Feature: Lupen Crook
BY
L
jo@jeemo
JO LAWFORD
.co.uk
upen Crook is a British
singer-songwriter and
of the underground folk scene
musician who has been part
since 2004.
The first official release of Crook’
career was the ‘P
s
R
with ‘Halloween and Lo
oadkill’ EP. He followed this
etals Fresh From
After meeting Tom and Bob
ve 80’.
Langridge he decided to record
the album ‘
Sleeping’ which w
Accidents Occur Whilst
June 24, 2006 gaining critical
as released on
acclaim from
This w
NME and The Fly.
and the Murderbirds and for the
as the start of Lupen Crook
second album; ‘Iscariot the
Ladder
Shofar Horns
’, Chris Austin
featured in line up
were briefly
and The
.
With performances pack
insane lyrics and quirky guitar
ed full of
tunes the guys offer a slightly
dirt
and their bold, dark
y take on modern folk music
from y
performances will take you away
They ha
our normal, functional life.
“Indie folk heroes” b
ve been described as
“Utterly compelling” b
y
y
The Sun
NME and
,
“Indisputable genius, sublime
stuff” by The Fly.
R
mind of Mr Crook..
ead on for an insight in to the
WHAT
AGE AND
IS YOUR FULL
OCCUPATION?
NAME,
Places aren’t exactly a strong
“Names, Date’s and
point of mine. Let’s stick with
Lupen Crook.”
3 WORDS
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN
Murderbird often says so)”
“A Massive **** (Bob
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC
CAREER IN ONE SENTANCE
and improbable disasters
“A succession of curious
available on CD, Vinyl and
Download – otherwise come
see the shows in September!”
p16 | The Gig Guide | June - July
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