
Findlay made her United States debut on 12 March 2018 in Los Angeles. She also played at several 2018 SXSW showcases.[12]
In other media[]
- 2014"Off & On", featured in a BMW commercial which premiered during the 2014 Winter Olympics[13][14] :
- 2015: "Greasy Love", featured in season three premiere episode of the Cinemax drama, Banshee.
- 2016"Electric Bones", featured in an episode of TNT's drama, Good Behavior[15] :
- 2017: "Monomania (Nobody Loves You Like I Love You)", featured on the premiere of MTV's Catfish[16]
- 2018: "Waste My Time", featured in an episode of Stan's TV series Younger
- 2018: "Stoned and Alone", featured in "The Precious Blood of Jesus", an episode of Netflix's Ozark[17]
- 2018: "Off & On", As part of the soundtrack for the Konami Sports-related videogame Pro Evolution Soccer
Official Videos[]
Year | Song | Director | Album |
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2012 | "Your Sister" | Your Sister | |
2013 | "Off & On" | Stephen Agnew | Off & On EP |
"Greasy Love" | Ruffmercy | Greasy Love EP | |
2015 | "Electric Bones" | Sasha Rainbow | Electric Bones EP |
"Wolfback" | Non-album Single] | ||
"Junk Food" | Electric Bones EP | ||
2016 | "Wild & Unwise" | Steve Glashier | Forgotten Pleasures |
2017 | "Waste My Time" | ||
"Monomania (Nobody Loves You Like I Love You)" | Ben Charles Edwards |
Personal life[]
Findlay's current residence is in East London. She is a vegetarian and speaks French.[11][18][19]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Artist of The Day: Findlay". Myspace. 29 October 2013.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Findlay: It was music, or shop job". The Belfast Telegraph. 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Findlay Talks Getting Signed" YouTube 12 January 2016
- ^ "Wolfback Interview" 405 Premiere 10 March 2015
- ^ "Premiere: Findlay – 'Junkfood'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Waste My Time Release" Velvet Independent 20 January 2017
- ^ "TTRRUUCES announces debut album, shares music video for Evil Elephant" Dubiks 23 April 2020
- ^ Subscribe. "TTRRUUCES – TTRRUUCES". diymag.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ NME.COM. "Jake Bugg attacked by fan in Newcastle | NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Natalie Findlay". The Mic Magazine. 9 December 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Natalie Findlay interview: "I was an absolute outcast at school but now I'm really thick-skinned"". London Evening Standard. 13 July 2013.
- ^ "SXSW Artist" SXSW Artist Page 2018
- ^ "BMW 2-Series TV Spot, 'Showdown' Song by Findlay". iSpot.tv.
- ^ "Is Natalie Findlay's "Off and On" a Good Industrial Marketing Idea?". Lohre & Associates. 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Music from Good Behavior S2E01". Tunefind. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Royalty Network" 2018
- ^ "Music from Ozark S2E02". Tunefind. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ halle nullzwei Heidelberg (15 December 2015), 2 Minuten mit ... Findlay ☆ Backstage Interview halle02 #5, retrieved 11 September 2016
- ^ "Festiv'art Amiens Interview" YouTube 2016
External links[]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- English female singer-songwriters
- Musicians from Manchester
- 21st-century English women singers
- 21st-century English singers