The Brunettes
| The Brunettes | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Indie pop, twee pop |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Labels |
Lil' Chief Records Sub Pop |
| Associated acts |
The Tokey Tones The Ruby Suns The Reduction Agents |
| Members |
Jonathan Bree Heather Mansfield |
| Past members |
James Milne Ryan McPhun Harry Cundy Andrew Thompson Princess Chelsea |
The Brunettes are an indie pop or twee pop group from New Zealand formed in 1998. The band consists of core members Jonathan Bree and Heather Mansfield, with additional contributions from part-time members such as Ryan McPhun and Princess Chelsea. The group has released several well-received albums such as Holding Hands, Feeding Ducks (2002), which received 4.5/5 stars from AllMusic. Signed to Lil' Chief Records, they have opened for bands such as Rilo Kiley and Beirut.
The Brunettes were formed in Auckland in 1998 by Jonathan Bree and Heather Mansfield. According to Bree, "I heard Heather’s voice before I met her. My cousin had recorded her band Yoko and I thought she had a great natural voice, no silly effected delivery. I was looking for a girl to sing on some duets I had written so I tracked down her number and asked her to come see my band play."
The band independently released its first recording Mars Loves Venus EP in 1998. In 2002 Bree founded Lil' Chief Records with fellow indie pop musician Scott Mannion of The Tokey Tones. The two men had met that year in Marbecks Record Store in Auckland, where Bree was working at the time.
The Brunettes' album Holding Hands, Feeding Ducks released in 2002 was the debut release for the label. This was followed 6 months later by the mini-album The Boyracer EP. The label set up headquarters in an Auckland flat dubbed 'The Ghetto.' It's rooms and graffiti-lined garage became a regular rehearsal space for the band, as well as a recording studio for many of the band's future releases.
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