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Ian Ball

11 Shouts   -   47,707 Scrobbles

Biography

British vocalist/guitarist Ian Ball is one of the three singer/songwriters in Gomez, a pop/rock quintet with bluesy sensibilities. Joining the band in 1996, Ball and his four bandmates -- Ben Ottewell, Tom Gray, Paul Blackburn, and Olly Peacock -- first rose to prominence on the strength of the debut album Bring It On. Several releases followed, and Ball relocated to Los Angeles after 2002's In Our Gun. Gomez continued to tour and record, however, issuing Split The Difference in May 2004, Don't Look Now in June 2005, How We Operate in May 2006, and the retrospective collection "Five Men in a Hut: Singles 1998-2004" later that year. Despite the band's steady pace, Ball found time to pursue solo work in his adopted hometown of L.A., often playing gigs at the Hotel Café. He also dabbled in electronica with Lionel 6, an experimental trio that included members of Australia's Gelbison (whose first two albums, Acoustic Set (1-7-04) and The World As I See It, were produced by Ball). Gomez toured across the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand in 2007; while not on-stage, Ball spent much time on his laptop, editing a series of tracks that had originated as an impromptu jam session in Los Angeles (and were later completed during sessions at the city's da Schtud studio). Returning home with the finished product, Ball released Who Goes There -- his first solo effort -- via the singer's own Dispensary Records. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi

Top Songs

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1. Duruflé: Prélude sur l'Introït de l'Épiphanie - (2:14)  -  144 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    She was the first I ever knew
    Came from the mainland on the east side
    She said, "Don’t follow me, don’t follow me, you’ll get lost
    If you follow me, if you follow me you’ll get lost"
    She’s not your regular Mrs. Robinson
    Failure - (3:24)  -  218 plays
  3. Suite à la Française sur les thèmes populaires: Menuet - "V'la l'bon vent" - (1:48)  -  109 plays
  4. I Knew You Were Trouble - (3:42)  -  135 plays
  5. Suite à la Française sur les thèmes populaires: Air - "Trimazo" - (4:50)  -  87 plays
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