Heloise and the Savoir Faire are an American punk outfit based in

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, New York, United States. Fronted by Heloise Williams (ex-viperHouse songwriter, and lead vocalist), the band's live lineup was originally composed of Williams singing over a pre-recorded track and was accompanied by the dance stylings of Joe "Juge" Shepard and Sara Sweet Rabidoux. In the summer of 2004, Heloise began experimenting with a backup band on a few songs. The original three band members were James Bellizia (stunt guitar, member of Pooloop and Sweet Ass Pussy), Jason Cooley (bass, member of Burlington-based Led Loco and James Kochalka Superstar) and Luke Hughett (drums, x Qatsi and the Shipwreckers). The current lineup features Rob O'Dea on bass and electronics. Guest performers have included Pamela Jintana Racine of

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and Tracy Murphy of Opti-Grab

Collaborations

Heloise has collaborated with members of the

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and Phish. She was also electro-starlet

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' bodyguard/driver on her tour of the US with rockers

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also provides vocals on some of the tracks featured on their album.

Record label signing

The band have recently signed with

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, an imprint of

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Debut album

Their first LP ''Trash, Rats & Microphones'' was released in the U.S. on April 29, 2008 and in the U.K. in June 2008. The band performed on ''

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'' on 11 April 2008 when Elijah Wood was guest-hosting.

Discography

Albums

*''Trash, Rats and Microphones'', 2008 *''Diamond Dust'', 2013

References

External links

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