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The Pipettes

The Pipettes
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Background information
Origin Brighton, England
Genres Indie pop Doo-wop
Years active 2003–present
Labels Memphis Industries (UK)
Cherrytree Records (U.S.)
(2006–2009)
Fortuna POP!
(2010–present)
Associated acts Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, The Indelicates, The Electric Soft Parade, Brakes, The Ghost Frequency
Website Official Site
Official MySpace
Members Ani Saunders
Gwenno Saunders
Monster Bobby
Jon Falcone
Seb Falcone
Alex White
Past members Julia Clark-Lowes
Marc Beatty
Robin of Loxley
RiotBecki
Rosay
Jason Adelinia
Anna McDonald
Beth Mburu-Bowie

The Pipettes /pɪˈpɛts/ are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton by Robert "Monster Bobby" Barry. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs. The Pipettes and released numerous singles to support it; the most successful being "Pull Shapes" which peaked at No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart.

The group was originally composed of Julia Clarke-Lowes, Rose Elinor Dougall and Rebecca Stephens. However, at the time of their debut album Clarke-Lowes had been replaced by Gwenno Saunders. In 2008, Dougall and Stephens also left the group. By 2010, the line-up consisted of Gwenno Saunders and her sister Ani. Their album Earth vs. The Pipettes was released on 6 October 2010 in the UK.

The female members are backed by an all-male band, The Cassettes, which at present includes Monster Bobby; the Falcone brothers, Jon and Seb; and Alex White.

The Pipettes were formed in mid-2003 by singer-songwriter and promoter Monster Bobby with the intention of reviving the Phil Spector pop sound and giving it a modern twist, after noticing the reaction girl group songs got during his DJ sets. In collaboration with singer, poet, and photographer Julia Clark-Lowes, who was inspired by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty's The Manual, he recruited friends from and around the local music scene. The Pipettes, as they were to become, were all first introduced to each other by Bobby at The Basketmakers Arms in Brighton.


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