Cranes
Biography
Cranes is a English alternative band fronted by Alison Shaw and formed in 1986. They were originally based on the south coast of England in Portsmouth. Their music falls under gothic rock, ethereal darkwave, and dream pop. They signed to the label Dedicated and went on to record two EPs in 1990, The subsequent release of Wings of Joy (1991) caught the attention of Robert Smith of The Cure who picked Cranes to open for them on their world tour in 1992. They then signed to 4AD, and went on to record the albums Forever (1993) and Loved (1994), which were breakout releases for the band.
Current members
Read full biography ↓
Alison Shaw – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar (1985–1997, 2000–present)
Jim Shaw – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums (1985–1997, 2000–present)
Mark Francombe – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, spanner (1989–1997, 2022-present)
Matt Cope – guitar (1989–1997, 2022-present)
Former members:
Kevin Dunford – lead guitar (1988–1989)
Paul Smith – guitar, keyboards (1995–1997, 2000–2012)
Manu Ross – drums (1996–1997)
Ben Baxter – bass guitar (2000–2012)
Jon Callender – drums (2000–2007)
Jon Mattock – drums (2008–2012)
Cranes official Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cranesofficial
"Cranes" also refers to two other artists:
1. cranes is a hip hop producer known in the online underground trap music scene for his ethereal and alternative plugg beats. His style incorporates distorted vocals and melodies. He has produced for xaviersobased, fakemink, and Nettspend.
2. The Cranes are a Ugandan band from Jinja, co-founded by Tony Ssenkebejje in 1965 with Mbowa and the help of Freddie Kanyike recording their first song in the AGS studios in Nairobi. They evolved from the group The Darling Brothers and subsequently added Ssenkebejje as a rhythm guitarist. Their members are Fred Masagazi, Moses Matovu, and Tony Ssenkebejje.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.