Lark (UK band)
editLark is a rock group from East London,UK,formed in 2006
Lark’s debut album ‘Shop’ is a selection of songs documenting Lark’s progression since their inception: from when artist Karl Bielik wrote and recorded 14 songs on a 4-track back in 2006 to the expanded cohesive and unpretentious sextet - Diane Bielik (keyboards), Karl Bielik (vocals), Annie Davey (percussion/ guitar), Ross McTaggart (drums), Jim Morris[1] (bass/ guitar) and Ewan Robertson (guitar/ bass) - that rehearse and record at Terrace studios that they co-run in East London. With influences ranging from Tom Waits, The Cramps, The Fall and The Dirty Three, the band have released a number of un-promoted yet very well received limited 7” releases: Stuart Maconie exclaimed the band as ‘wonderful’ on his BBC 6Music show, Freak Zone [2] ; and Rob Da Bank invited them to play at the Bestival (09) ; with Rough Trade [3] giving their single, The Animal’s Claw - a wonky punk cross-over that was re-edited by DJ extrodanaire, Erol Alkan - Record of the week status and also charted as one of Alkan’s top 10 tracks of the year.
Utilising a traditional rock format assisted by an array of analogue keyboards and various other devices, their choice of live performances have been effective in building support for the band. Legendary producer Brendan Lynch (Primal Scream, Paul Weller, Ray Davies) heard them play in a local pub, and shortly after remixed their instrumental odyssey Tardis. as did Pop’s intellectual Green Gartside of Scritti Politti who chose Lark as the support act at one of his rare performances. Gartside has also been hard at it reworking an album track for future release.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shop | vinyl / cd / download | care in the community recordings |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Animal's Claw (with In Flagranti Version) | 7" Vinyl | care in the community recordings |
| 2007 | Hatbox (with The Bees Version) | 7" Vinyl | care in the community recordings |
| 2008 | Tardis (with Brendan Lynch Version) | 7" Vinyl | care in the community recordings |
| 2009 | A Failed Scheme (with Andrew Weatherall Version) | 7" Vinyl | care in the community recordings |