Ciccone were a
London
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-based
indie rock
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band active in the
2000s
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, fronted by
Rebekah Delgado
Rebekah Delgado is a British singer-songwriter based in Andalucía, Spain. Delgado co-fronted London indie rock group Ciccone in the 2000s, before starting a solo career. Her first solo album ''Don't Sleep'' was Album in the Month in ArtRock ...
and Micky Ciccone, both on vocals and guitar.
They released their first recording in 2001, the "Forget Your False Messiahs" EP; which was made Single of the Week by
Steve Lamacq
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Early life
He attended The Ramsey Acade ...
on his Evening Session show on
BBC Radio 1
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.
Their debut album, ''Eversholt Street'', named after the
Camden
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street it was recorded on, was released in 2004, and reviewed widely by the popular music press.
Kerrang!
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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".
The band broke up after playing a final gig in 2007, supporting
Art Brut
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at the
London Astoria
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Originally a warehouse during the 1920s, the building became a cinema and ballroom. It was converted for use as a theatre in the 1970s. After further developm ...
. It had been at a Ciccone after-party in 2002 that
Eddie Argos
Eddie Argos (born Kevin Macklin 25 October 1979) is the lead singer of English rock band Art Brut, and writer of comics.
Personal life
Born in Weymouth, England, Argos later moved to Poole, Dorset as a young child, and has subsequently wri ...
would meet Chris Chinchilla, leading to the formation of Art Brut.
Delgado released her first solo album, ''Don't Sleep'' in 2012.
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.
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
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British indie rock groups
2007 disestablishments in England