Morton Valence

Morton Valence (aka Black Angel Drifter and Florida) are a London-based rock band based around the vocal pairing of songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Robert 'Hacker' Jessett (ex-member of The Band of Holy Joy[2] and Alabama 3[3]) and Anne Gilpin. They term their music as Urban Country[4] and were described by The Guardian as being "one of the most intriguing bands on these shores".[5]

Morton Valence
Anne and Hacker
Background information
Origin	London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Electronica, Urban Country[1]
Years active	2001 to present
Labels	Bastard Recordings Soulfood Monika Enterprise Cheap Date Records Whipwray Autonomy Music Group
Associated acts	Black Angel Drifter Band of Holy Joy The Crimea Alabama 3 Florida
Website	http://mortonvalence.com/
Members	Robert "Hacker" Jessett Anne Gilpin Daryl Holley Joe Udwin Alan Cook
Past members	Chuck Whobrey aka Chuck E Peru Leo Fernandez Gigi Chang Alejo Pelaez

Founded in 2001 by Robert Jessett, Anne Gilpin and Chuck Whobrey, the band won the 2006 Fopp Award for best new band[6] and went on to sign a record contract with Cheap Date Records. After the release of the single Sailors - described by the BBC as being "the best single you've never heard of the past decade"[7] - they split from Cheap Date to form their own label, Bastard Recordings, and are an early example of an independent band who entered into a crowd funding agreement with their fans.[8] Their 2009 single Chandelier was a BBC Radio 2 Record of the Week.[9]

They have recorded eight full-length studio albums, all of which have been highly acclaimed in the music press[10][11][12][13][14][15][16], including four star reviews in Mojo Magazine[17] Q Magazine[18]Uncut Magazine[19]Classic Rock Magazine[20]and an album of the year on the Chicago-based website Consequence of Sound.[21]