Larrikin Love

Larrikin Love
Larrikin Love
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Background information
Origin	South West London, England
Years active	2006–present
Members	Edward Larrikin; Micko Larkin; Alfie Ambrose; Coz Kerrigan

Larrikin Love are a four piece indie rock band from London.

Consisting of Edward Larrikin (vocals), Micko Larkin (guitar), Alfie Ambrose (bass) and Coz Kerrigan (drums), and also occasionally including violinist Rob Skipper from The Holloways, the band are one of the cornerstone outfits of what NME have named the 'Thamesbeat' scene. They experiment with many different styles of music including punk, reggae, calypso, and Bluegrass, and tend to add something of an Irish folk flavour to the typical indie sound ^[1]. While often compared musically to bands such as The Clash, The Pogues and The Libertines ^[2], the band draw many of their lyrical influences from literature, including writers such as Rimbaud, Wilde and Orwell ^[3].

After releasing their first two singles on the independent labels Young and Lost Club and Transgressive Records respectively, the band signed to Warner as part of a 'consultancy deal' between Warner and Transgressive ^[4]. The band released their debut album, The Freedom Spark on the 25 September 2006.

Discography

Six Queens/Little Boy Lost (19 September 2005)
Happy as Annie (2005)
Edwould (3 April 2006), #49
Downing Street Kindling (6 June 2006), #35
Happy as Annie (reissue) (18 September 2006), #32 (midweek)
Well, Love Does Furnish A Life (15 January 2007)