Larrikin Love were an

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four piece

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band from

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. Consisting of singer-songwriter Edward Leeson, guitarist

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, bassist Alfie Ambrose and drummer Coz Kerrigan, and also occasionally including violinist Robb Skipper from

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or roving violinist Jonnie Fielding, the band were briefly described as being part of a Thamesbeat scene by the ''

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'', a scene which is now widely accepted as having never really existed save as indicating "a group of then emerging artists who didn’t share much in sound, but had a similar spirit as well as geographical location". They experiment with many different styles of music including

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flavour to the typical indie rock sound, While often compared musically to bands such as

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, the band drew many of their lyrical influences from literature, including writers such as

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and

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. After releasing their first two singles on the independent labels Young and Lost Club and

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respectively, the band signed to

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as part of a 'consultancy deal' between Warner and Transgressive. The band released their debut album, '' The Freedom Spark'', on 25 September 2006. On 4 May 2007 it was announced that the band had split up, shortly prior to the release of their debut album in continental Europe. Following the split of the band, Leeson formed the short-lived Pan I Am and Sunless '97. Micko Larkin moved to LA, where he worked with

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before becoming part of a reformed

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. Ambrose joined Gaoler's Daughter, and Kerrigan joined his brother Fiachra's band Marner Brown, who later changed their name to K.

Discography

Albums

*'' The Freedom Spark'' (25 September 2006), No. 37 (UK)

Singles

*" Six Queens"/"Little Boy Lost" (19 September 2005) *" Happy as Annie" (2005) *" Edwould" (3 April 2006), No. 49 (UK) *" Downing Street Kindling" (6 June 2006), No. 35 (UK) *" Happy as Annie" (reissue) (18 September 2006), No. 32 (UK) *" Well, Love Does Furnish a Life" (22 January 2007) No. 31 (UK)

Other

*" A Horse with No Name" (Cover of the

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song) on ''Take it Easy: 15 Soft Rock Anthems'' (

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, 2006)

References

External links

Official MyspaceArticle on Larrikin love at Lieutenant Crab, a website dedicated to New Music
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