The Lampshades | ru

Origin London, England Genres Wonky pop Years active 2007–present They are most known for their single, "Cups (When I'm Gone)". The song has been covered by various performers. Particularly popular was Anna Burden's cover of the song on YouTube, which made it to the front page of the entertainment website, Reddit. Having watched this cover, Anna Kendrick performed it as her character in the 2012 film, "Pitch Perfect" luluandthelampshades.bandcamp.com .

The Lampshades formed in 2003 as teenagers in the Altoona, Pennsylvania area with two of three present members in this original lineup, guitarist/vocalist, Jaren Love and bassist, Chris Kibler. Like many teenage bands, they got their start playing all ages shows in VFW halls and YMCA's while scrounging what little money they had to finance records. The band put out two releases while still in high school, but had a significant change when adding drummer/multi-instrumentalist Dane Adelman in 2007. The band put out the ambitious indie pop record Are Alright in 2008 produced by Adelman himself. The album was greeted...