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Influences
Those times tables cassettes you had as a kid that told you how to learn them off by heart. I always liked their chord changes
My Mum because she thinks I'm really famous.
Stephen Fry
Cat Power, Sonic Youth, The Pixies, Martha Wainwright, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits, Everyone I have ever played with and admired, Every lover, Every fighter.
We are Le Plat Du Jour, a collaboration that started in 2008 with just a voice and guitar, but has since incorporated the lonely drone of the clarinet, the sultry and erratic tones of the violin and the manipulation of a banjo into their work. We are Tallie and Higgy and we make music that skims the dark underbelly of life, we drink too much coffee and stay up too late.
What has been said about us:
'She brings scratchy violins, deep literary references, banjos, acoustic guitars and bluesy PJ Harvey meets KT Tunstall vocals to the stage' Breaking More Waves Blog (www.breakingmorewaves.blogspot.com)
'Le Plat Du Jour craft a sound that falls somewhere between Cat Power and a female Devendra Banhart.' The Guide, Portsmouth News
'Le Plat Du Jour and their slightly scuzzy take on folksy singer/songwriter tunes. Tallie Kane has a rich and powerful vocal that effortlessly mesmerised the audience while the sickeningly talented multi-instrumentalist Higgy performed admirably.' Matt Merritt, The News (Portsmouth).
'Tallie Kane and Samual 'Higgy' Higginbotham weave tunes that transport the listener away from their day-to-day drudgery and into a far more interesting landscape.' The News.
Unfortunately that one's not happening anymore, but we might be playing on the 2nd. Not sure yet. Listening to Pigeon vs Seagull makes me a bit depressed because it's so good. Hope I see you guys again soon
Ah don't worry worry about being fulestered, we all get things sudenly pile on top of us once in a while.
Once again, good set and hope to see you play again soon.
David :) x
PS
I took a glance at your mutual friends link on you page and it is nice (although not a little suprising) to find another fan of both Polly Scattergood and Kym Brown (confusingly less of a suprise).
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