The band formed after Badwan introduced Zeffira to 1960s girl group music. Zeffira became intrigued by the likes of the Ronettes and acts produced by Joe Meek and Phil Spector, and soon began work on a demo version of a track (which eventually became "The Lull") in a similar style, which she sent to Badwan upon completion.
Using Zeffira's classical music contacts, the band were able to perform a short performance using a church organ and choir at the Vatican, in front of several important cardinals.[2] Following positive press on the performance, they offered free downloads of two songs via their website, "Not a Friend" and a cover/remix of Grinderman's "When My Baby Comes".
On 28 February 2011, the duo released the Broken GlassEP on the Polydorlabel. It was recorded at Peter Gabriel's RealWorld Studios with record producer Steve Osborne. The Broken Glass EP featured three original compositions and a cover of a previously unreleased demo song by the Horrors, "Sunshine Girls". It met with positive press and was followed by the release of full-length album Cat's Eyes on 11 April 2011. Also recorded at RealWorld Studios, Cat's Eyes received positive reviews, with a 4-star review from The Guardian and a score of 7.9 from Pitchfork, and yielded two singles, "Face in the Crowd" (on 2 May 2011) and "Over You" (on 25 July 2011).[3][4]
Preceded by the singles "Chameleon Queen" and "Drag", both issued in February 2016, the band's second album, Treasure House, was released on 3 June 2016 on the Kobalt Label Services record label.[7]
In March 2016, they unofficially performed "We'll Be Waiting" at a private evening event at the Queen's Gallery, part of Buckingham Palace, under the pretence of being a Renaissance music ensemble.[8]
"Be Careful Where You Park Your Car" (2016, Raf Records)
Referencesedit
^Tucker, Rebecca. "Canadian opera singer, British rock star hook up at the Vatican" Archived 2012-07-01 at archive.today. National Post. 24 January 2011
^Grundy, Gareth (2011) "One to watch: Cat's Eyes", The Guardian, 27 February 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015
^Petridis, Alexis (2011) "Cat's Eyes: Cat's Eyes – review", The Guardian, 7 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015
^Fitzmaurice, Larry (2011) "Cat's Eyes Cat's Eyes", Pitchfork, 4 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015
^Dennis, Jon (2015) "Cat’s Eyes: The Duke of Burgundy soundtrack review – eerie beauty from Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira", The Guardian, 12 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015
^. Indiewire. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
^Monroe, Jazz (2 February 2016). "The Horrors' Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira Announce New Cat's Eyes Album Treasure House". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
^Matthew Weaver (2016-04-16). "Pop band breaches Buckingham Palace security". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
External linksedit
Official website
April 11, 2024
eyes, this, article, about, band, other, uses, disambiguation, alternative, formed, early, 2011, vocalist, faris, badwan, known, work, with, english, indie, rock, band, horrors, italian, canadian, soprano, composer, multi, instrumentalist, rachel, zeffira, ori. This article is about the band For other uses see Cat s eye disambiguation Cat s Eyes are an alternative pop duo formed in early 2011 by vocalist Faris Badwan known for his work with English indie rock band the Horrors and Italian Canadian soprano composer and multi instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira 1 Cat s EyesOriginEngland and CanadaGenresAlternative popexperimental rockYears active2011 presentLabelsPolydorRAFCaroline InternationalMembersFaris BadwanRachel ZeffiraWebsitecatseyes wbr tv Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Soundtracks 2 3 Singles and EPs 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe band formed after Badwan introduced Zeffira to 1960s girl group music Zeffira became intrigued by the likes of the Ronettes and acts produced by Joe Meek and Phil Spector and soon began work on a demo version of a track which eventually became The Lull in a similar style which she sent to Badwan upon completion Using Zeffira s classical music contacts the band were able to perform a short performance using a church organ and choir at the Vatican in front of several important cardinals 2 Following positive press on the performance they offered free downloads of two songs via their website Not a Friend and a cover remix of Grinderman s When My Baby Comes On 28 February 2011 the duo released the Broken Glass EP on the Polydor label It was recorded at Peter Gabriel s RealWorld Studios with record producer Steve Osborne The Broken Glass EP featured three original compositions and a cover of a previously unreleased demo song by the Horrors Sunshine Girls It met with positive press and was followed by the release of full length album Cat s Eyes on 11 April 2011 Also recorded at RealWorld Studios Cat s Eyes received positive reviews with a 4 star review from The Guardian and a score of 7 9 from Pitchfork and yielded two singles Face in the Crowd on 2 May 2011 and Over You on 25 July 2011 3 4 The duo recorded the soundtrack released in February 2015 for Peter Strickland s 2014 film The Duke of Burgundy for which they won the European Film Award for Best Composer 5 6 Preceded by the singles Chameleon Queen and Drag both issued in February 2016 the band s second album Treasure House was released on 3 June 2016 on the Kobalt Label Services record label 7 In March 2016 they unofficially performed We ll Be Waiting at a private evening event at the Queen s Gallery part of Buckingham Palace under the pretence of being a Renaissance music ensemble 8 Discography editStudio albums edit Cat s Eyes 2011 Polydor Treasure House 2016 Kobalt Label Services Soundtracks edit The Duke of Burgundy soundtrack 2015 RAF Caroline International Singles and EPs edit Broken Glass EP 2011 Polydor Face in the Crowd 2011 Polydor Over You 2011 Polydor The Duke of Burgundy 2015 Raf Records Names on the Mountains 2016 Raf Records Chameleon Queen 2016 Kobalt Label Services Drag 2016 Kobalt Label Services Be Careful Where You Park Your Car 2016 Raf Records References edit Tucker Rebecca Canadian opera singer British rock star hook up at the Vatican Archived 2012 07 01 at archive today National Post 24 January 2011 Grundy Gareth 2011 One to watch Cat s Eyes The Guardian 27 February 2011 Retrieved 28 March 2015 Petridis Alexis 2011 Cat s Eyes Cat s Eyes review The Guardian 7 April 2011 Retrieved 28 March 2015 Fitzmaurice Larry 2011 Cat s Eyes Cat s Eyes Pitchfork 4 May 2011 Retrieved 28 March 2015 Dennis Jon 2015 Cat s Eyes The Duke of Burgundy soundtrack review eerie beauty from Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira The Guardian 12 February 2015 Retrieved 28 March 2015 The Lobster Goodnight Mommy Win European Film Awards Indiewire 27 October 2015 Archived from the original on 2015 10 30 Retrieved 2015 10 31 Monroe Jazz 2 February 2016 The Horrors Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira Announce New Cat s Eyes Album Treasure House Pitchfork com Retrieved 2020 06 27 Matthew Weaver 2016 04 16 Pop band breaches Buckingham Palace security The Guardian Retrieved 2017 12 21 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cat 27s Eyes amp oldid 1177154898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
