Ciccone (band)

Ciccone
Origin London, England
Genres indie rock
Years active c. 2001 — 2007
Past members Rebekah Delgado,
Micky Strickson

Ciccone were a London-based indie rock band active in the 2000s, fronted by Rebekah Delgado and Micky Strickson, 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 2006-08-26. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Eversholt Street: Album Notes". Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  3. 1 2 "Ciccone: Releases". 2006-08-27. Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  4. ↑ Lawson, Dom (2004-09-30). "Album review: Eversholt Street". Kerrang!.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Kirsten (2004-09-27). "Album review: Eversholt Street". North West Daily Mail.
  6. ↑ Argos, Eddie (2015). I Formed a Band. ISBN 9783981734607.
  7. ↑ Argos, Eddie (2007-06-15). "Art Brut blog #7: umm ... what have I been up to?". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06.
  8. ↑ "Reviews: No Sleep Til Wembley". Artrocker Magazine. October 2012.
  9. ↑ "don't look up (there might be blue skies)". Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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