Little Fish was a British

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band from

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, formed in 2006 by vocalist and guitarist Julia "Juju" Sophie Heslop and drummer Neil "Nez" Greenaway. Little Fish released one studio album – '' Baffled and Beat'' (2010) and a series of EPs.

History

After playing numerous shows in the UK throughout 2007, including an appearance at

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, they were signed to

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in 2008 and began work on their debut album with label owner and producer

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as well as playing a show at the

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, in

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. They went on to support

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on their

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an tour. In 2009, they toured with

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and

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. In 2010, they played a show with

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's group,

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, in

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at the

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as well as their own headlining tour in March 2010. The band announced, via

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, that they are supporting

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on 22 March 2010 at the

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in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust. Between 9 and 30 June 2010 the band played a fourteen date tour supporting Blondie. They also played the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage at the

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, UK on Saturday 31 July. The group's debut album, titled '' Baffled and Beat'', was released on 16 August 2010. Three of the band's tracks; " Am I Crazy", " Darling Dear", and "Bang Bang", are featured as downloadable content in ''

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'', with "Am I Crazy" being a free track, and the other two being sold for half the normal price. Little Fish left Custard Records/Universal USA at the end of 2010 to begin recording a new album produced by fellow Oxford musician Gaz Coombes formerly of Supergrass. On 17 December 2012 Little Fish played their last show at the Rotunda in Oxford. Juju and Ben went on to start a new band called Candy Says in January 2013, and are recording a second album in their garage with the help of their original producer, Rich Aitken.

Band members

* Julia "Juju" Sophie Heslop – vocals, lead guitar * Neil "Nez" Greenaway – drums, percussion (2006-2011) * Ben Walker – organ (2010–2012) * Elisa Zoot – vocals, percussion (2012) * Mike Monaghan – drums (2012)

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Baffled and Beat'' (2010) ;EPs * '' Darling Dear'' (2009) * ''Fish Bowl Sessions'' (2011) * ''Garage Sessions Vol. II'' (2012) ;Singles * " Am I Crazy" (2010) * "Whiplash" (2010) * "Wonderful" (2011)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Little Fish Musical groups established in 2006 Custard Records artists English rock music duos Musical groups from Oxford Universal Motown Records artists English garage rock groups