Woman's Hour (band)

Woman's Hour
Origin London, England
Genres Indie Pop
Years active 2011-present
Labels Secretly Canadian
Website http://www.womanshourband.co.uk/
Members Fiona Jane Burgess (vocals), William Burgess (guitar), Josh Hunnisett (keyboard)

Woman's Hour is a British, Indie Pop, four piece band based out of London, England. The group was formed by siblings Fiona and William Burgess, along with Nicolas Graves and Josh Hunnisett.[1] They played their first show in 2011, and released their debut album Conversations on Secretly Canadian in 2014.[2][3][4]

History

After graduating with a degree in drama and applied theatre in 2011, front-woman Fiona, paired up with William and started a band. They were both craving something creative and William was already producing and making records. Woman's Hour got their name from the London female-focused news and culture show on BBC Radio 4. They originally started cataloguing their demos by different Radio 4 programs and the demo name Woman's Hour was adopted as the band's name.[1]

They have graphics and monochrome visuals that were curated with TATE Modern and MoMA certified fine artists Oliver Chanarin and Adam Broomberg.[1]

Their debut album, Conversations, was received well by critics, receiving a 10/10 score and the award of Debut Album Of The Year in The Line Of Best Fit for 2014[5] and 9/10 at Drowned in Sound[6] among others.

Musical style

Allmusic described their musical style as "a signature sound of synths and subtlety".[1]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Woman's Hour - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ↑ |url=http://www.secretlycanadian.com/artist/?name=womanshour}
  3. ↑ "Conversations - Woman's Hour - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Conversations by Woman's Hour", Metacritic, retrieved 2017-03-09
  5. ↑ Debut Of The Year 2014 Woman's Hour web
  6. ↑ Reviews Woman's Hour Conversations web
  7. ↑ "Woman's Hour: Conversations Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  8. ↑ "Music & Film Reviews - NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  9. ↑ "Woman's Hour - Conversations". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  10. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (2014-07-17). "Woman's Hour: Conversations review – suave, soft-focus vintage-pop replicas". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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