Every now and again there comes along a band that knocks you sideways. Longpigs were one of those bands when you first heard them in 93. 'She Said' & 'jesus Christ' still bring me out in goosebumps today! So when asked to work on an anthology for them we jumped at the chance.
The band always faced an uphill struggle from the start - Crispin's car crash, the label closing before they'd released the debut single, and various other hurdles through their career which endeared them to all but seemingly isolated. Regardless, the band released some amazing tracks across a far too short life span and to have them celebrated in one place is something we're surprised hadn't happened before. Of course all good things must end and out of the ashes came a fantastic solo career for Richard Hawley and Crispin's songwriting talent has gone on to write for Florence & the Machine, Cee-Lo Green, Gabriella Cilmi & Newton Faulkner to name a few.
We decided to use shots of a deserted airport at 4am to represent that isolation and created a great set of imagery that sits well with the band story.
The definitive Lonpigs Anthology 'On and On' - Superb album and a must for anyone who has any interest in UK independent music from the 90's.
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