Joanna Gruesome
Joanna Gruesome playing on stage, with George Nicholls and Lan McArdle in the foreground.
Background information
OriginCardiff, Wales
Genres
Years active2010 (2010)–2017
Labels
Members
  • Lan McArdle
  • Owen Willams
  • Max Warren
  • George Nicholls
  • Dave Sandford
  • Ciara Killick
  • Ciara Cohen-Ennis
  • Matthew Green
  • Kate Stonestreet
  • Roxy Brennan
Websitejoannagruesome.bandcamp.com

Joanna Gruesome were a five-piece noise pop band from Cardiff, Wales. The name of the group is a reference to musician Joanna Newsom. They released two albums and a number of singles.

History

Joanna Gruesome were formed in 2010 in Cardiff. Their debut album received praise from Pitchfork,[2] This is fake DIY, and Rough Trade.[3] Joanna Gruesome were known for their energetic live shows,[4] as well as their forthright feminist and anti-homophobic views.[3]

On 28 November 2014, the band won the Welsh Music Prize with their debut album Weird Sister.[5] They released their second album, Peanut Butter, on 11 May in the UK via Fortuna Pop!, and on 2 June in the US via Slumberland Records.[6]

In June 2015, the band announced Lan[7] McArdle would depart from the band. They were replaced by Kate Stonestreet from the bands Pennycress and Roxy Brennan from Two White Cranes, Grubs and TOWEL.[8] They played their final show in 2017.

Lan McArdle and Owen Williams formed a new band Ex-Vöid in 2018 and Williams and Nicholls formed The Tubs the same year.

Discography

LPs

Year Title Label Format
2013 Weird Sister Fortuna Pop! (UK), Slumberland Records (US) 12-inch vinyl LP / CD / DD
2015 Peanut Butter Fortuna Pop! (UK), Slumberland Records (US) 12-inch vinyl LP / CD / DD

EPs

Singles

References

  1. "slumberland records: Joanna Gruesome releases, videos and more". Slumberlandrecords.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. Thompson, Paul (13 September 2013). "Joanna Gruesome: Weird Sister". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Weird Sister review". Rough Trade. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. Beaumont, Mark (10 January 2014). "Joanna Gruesome - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. Davies, Wayne (28 November 2014). "Joanna Gruesome win the Welsh Music Prize 2014 for debut album Weird Sister". WalesOnline. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. Wilson, Martin (10 February 2015). "Joanna Gruesome Announce Album & Share 'Last Year'". Overblown. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. "Lan McArdle (@horsemeat_scandal) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. "Joanna Gruesome announce line up change". Turnstile. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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