Dead Disco

All Music Guide:

Punk-tinged dance-pop group Dead Disco formed in Leeds, England, while the members were attending art school during the summer of 2005. With a limited number of live dates under their belts, the band -- Victoria Hesketh (vocals, synthesizer), Lucy Catherwood (guitar), and Marie France (bass) -- contributed a track to a compilation released by Leeds label Dance to the Radio. The band's first single, The Treatment, was issued on Manchester label High Voltage in April 2006. Dead Disco (which had yet to include a permanent drummer) followed that up with another single, Automatic, which was the last single to be issued on illustrious London label Fierce Panda.

Wikipedia:

Dead Disco were an English electronic band from Leeds, Yorkshire, formed in 2005. The band consisted of Victoria Hesketh (vocals, synthesizer), Lucy Catherwood (guitar) and Marie France (bass).

Formation [edit]

The trio met in August 2005 at the University of Leeds. They were influenced by such artists as The Bangles, Blondie, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Ladytron, The Killers, Billy Idol, Gang of Four, The Slits and The Rapture.

Releases [edit]

Dead Disco released four singles:

For both "The Treatment" and "Automatic", Dead Disco teamed up with producer James Ford. "Automatic" was the final single to be released by label Fierce Panda. "You're Out" was produced by Greg Kurstin of The Bird and the Bee, who has also worked with Kylie Minogue, Gwen Stefani, Peaches and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

"City Place" was also included on the 2006 Dance to the Radio compilation What We All Want.

Split [edit]

A Myspace post in December 2008 confirmed that the group had come to an end, and that the members were working on new projects: Hesketh as Little Boots; and Catherwood and France as Video Villain.