“Feet away now from all of our elders, in a paroxysm of her desire. And take advantage of every blessed quirk, in space and time to touch what was mine” ……Creatures Of Love
One of the most exciting artists you will see and a voice you will never forget….
Creatures of love are a 3-piece band formed in Kentish Town in the summer of 2009. Comprising former art students; producer/ guitarist Chris Willsher, lyricist/ vocalist Bonita McKinney and percussionist/Artist Benjamin Gardner. Chris formerly of the band Sad Season (Mikee Goodman – Sikth; Abi Fry – Bat For Lashes/British Sea Power; Julia Ruzicka – Million Dead) Bonita a past Burlesque and ballet dancer and Benjamin an installation and mixed media Artist are now embarking on Creating their own independent ‘Dream Pop’ sound.
With their music orchestrated by symphonic layered guitars and analogue drum machines they are complimented for their epic and moving instrumentation combined with individual and melancholy lyrics. Playing throughout the UK, they have been compared to Bat For Lashes, The XX, Esben and the Witch, Wild Beasts and Florence and the machine, and after winning the emerging talent award for innovation, their self released debut EP completed, Xfm airplay, a UK tour, Camden Crawl and festival appearances it looks like 2010 will be the year the Creatures come to get you
Recent Mag review-
”Kentish Town duo Creatures Of Love straddle three decades of music with a brand of indie dance that is as much 80’s new wave as it is noughties electro. ‘Book Thief’ comes over like a Florence Welch a’capella being played over a 90’s deep house track, while the bludgeoning synth of the self-titled ‘Creatures Of Love’ goes all slowed-down Late Of The Pier on us. ‘So Low’ is a misty-eyed reminiscence of 6am Ibiza garage, before the electro riff of ‘Who’s Afraid’ thrusts us back into the present. Finally leaving no musical stone unturned, ‘Kick Down Our World’ has everything from Portishead trip hop to chart-bound dance pop. ” (Paddy Burke, Art and Soul magazine, March 2010
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