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The Music Lovers

""golden lads and girls all must...""

SAN FRANCISCO,
United States

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Last Login:  7/6/2008
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   The Music Lovers: General Info
Member Since6/24/2005
Band Websitethemusiclovers.net
Band MembersMatthew Edwards - Vocal, Guitar
Jon Brooder - Bass, Harmonica
Bryan Cain - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Kate Weeks - Viola, percussion, keyboards
Ping Chu- Drums
and sometimes:
Jun Kurihara - Vocals, Accordion, Piano
InfluencesSerge Gainsbourg, Dusty Springfield, Prefab Sprout, The Zombies, Sparks, The Brill Building, Marvin and Tami, The Smiths, Roxy Music, Jimmy Webb, 'Hunky Dory' era Bowie, John Cassavettes, Fairport Convention, Phil Spector, John Cale, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Bad Seeds, Scott 4, Go-Betweens, Teardrop Explodes, Girl Groups, Elvis in Memphis '70, Laura Nyro, Sly and Robbie, 'Oliver,' Goffin and King, Orton and Halliwell, Tim Hardin, Big Star, Muscle Shoals, The Clash, The Kinks, Sly Stone, Nick Tosches, Wyndham Lewis, Jackie De Shannon, Pulp, Charles Willeford,Curtis Mayfield
Sounds LikeThe first three months of a new love affair forever, or seven years in jail for a crime of passion.
Record LabelLe Grand Magistery, www.magistery.com
Type of LabelIndie








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   About The Music Lovers

You Have The City - For Myx - Spring '08

Our video for the song 'Masculine, Feminine' from our soon-to-be-released album of the same name. Directed by our dear friend Margaret Cho :

WORD MAGAZINE 01/07

We at THE WORD fell discreetly in love with The Music Lovers - San Francisco-based, Birmingham/Brixton-born, Bacharach-marinaded and probably unique in pop - when their debut CD arrived last year. With their gin-spritzed string arrangements and cocktail-bar melancholy, they came off like a Rat Pack version of Lloyd Cole. Japanese pianist-accordionist Jun Kurihara now replaces the Brixton component, bassist Jon Brooder, and for some reason they rock somewhat harder, *Plain Boyish* and *The Sailor And You* roaring past like a Vegas Morrissey. But grand, glossy and slightly seedy ballads like *The Sea And The Sun* are what really sets them apart. That, and the sense of literature-deranged mission: singer Matthew "Ted" Edwards eulogises Maoist minimalist composer Cornelius Cardew, transplants Jean Genet to Birkenhead and suggests we throw in our petty jobs for a precarious life in pursuit of pop perfection. The way he sings it, it doesn't sound like a bad idea at all.

ALL MUSIC GUIDE Review 11/06

"4 stars.. After a listen to The Music Lovers.. Guide for Young People one thing is certain, the Music Lovers do indeed love music, to be more specific, the golden age of U.K.-based pop music that first bloomed in the mid-..80s with artists like Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, Prefab Sprout, and the Bluebells, and which was later perfected in the late ..80s and early ..90s by bands such as the Trash Can Sinatras and the Beautiful South. Like them, the Music Lovers are hopelessly heartbroken and romantic, literate almost to a fault, and totally committed to being as sophisticated as possible at all times both lyrically and musically. Indeed, the sound of Guide for Young People is rich and warm; the chiming guitars and restrained drumming that form the foundation are backed by a rotating array of strings, keyboards, and percussion. Above all this float the charming and sophisticated vocals of Matthew Edwards, which are joined by some lovely harmonies and the occasional appearance of Jun Kurihara..s earthy vocals and provide a welcome female viewpoint to balance the restrained male angst."-AMG

'... it's stately cha-cha rhythms and Vegas-grade musical lexicon - bells, orchestras, woodwind, extravagently picked guitars - combine with Edwards love-broken lyrics to suggest a lost Graham Greene novel about seedy Brits shipwrecked in Caesars Palace rather than Port-au-Prince... immaculate' WORD Magazine (UK) Dec '06

