You Love Her (formerly known as You Love Her Coz She's Dead and stylized as YOU LOVE HER) is an English electronic music project formed in Bath in 2007.

You Love Her
OriginBath, United Kingdom
Years active2007-Present (2007-Present)
LabelsKitsuné, Glasstone Records
MembersJay "Rocky" Dead / Elle Dead (2007-2012)
WebsiteBandcamp
Myspace
Myspace for their remixes

History

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The project signed to French record label Kitsuné as a duo in 2008. Their debut single, "Wizards", appeared on the label's Gildas & Masaya – Paris compilation in May 2008. "Superheroes" was included on Kitsuné Maison Compilation 6 in October 2008. Their first EP, Inner City Angst, was released in November 2008.[1]

You Love Her Coz She's Dead appeared, performing the single "Superheroes", on the third series of British teen drama series Skins in "JJ", during a drug-fueled fight scene in a nightclub.[2] The artist then known as Sucker Twin joined with YLHCSD in 2008 as an alumni collaborating regularly and touring with them. She joined officially in 2009 but left the same year. By 2012, Elle had left the duo, and new singer Guilia joined up. That year Sucker Twin (solo artist and producer Bella Panic) re-joined. They no longer collaborate according to social media.

The band's self-titled debut album was released in August 2011 on independent label, Glasstone Records, with two singles from the album released prior to the studio compilation.

In April 2012, the band released a statement through Facebook that Elle had left the duo. Jay has been collaborating with Mia Mort since June 2014.[3]

In 2021, Jay announced that he would be working on new material for the project. The single "Culture Test" was released on 18 August 2021.

The group's name was changed to « You Love Her » on 24 May 2022.[4]

Awards and nominations

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They won the award for Best Electronica Act at the 2008 Indy Awards.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Inner City Angst (2008)
  • Crystal Deth (2015)

Singles

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  • "Superheroes" (2008)
  • "Dead End" (2008)
  • "Me Versus You" (2009)
  • "Young Tender Hearts Beat Fast" (2009)
  • "Paraffin" (2010)
  • "Sunday Best" (2010)
  • "Mud" feat Sucker Twin (2011)
  • "Be Brave" (2013)
  • "Let Me Break" (2014)
  • "Concrete Kiss" (2014)
  • "I Miss You" (2015)
  • "Never Grow Old" feat Sucker Twin (2015)
  • "Ice" feat Sucker Twin (2015)
  • "Break Down" (2016)
  • "Culture Test" (2021)
  • "Be Brave" (2021)
  • "Salute" (2022)

Compilations

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Album or Compilation Release date Song
Gildas & Masaya - Paris May 6, 2008 "Wizards"
Kitsuné Maison Compilation 6 October 27, 2008 "Superheroes"

References

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  1. ^ Faisal Jehan (4 September 2008). "Interview: You Love Her Coz Shes Dead". Ohh! Crapp... Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  2. ^ May, Jake (2010) "Musical youth: Hadouken! help launch new initiative", Bath Chronicle, 8 July 2010, retrieved 2010-07-11
  3. ^ Official Facebook Biography "About – 16/06/2014" Retrieved 2014-06-16
  4. ^ @YLHCSD on Twitter (24 May 2022). "I made the decision to shorten my name to YOU LOVE HER for both creative and algorithmic reasons". Retrieved 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ McKeown, Rory (2008) "Rising indie stars set for Bridgwater show", Bridgwater Mercury, 31 July 2008, retrieved 2010-07-11
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