Cate Le Bon Mug Museum

efLe Bon's first official release was a Welsh language EP, Edrych yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg ("Looking in the Eyes of a Borrowed Horse", similar to the English expression "to look a gift horse in the mouth"), on Peski Records in 2008.[1] She also self-released the double A-side debut single "No One Can Drag Me Down / Disappear" (described by Gruff Rhys as “Bobbie Gentry and Nico fight over a Casio keyboard; melody wins!”) on her website. Le Bon worked alongside Gorky's Zygotic Mynci's Megan Childs, who contributed violin, and Super Furry Animals and Thrills collaborator John Thomas, who added pedal steel.[2]

Her debut album, Me Oh My (previously known by the working title Pet Deaths), was released in 2009.

In 2010, Le Bon provided backing vocals on several tracks from The Gentle Good's second album, Tethered for the Storm.

In 2011, Lex Records artist Boom Bip featured Cate's voice on the track "Do as I Do" on their Zig Zaj release.

In 2012, Le Bon released the album Cyrk, followed by the Cyrk II EP.

In January 2013, Le Bon moved to Los Angeles to further her career in the US.[3] Her next album is being produced by Noah Georgeson and Josiah Steinbrick in Los Angeles and features H. Hawkline on guitar.

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Posted in music on August 28, 2013

Cate Le Bon releasing 'Mug Museum' in November (stream her duet with Perfume Genius)
by Bill Pearis

Welsh singer Cate Le Bon has finished her third album, Mug Museum, which will be released November 12 via Wichita. The album was made in Los Angeles (where Cate now resides) with producer Noah Georgeson who's previously worked with Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart. That's the cover art above and you can check out the first released cut, a lovely duet with Perfume Genius titled "I Think I Knew," and the album tracklist below.
For fans who don't mind paying overseas shipping, her UK label, Turnstile, is offering a Mug Museum pre-order bundle that comes with a handthrown mug made by Cate herself. The maker elaborates:
ALL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO MAKE A UNIFORM RUN OF MUGS BUT ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED.
ALTHOUGH ALL MUGS LOOK MORE LIKE A CHILD'S DRAWING OF A MUG THAN A REAL LIFE MUG TRUST THAT THEY ARE ACTUAL REAL LIFE MUGS AND WILL HOLD YOUR LIQUID QUITE WELL
ALL MUGS WILL MAKE YOUR FAVOURITE BEVERAGE TASTE A TOUCH TARTER.
Only 60 mugs were made. If you haven't checked out Cate's 2012 album, CYRK, it was one of my favorites of last year and can be streamed at Spotify or Rdio.
New song stream and Mug Museum tracklist below...
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Cate Le Bon - Mug Museum track list:
1. I Can't Help You
2. Are You With Me Now?
3. Duke
4. No God
5. I Think I Knew
6. Wild
7. Sisters
8. Mirror Me
9. Cuckoo Through The Walls
10. Mug Museum