'When The 'Lovers craft romantic songs as gorgeous as these, you'll want to stick around for the pillow talk' - MAGNET 2005

Hints of '60s AM-radio fodder regularly poke through the creamy, dreamy layers of piano, acoustic guitar, concertina, strings and mellotron, and the results are seductive.MAGNET 2006

'Gorgeous and knowing work' - AMPLIFIER 2005

Discography
Released November 2003 - "Cheap Songs Tell the Truth" EP, Marriage Records/LGM
Released November 2004 - "The Words We Say Before We Sleep" Album, Marriage Records/LGM
Released October 5th 2006 - "The Music Lovers Guide for Young People" Album, Le Grand Magistery (Enough-ho, Japan Spring 2008)
Coming on June 13th 2008 - 'Masculine Feminine' Sleeping Star (Italy), and in August on Le Grand Magistery Records USA.
All the Music Lovers records are available from www.darla.com, Amazon, itunes, or you local record emporium!


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Helen


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Jul 3 2008 9:44 AM

Thank you very much, Ted!
ART POP





Jul 1 2008 3:20 AM

Bienvenue dans notre Espace, The Music Lovers !

Be seeing you...


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Margaretta





Jun 30 2008 2:19 PM

I'd say "thanks" but that depends on what you were saying "yes" to.
Lefthand





Jun 30 2008 8:36 AM

i'd love to. do you think there will be an allowance for my flight return? as i am broke at the moment. al the best .
alan X
the HIJACKERS





Jun 27 2008 6:15 PM

Haha! We'll try to steal one of his ties next time we meet him :P

We are Tie-rorists :P

Nice music guys, we're listening to your tracks, pretty cool mood & melodies.

See ya Lovers!

the Hijackers / Tie-jackers
aim low kid





Jun 26 2008 2:57 PM

Dear Music Lovers, love the music! - ALK
(kurt)





Jun 25 2008 11:09 PM

i'm watching you guys shower right now...

...because i'm working on editing together that "watch out" music video.

it will be done soon
Horatio Lee Jenkins


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Jun 25 2008 9:35 PM

Dear Music Lovers,

Thank you for the friend request.

Your songs are excellent. "Saturday" is especially wonderful. Fantastic work!

Enjoy Horatio's glorious new song:

Please spread the word about how Horatio Lee Jenkins' exceptional drinking abilities allowed him to humiliate Satan. So many lives could be touched and uplifted by his fabulous story and beautiful song.

And get "Drunker Than Satan"! It is amazing!

Thank you,
Deacon Frederick Leroy Elroy Smith

P.S.-Enjoy the glorious video for "Drunker Than Satan":
Melissa Panarello


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Jun 25 2008 8:10 AM

glad to met you, dear ted!
I..m Berlin right now, hope to come in SF soon.
Take care,
love,

Melissa
wu???


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Jun 25 2008 4:32 AM

thankyou for the cd ;) ;) ;)
Miss Erin Murphy





Jun 12 2008 4:49 PM

how is your trip darling? have some gelato for me.
have a fabulous show with holly golightly back in the UK! xx
Dodgy Demo Club





Jun 7 2008 4:22 AM

Great Vocal on The Blackout - congrats


We have a new demo up on our page

"Sensitive"

Thid tells of our frustration with modern advertising.

Its well Dodgy !

Listen ,Enjoy , Comment

The Dodgy Demo Club
Big Star





Jun 5 2008 6:01 AM

it will be a great show
see you soon

Lefthand





Jun 4 2008 2:43 AM

not a problem. ive just been listening to a song or two of yours on myspace. very good!! i would quite like to come and support you in gigs etc. let me know what you can do. all the best.
cheers alan x
Lala Power Madchester Fever





Jun 3 2008 2:57 AM

Inscris-toi gratuitement sur
www. b-stream. com
pour voir le concert en direct de chez toi !!!
de Lala Power Madchester Fever
Mais inscrit toi dés maintenant , le concert c'est jeudi 5 juin .
Attention les inscriptions seront closes mercredi soir
Booty Lou





