Picture Parlour are an English indie rock band formed in Manchester by Katherine Parlour (vocals and guitar) and Ella Risi (guitar). Their lineup is completed by Sian Lynch (bass) and Michael Nash (drums). The band performed their debut show in December 2022 at

The Windmill, Brixton The Windmill is a pub and live music venue in Brixton, London, England, with a reputation for championing new music. It was voted the third best music venue in London, in a 2012 poll in Time Out magazine, and #7 by The Guardian in 2008, and has ...

, and immediately became regular performers there. The band released their debut single "Norwegian Wood" on 19 June 2023, which was followed by "Judgement Day" on 18 October 2023.

History

Katherine Parlour and Ella Risi met in Manchester as students and formed Picture Parlour as a duo, before relocating to London in 2021. The band recruited Sian Lynch and Michael Nash through a local Facebook musicians group. Picture Parlour performed their first show at

, in December 2022. After several performances there, the band began receiving offers from people in the music industry, through which the band chose a manager. The band received a major boost when Courtney Love shared a post about the band on Instagram. The band released their debut single "Norwegian Wood" on 19 June 2023, mixed by Alan Moulder. Second single "Judgement Day" was released on 18 October 2023, produced by

Catherine Marks Catherine J Marks is a record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer. She has worked with such artists as Foals, Manchester Orchestra, The Killers, Local Natives, Wolf Alice, Beware of Darkness, The Big Moon, Frank Carter & The Rattlesna ...

. Picture Parlour have been accused of being an

industry plant Industry plant is a pejorative used to describe musicians who ostensibly become popular through their connections to the music industry yet present themselves as Independent music, independent and self-made. Artists described as industry plants a ...

and nepotism babies online, to which Parlour has responded "Ella’s mom is a cleaner. My dad’s a retired factory worker."

Musical style

The band have cited

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, Patti Smith, and

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as influences. "Norwegian Wood" has been compared to the works of

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, Alex Turner, and Amy Winehouse.

References

{{Reflist English indie rock groups