Angelica were an English all-girl punk rock band from Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Holly Ross (lead vocals and guitar), Brigit Colton (bass guitar), Claire Windsor (guitar) and Rachel Parsons (drums) formed the band while still at school in 1994 and performed until 2003. Their music was influenced by punk music mixed with surf rock overtones, and features feminist lyrics.
Beginning with their first single, "Teenage Girl Crush" on the independent label Deceptive Records in 1997, they were regulars on the independent music scene, making numerous appearances on BBC Radio 1's Evening Session and the legendary John Peel show as well as supporting The Beautiful South at the Galpharm Stadium (formerly McAlpine Stadium) in Huddersfield. After disagreements with Deceptive Records management, they switched labels to Fantastic Plastic. In August 1999, their "Why Did You Let My Kitten Die?" single was voted Alternative Record of the Year by the Evening Session audience. Their follow-up single in November 1999, "Bring Back Her Head", peaked at No 8 in the Indie Charts. The band finished the year with a Peel Session[1] and a showcase set on Lamacq Live. In January 2000, Angelica played at the NME Premier Awards with Ash and Muse. In April 2000, their mini-albumThe End of a Beautiful Career, recorded in Matrix Studios London and produced by Paul Tipler, reached No 4 in the Indie Chart. In August 2000, the band played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals, and their single "Take Me I'm Your Disease" was playlisted by XFM and entered the Indie chart at No 1.
In 2002, Angelica completed a European tour supporting Babes in Toyland and also appeared on the UKLadyfest Tour. Their sole full-length album, The Seven Year Itch, was produced by Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland and Katastrophy Wife and Gavin Monaghan. Angelica also ended the year by headlining the Lancaster Music Co-op benefit weekend. The band played in September 2002 at the Lancaster venue, The Yorkshire House. At some point after this performance, the band split.[2]
Bridget Colton and Rachel Parsons appeared with Lancastrian band The Adventures of Loki from 2003 to 2010. Holly Ross is now playing with The Lovely Eggs. Rachel Parsons is now playing with Lancaster hip-hop funk band Carpe.
^"Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 15/12/1999 Angelica". BBC. 15 December 1999. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2006.
External links
Allmusic.com entry
Artistdirect.com entry
VH1.com Angelica
BBC entry with Peel session and Festive 50 details
The Adventures of Loki - myspace
The Lovely Eggs - myspace
January 21, 2023
angelica, band, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, angelica, band, news, newspapers, books, scholar, js. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Angelica band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Angelica were an English all girl punk rock band from Lancaster Lancashire England Holly Ross lead vocals and guitar Brigit Colton bass guitar Claire Windsor guitar and Rachel Parsons drums formed the band while still at school in 1994 and performed until 2003 Their music was influenced by punk music mixed with surf rock overtones and features feminist lyrics AngelicaOriginLancaster Lancashire England UKGenresPunk rock indie pop punk pop riot grrrlYears active1994 2003LabelsDeceptive Fantastic Plastic Victory WorksPast membersHolly RossBrigit ColtonClaire WindsorRachel Parsons Contents 1 Career 2 Members 3 Discography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditBeginning with their first single Teenage Girl Crush on the independent label Deceptive Records in 1997 they were regulars on the independent music scene making numerous appearances on BBC Radio 1 s Evening Session and the legendary John Peel show as well as supporting The Beautiful South at the Galpharm Stadium formerly McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield After disagreements with Deceptive Records management they switched labels to Fantastic Plastic In August 1999 their Why Did You Let My Kitten Die single was voted Alternative Record of the Year by the Evening Session audience Their follow up single in November 1999 Bring Back Her Head peaked at No 8 in the Indie Charts The band finished the year with a Peel Session 1 and a showcase set on Lamacq Live In January 2000 Angelica played at the NME Premier Awards with Ash and Muse In April 2000 their mini albumThe End of a Beautiful Career recorded in Matrix Studios London and produced by Paul Tipler reached No 4 in the Indie Chart In August 2000 the band played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals and their single Take Me I m Your Disease was playlisted by XFM and entered the Indie chart at No 1 In 2002 Angelica completed a European tour supporting Babes in Toyland and also appeared on the UK Ladyfest Tour Their sole full length album The Seven Year Itch was produced by Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland and Katastrophy Wife and Gavin Monaghan Angelica also ended the year by headlining the Lancaster Music Co op benefit weekend The band played in September 2002 at the Lancaster venue The Yorkshire House At some point after this performance the band split 2 Bridget Colton and Rachel Parsons appeared with Lancastrian band The Adventures of Loki from 2003 to 2010 Holly Ross is now playing with The Lovely Eggs Rachel Parsons is now playing with Lancaster hip hop funk band Carpe Members EditHolly Ross lead vocals guitar Claire Windsor guitars Brigit Colton vocals bass guitar Rachel Parsons drums and percussionDiscography EditAlbums The End of a Beautiful Career 2000 Mini Album The Seven Year Itch 2002 Singles Teenage Girl Crush 1997 Why Did You Let My Kitten Die 1999 Bring Back Her Head 1999 Take Me I m Your Disease 2000 Compilation appearances Deceptive Fifty 1998 Ladyfest UK 2001 2001 Ladyfest UK 2003 2003 See also EditAll women bandReferences Edit Radio 1 Keeping It Peel 15 12 1999 Angelica BBC 15 December 1999 Retrieved 31 May 2020 New noise Archived from the original on 24 May 2006 Retrieved 21 April 2006 External links EditAllmusic com entry Artistdirect com entry VH1 com Angelica BBC entry with Peel session and Festive 50 details The Adventures of Loki myspace The Lovely Eggs myspace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angelica band amp oldid 1106356851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