May 31 2008 2:09 PM

Ted Solo at Louder than Bombs
The Knockout Room ~ SF
Morrissey's 49th Birthday
May 22, 2008


ASK
Booty Lou





May 31 2008 1:52 PM

Cafe Van Kleef listed The Music Lovers as Vintage Pop on their calendar. Absolutely!
Saturday ~ May 24, 2008
Miss Erin Murphy





May 29 2008 7:11 AM

Ah merci!! I thought of you as well, every plane overhead I imagined was carrying you so I waved.
I am glad your flight arrived safely and wish you a sweet, pleasant journey abroad! xx
The Curate's Egg





May 28 2008 12:58 AM

scott_holly_ms
Captain Mike's POPCAST





May 27 2008 5:25 AM

"blackout" has made the playlist of my radio show this week so cheers to you guys .. hope some new fans find there way to you from the airplay
your fan captain mike
helena





May 26 2008 6:18 PM

you really sounded great the other night at LTB. thanks again, ted.
x
Crabapple





May 25 2008 12:13 PM

Smashing 3 sets last night lads & lady.
Congrats again Kate on your masterhood!
Shel





May 25 2008 2:18 AM

Great show tonight!
The Curate's Egg





May 22 2008 2:57 PM

Holly Golightly
El





May 22 2008 2:56 AM

Merci beaucoup pour le compliment Monsieur Edwards
Je dois dire que votre musique sont sentational et maintenant j'adore "The Music Lovers"...apres j'ai ecoute a "The Blackout" immediatement j'ai achete de musique par l'internet (a grace a iTunes)malheuresement ils n'ont pas "the blackout" deja *soupir*

ben, merci encore et au revoir
Eliot

PS
Pardonnez-moi pour ma mauvaise francais mais je dois pratiquer quand je peux et j'ai vu des autres 'comments' est en francais
Papel





May 21 2008 6:44 AM

we love...
papel
Olivia





May 20 2008 11:27 PM

Internet at this weeks house is awfully slow, so I listened to one of your songs from my friends profiles. It's beautiful! Thanks again for the add, really appreciate it.

Olivia x
Crabapple





May 20 2008 7:23 PM

Rome... color me jealous.
Olivia





May 20 2008 3:45 AM

Dusty, Scott and Nikki caught my eye- as well as my friend Eliot (The night thing) who said you were real good.
Thank you for the add, I will listen to your stuff now.

p.
s the pictures are mad (like the lion in the field with the rad clothes)
Little Maggie





May 20 2008 3:12 AM

Fab..look forward to seeing you.
Do you still have my numbers? Think I've still got ya mom's in my phone Mx
El





May 19 2008 11:39 PM

...like chimney sweepers come to dust!

(it should be noted that if anyone I know personally were to see this it may be used as evidence that I need to get out more...*sigh*)

Thank-you most sincerely for the unexpected add
rachel





May 16 2008 11:01 AM

no no......you are most kind........a personal message makes all the difference...good PR.
Looking forward to hearing you in Roma
Vera Gough





May 16 2008 9:34 AM

playing tonight at a little antique shop.(called gypsy honey moon in the mission)goes from 6 to8.also don't be hard on my boys.you tend to yours and I will tend to mine.
some things can't be helped
the blank tapes





May 15 2008 5:32 PM

show @ the ghost town gallery friday night!! w/ silver pines (TX) damon and the heathens & dakota slim. kimo's in SF may 23rd.
-matt
Phaedra is my name





May 15 2008 5:20 PM

...pasolini in top!!grandissimi!ci vediamo a roma!!!
Papel





May 15 2008 2:32 AM

WOOOWWW cool! Great! lovely...
Thank you! Grazie! merci! danke!
NOw you've been "papellized"... hehehe... don't worry... it's nice... hehehe
with all our love...
papel
Slim Jim Kane





May 14 2008 6:36 PM

Dear music lovers
such beautiful sounds you make
all the best from Melbourne,
Slim
helena





May 13 2008 5:57 PM

thanks ted!

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Sjofn





May 13 2008 5:09 PM