Stealing Sheep

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Stealing Sheep
File:Rebecca Hawley of Stealing Sheep.jpg
Rebecca Hawley performing with Stealing Sheep in Manchester on 20 December 2012
Background information
Origin Liverpool
Genres Psychedelic folk, indie rock
Years active 2010–present
Labels Heavenly Recordings
Website Stealing Sheep
Members Rebecca Hawley
Emily Lansley
Lucy Mercer

Stealing Sheep are a psychedelic pop band from Liverpool, England, who formed in 2010.[1] The three members are Rebecca Hawley (vocals and keyboards), Emily Lansley (vocals and guitar) and Lucy Mercer (vocals and drums).[2] The band met at Mello Mello Cafe after watching each other play in other bands.

The band released three EPs: What If the Lights Went Out in 2010, and The Mountain Dogs and I Am the Rain both in 2011. Those were collected on Noah and the Paper Moon in 2012. The debut studio album Into the Diamond Sun was released in 2012 by Heavenly Recordings.[3] The album received "generally favourable" reviews.[4]

The band's second album, Not Real, was released on 13 April 2015[5] to "generally favourable" reviews.[6]

The band's influences include Dirty Projectors, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Moondog, Gary Numan and Can.[7]

Discography

Albums

  • Into the Diamond Sun (2012, Heavenly Recordings)
  • Not Real (2015, Heavenly Recordings)

Singles and EPs

  • What If the Lights Went Out (2010)
  • The Mountain Dogs (2011)
  • I Am the Rain (2011)
  • Noah and the Paper Moon (2012)

References

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  4. Metacritic, http://www.metacritic.com/music/into-the-diamond-sun/stealing-sheep
  5. Heavenly Recordings, http://heavenlyrecordings.com/records/2015/02/hvnlp112-stealing-sheep-not-real/
  6. Metacritic, http://www.metacritic.com/music/not-real/stealing-sheep
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External links

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