The_Correspondents_(band)

The Correspondents (band)

The Correspondents (band)

British electro swing duo

The Correspondents were a British electro swing duo based in London, formed by vocalist and MC Mr. Bruce and producer Tim Cole in 2007.[2]

Quick Facts Origin, Genres ...

Their music has been described as electro swing with a mixture of early 20th century jazz and electro and drum and bass.[3] Their live shows and recorded music consisted of multi-genre dance music spanning blues, jazz, soul, funk and out and out electro pop.[4]

The band played at major festivals such as WOMAD,[5] Glastonbury,[6] Bestival,[7] Boomtown and Secret Garden Party.[8]

Their song "Fear and Delight" was used as the theme tune to BBC Three comedy Crims.

The project was retired on 20 October 2020 after Bruce published a status on The Correspondents' Facebook page stating that Cole had died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism a few days prior.[9][10]

Awards and recognition

The band was included in The Telegraph's top 10 Glastonbury highlights two years in a row[11][12] and has also been featured in Rob da Bank's 2-hour Electro Swing Special on BBC Radio 1.[13]

The music video to their single "Fear & Delight", directed by Naren Wilks, was the overall winner of Berlin Music Video Awards 2014, while it also won the award for "Best VFX" category.[14][15]

Discography

Albums

  • Puppet Loosely Strung, released 10 March 2014[16][17]
  • Foolishman, released 22 September 2017[18]
  • 10 Years, released December 2017 as a limited edition vinyl compilation only.

EPs

  • Rogue, released 2008[19]
  • What's Happened To Soho, released 11 April 2011[20] under the Freshly Squeezed music label
  • Who Knew - EP, released 2 November 2018 under the From.Our.Own label.

Singles

  • "Cheating With You", released 7 November 2011
  • "Well Measured Vice", released 28 January 2013
  • "Fear & Delight", released 9 December 2013
  • "Finally", released 4 May 2016
  • "Inexplicable", released 5 August 2016
  • "Who Knew", released 10 October 2018

References

  1. [1]
    "The Correspondents - About | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. [2]
    Stewart, Victoria (18 October 2010). "Hail the kings of hip-hop swing". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    Blay, Tom (21 February 2011). "The Correspondents, Mr Kyps". The Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    Murray, Robin (4 March 2013). "Premiere: The Correspondents Puppet Loosely Strung". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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    "Womad NZ: The Correspondents". The Big Idea. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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    Denham, Jess (24 June 2014). "Glastonbury 2014 line-up: Best bands to see that might have slipped your radar". The Independent. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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    Beaumont, Mark (6 September 2013). "Bestival 2013 day one: MIA, Wu Tang – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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    "Secret Garden Party Unveils First Acts For 2014". Radio City. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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    "The Correspondents". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. [10]
    "The Correspondents". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  11. [11]
    Jones, Lucy (29 June 2010). "Top ten highlights of Glastonbury 2010". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  12. [12]
    Jones, Lucy (28 June 2011). "Glastonbury 2011: Top ten highlights". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  13. [13]
    "BBC Radio 1 – Rob da Bank, Electro Swing Special". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  14. [14]
    "Berlin Music Video Awards". 4 June 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  15. [15]
    "Best Music Video & Best VFX Winner 2014". Berlin Music Video Awards.
  16. [16]
    Tucknott, Janelle (5 March 2014). "Album Review: The Correspondents – Puppet Loosely String". Renowned For Sound. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  17. [17]
    "The Correspondents Puppet Loosely Strung". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  18. [18]
    "Foolishman – The Correspondents". Kudos Records. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  19. [19]
    "The Correspondents Rogue EP". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  20. [20]
    "The Correspondents Rogue EP". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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