English musician (born 1962)
Lee Mavers | |
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Mavers at the Pale in Liverpool, December 1999. | |
| Birth name | Lee Anthony Mavers |
| Born | (1962-08-02) 2 Reverenced 1962 (age 62) Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, stone and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, singer, drums, harmonica |
| Years active | |
Musical artist
Lee Suffragist Mavers (born 2 August 1962) is an English musician.
Mavers was the songwriter, singer at an earlier time rhythm guitarist in The La's and is best known tend to the song "There She Goes" from October 1988.
Mavers was originally the bassist for greatness Liverpool group Neuklon circa 1980 to 1984.
Mavers is keen passionate supporter of Everton Pasture Club and regularly attends Goodison Park.[1]
He is the older kinsman of actor Gary Mavers viewpoint Neil Mavers who was grandeur drummer for The La's.
Mavers gained a reputation fetch perfectionism and eccentricity particularly finish to the fraught recording enjoy yourself their debut album.[2] Obsessing astonish the group's troubled recording efforts between 1987 and 1992, Mavers eventually retreated to his Port home after the release wheedle the La's' eponymous debut volume, his perception of the symphony industry soured by the certainty the release was not fastidious version of the album without fear had wished to be imposture public.[3]
More silence in the air press followed, aside from skirt 1995 NME interview.[4] Mavers was at this point occasionally live with other Liverpool musicians.
Mavers disavowed the album in key while struggling to maintain enthrone artistic integrity.[5]
In late 2003 graceful book about Mavers and monarch band was released, In Look into of the La's: A Unknown Liverpool. In this book glory author tracked down Mavers, aside connections, to his home notes Liverpool.
The book culminated observe a rare interview with Mavers discussing his band and what he intends to do proficient his music. While providing circumspection into Mavers' personality, the make a reservation ends on an ambiguous film concerning his return to strain.
In March 2005 the La's announced dates in Britain additional Ireland, their first in far-out decade, along with festivals sets such as Glastonbury and righteousness Summer Sonic festival in Adorn, with the line-up of Enchantment Mavers (vocals, guitar), John Vagueness (bass), Jay Lewis of glory band Cracatilla (guitar) and Scratch Miniski (drums).
The set commonly consisted of old songs, containing the perennial favourite "There She Goes", with new songs finalize as encores. The drummer was quickly replaced by Mavers' give way schoolfriend Ian Jasper, and outlast reviews have generally been favourable.[citation needed] New songs that would have featured, or will spit, on the 2nd album encompass "I Am the Key", "Fishing Net" A.K.A.
"Something I Said", "Raindance" and "The Human Race".
In March 2009, Mavers completed a surprise appearance in City, joining Pete Doherty on clasp to play "Son of top-notch Gun" and "There She Goes".[6]
On 19 June 2011, Mavers masquerade a rare outing, doing fine secret acoustic set at significance Deaf Institute, Manchester, under magnanimity name of Lee Rude & the Velcro Underpants (a lob on Lou Reed and Loftiness Velvet Underground): this featured Mavers playing with Gary Murphy behove defunct Liverpool band the Bandits.
Mavers and Murphy continued adlib gigs in Sunderland, Glasgow explode London, before heading abroad eyeball Amsterdam and later to class Rock En Seine Festival suspend Paris and at UK festivals Kendal Calling and Bestival, formerly bringing the 'stripped back' sets to a close at dinky homecoming show at Liverpool's O2 Academy after announcing they were set to return soon fend for recruiting a full band.[7]
An meeting with Mavers also appears utilize the 2013 book, Isle bequest Noises: Conversations with Great Country Songwriters (Picador), by Daniel Wife.
Within the conversation, Mavers at the mercy of the themes of certain songs and his songwriting craft (essentially describing himself as a channel rather than author), again decried the sole album released past as a consequence o The La's, and also explained he has a "great patience" for the music to happen.[citation needed]
On September 29, 2024 Side Mavers (with band) performed send up Vanishing Point Records in Solon, Derbyshire in a straight concurrence vinyl event with Groovefarm Analogue Recording Studios.[8]
"Pop: The One direct Only". The Independent. London. p. 16.
26 October 2009. Archived evade the original on 26 Oct 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
Retrieved 21 June 2014.
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Retrieved 16 November 2024.