Joanna Gruesome
Joanna Gruesome playing on stage, with George Nicholls and Lan McArdle in the foreground.
Background information
OriginCardiff, Wales
Genres
Years active2010 (2010)–2017
Labels
Members
  • Lan McArdle
  • Owen Willams
  • Max Warren
  • George Nicholls
  • Dave Sandford
  • Ciara Killick
  • Ciara Cohen-Ennis
  • Matthew Green
  • Kate Stonestreet
  • Roxy Brennan
Websitejoannagruesome.bandcamp.com

Joanna Gruesome were a five-piece noise pop band from Cardiff, Wales. The name of the group is a reference to musician Joanna Newsom. They released two albums and a number of singles.

History

Joanna Gruesome were formed in 2010 in Cardiff. Their debut album received praise from Pitchfork,[2] This is fake DIY, and Rough Trade.[3] Joanna Gruesome were known for their energetic live shows,[4] as well as their forthright feminist and anti-homophobic views.[3]

On 28 November 2014, the band won the Welsh Music Prize with their debut album Weird Sister.[5] They released their second album, Peanut Butter, on 11 May in the UK via Fortuna Pop!, and on 2 June in the US via Slumberland Records.[6]

In June 2015, the band announced Lan[7] McArdle would depart from the band. They were replaced by Kate Stonestreet from the bands Pennycress and Roxy Brennan from Two White Cranes, Grubs and TOWEL.[8] They played their final show in 2017.

Lan McArdle and Owen Williams formed a new band Ex-Vöid in 2018 and Williams and Nicholls formed The Tubs the same year.

Discography

LPs

Year Title Label Format
2013 Weird Sister Fortuna Pop! (UK), Slumberland Records (US) 12-inch vinyl LP / CD / DD
2015 Peanut Butter Fortuna Pop! (UK), Slumberland Records (US) 12-inch vinyl LP / CD / DD

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "slumberland records: Joanna Gruesome releases, videos and more". Slumberlandrecords.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Paul (13 September 2013). "Joanna Gruesome: Weird Sister". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Weird Sister review". Rough Trade. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Beaumont, Mark (10 January 2014). "Joanna Gruesome - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Davies, Wayne (28 November 2014). "Joanna Gruesome win the Welsh Music Prize 2014 for debut album Weird Sister". WalesOnline. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Martin (10 February 2015). "Joanna Gruesome Announce Album & Share 'Last Year'". Overblown. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lan McArdle (@horsemeat_scandal) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Joanna Gruesome announce line up change". Turnstile. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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