YNTH

My contribution to the WIAIWYA compilation of James Bond songs, 'A Girl And A Gun', available for download here: https://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/album/a-girl-and-a-gun (name your price)

Nobody Does It Better

How Can You Find Someone To Love

Out on Wiaiwya on 7th June 2016. Pre-order the 7" or digital download here: https://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/album/how-can-you-find-someone-to-love-bridges

Bridges

Extended edit exclusive to the digital download. Released on 7th June 2016 on wiaiwya

How Can You Find Someone To Love (Extended Mix)

Sultry disco-botherer Citizen Helene is a singer, songwriter and guitarist based in London.

Helene has been compared to matrons of 60’s pop Margo Guryan, Karen Carpenter and Joni Mitchell, while her intricate electric guitar playing, insightful lyrics and incredible outfits could sit anywhere between Grace Jones and Todd Rundgren.

Her sunshine pop and caramel vocals have been described as ‘baroque and beautiful’ by Darian Sahanaja of the Brian Wilson Band and like ‘bonkers English pop-sike crossed with a honey-soaked Californian sunset’.

Since moving from Dorset to London in 2004, Helene has supported artists with a kindred sound, including the High Llamas, Ed Harcourt and Liam Bailey. She’s also collaborated with musicians as diverse as Kiran Leonard, Darren Hayman and The Memory Band. In addition, Helene is a singer and percussionist in former Death in Vegas guitarist Ian Button’s band, Papernut Cambridge, and sings and plays guitar with Mary Epworth.

Helene’s first EP ‘Citizen Helene’ was released in 2011 on her own label, Fair Maiden Records. Produced by Jeremy Radway (Player Piano), the EP received national and local radio airplay (BBC 6 Music, BBC London, Amazing Radio) and features BBC Folk Award-winning guitarist Sam Carter and avant-garde string ensemble the Elysian Quartet. 

Helene is set to release her 7′′ single, ‘How Can You Find Someone To Love / Bridges’ on wiaiwya records on 7th June.

'Like the love child of Karen Carpenter and Brian Wilson' –Word Magazine

'Her voice. It’s like hot chocolate being poured in your ears' –We Write Lists

'A wonderful voice and a real talent has been discovered – highly recommended' –No Ripcord