The House of Love

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The House of Love est un groupe de rock alternatif britannique fondé en 1986 par Guy Chadwick.

Leur premier album House of Love sorti sur le label indépendant Creation Records, suscite un enthousiasme critique grâce notamment au jeu de guitares de Terry Bickers. Les singles Shine on et Christine permettent au groupe d'asseoir sa popularité en 1988. Le groupe signe ensuite avec Fontana Records/PolyGram Music pour son deuxième album produit en partie par Stephen Hague, un album sans titre avec pour pochette un papillon: il comprend le single The Beatles and the Stones. Le groupe connaît début 1991 une notoriété en France avec une tournée de plus de vingt dates dont un concert à l'Olympia de Paris retransmis sur radio France inter. Leur troisième album Babe Rainbow confirme ce succès dans l'hexagone avec le single You Don't Understand mais en Angleterre, les ventes ne répondent pas aux attentes d'une major. Après un dernier album, House of Love se sépare en 1993.

Douze ans plus tard en 2005, ils se reforment et sortent Days Run Away. En 2020, le groupe est de nouveau réduit à Chadwick, celui-ci ayant annoncé une toute nouvelle formation avec d'autres musiciens.

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The House of Love are an English alternative rock band, formed in London in 1986 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Guy Chadwick and co-founder and lead guitarist Terry Bickers. They rose to prominence in 1987 with their first single "Shine On", released on the independent label Creation. The following year, the band released their critically acclaimed eponymous debut album and built their reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring and the support of the English press. They signed with Fontana Records in 1989 and met commercial success in 1990 with their second self-titled album, which peaked at number 8 in the UK albums chart. Their third album, Babe Rainbow, was favourably met by the critics in 1992 and also reached the top 40 in the UK.

The House of Love are best known for their detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for other singles such as "Christine" and "Destroy the Heart". In the US, the songs "I Don't Know Why I Love You", "Marble" and "You Don't Understand" were also popular on alternative rock radio stations, respectively reaching number two, number five and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. The House of Love disbanded in 1993. After a hiatus of 10 years, they reformed in 2003 with Bickers, who had performed on their two first albums. They have been cited as an influence by shoegaze bands Slowdive and Ride.

In 2020, Chadwick announced a change of line-up and that he had recruited a new band.

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