After suffering a rather traumatic run as Viva Brother, a band who rapidly went from NME cover stars to British music press whipping boys after a series of PR gaffes, frontman Lee Newell and his group left their Slough home for Brooklyn seeking a fresh start. Alongside fellow Englishman-in-New-York Ally Young (formerly of the group Mirrors), Lovelife is a total change in direction for the ex-Viva Brother members. Ditching the jaunty guitar pop, the group have quickly created a body of dark, dense electronica that draws from eighties New Wave and modern R&B in equal measure. It’s a run of creativity that, according to Young, has been largely stimulated by the change of scenery. – Links: Dean Van Nguyen’s interview with Lovelife.
