April 2025

Photograph by Thomas Edwards Madame Claude – Gendarmes Gendarmes was written after a band trip to France, imagining what might’ve happened if we’d pushed our luck a bit too far with the local police. It’s half a chase scene, half a daydream — equal parts panic and piss-take. We recorded it ourselves in our practice […]

Photographs by Lucy Craig Poor Effort Built off British mindsets, begrudging bosses and too much telly, the poor effort project launched in mid 2024, gaining radio support from BBC 6 Music, Radio X, BBC Introducing Manchester and features in DIY Magazine & Louder Than War. Based in Salford – poor effort dips in and out

Photographs by Thomas Edwards Madame Claude – Happy Life photoshoot We shot some new photos with Thomas Edwards at NQ Studios in Manchester ahead of our next single, Happy Life. The track’s a raw one — loose at the edges, with something like an Ennio Morricone riff holding it together. We leaned into that for

Photograph by Charlie Lawless Photograph by Mike Schofield Charlie Lawless – Falling Falling starts small and builds — a song about the slow acceptance that comes when someone’s gone for good.It’s got a chorus that pushes back a bit.Tracked with Niamh Connor on backing vocals at Dave Cummins’ studio.

Photographs by Thomas Edwards Madame Claude – Simon Is A Lunatic photoshoot We recently did a shoot with Thomas Edwards at NQ Studios in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, ahead of the release of Simon Is a Lunatic. No big concept — just us and a blue wall. Thomas caught what we were after: slightly wired, slightly

Photograph by Thomas Edwards Madame Claude – WORRAZ Worraz is our latest single, recorded at Studio Studio in Whitworth. It’s a sharp, slightly sideways tune about rivalry, confusion, and the subtle differences between ostriches and emus — or something like that. Fast to record, faster to play, and probably best listened to with one eyebrow

Photograph by Charlie Lawless Photograph by Will Wilson Charlie Lawless – It’s Just A Shame It’s Just a Shame will be my first release. It’s a song about addiction — watching people you care about go through it, and looking at your own role in it too.There’s no resolution in it really — just an

Photograph by Thomas Edwards Madame Claude – Live at BoomTown We’re playing Boomtown this summer. It’s a big one for us.​ Boomtown Fair is one of the UK’s most unique festivals — a five-day event that blends music with immersive storytelling, set in a sprawling, fictional city built across the South Downs. This year’s edition,

Photograph by Thomas Edwards Madame Claude – Live at The Social, London We’re back in London for a headline night at The Social on Wednesday 30th April. We’ll be playing a full set — songs from across the past few years, some new ones, and a few you might not have heard yet.Would be good

Where The Deer Go – Live at The Eagle Inn Chris and Niamh — Where The Deer Go — are playing The Eagle Inn on Friday 2nd May.I’ll be joining them on guitar and vocals for this one. It’s a small room made for quiet songs — stripped-back, a bit fragile around the edges, and