Silhouette is the mysterious musical alter ego of Leeds singer Helena Gee.
Silhouettes self described “dark pop” music is complimented by her dark fashion attire on stage, always dressed in black and behind a mass of dark hair, front row beware of her icy stare!! Silhouette combines her sinister guitar sound, influenced by the likes of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, with the lyrics/pop melodies of her favourite girls groups such as the Shangri-Las and The Crystals. Masquerade is a true tale of a young lady, whom Silhouette sees the dark car crash side to but nobody else does……
Prior to the creation of Silhouette, Helena was in the all girl band “The Ivories”. After supporting the likes of Placebo and Sisters Of Mercy, the girls split, Helena moved to London in 2007 and began writing some tracks for Basement Jaxx. She then adopted the name Silhouette, an aptly enigmatic pseudonym chosen after writing the song “I Am A Silhouette,” a tale of being able to slither threw a room unseen and learning others secrets along the way.
Silhouette will be bringing her dark, moody pop at the following UK dates throughout May and June:
May 2nd - Live @ Leeds all dayer, Cockpit 3
May 15th - Rip it up @ Tap n tin, chatham
May 19th – God don’t like it @ Old Blue Last, London – single launch
May 25th - Euroculture Festival, Manchester
May 27th - Club Fandango @ 229, London
May 26th – Friends of Mine @ The Fly, London
June 5th: Pure Groove Instore, London
““If The Gun Club and PJ Harvey were cast in Drugstore Cowboy instead of gross old Matt Dillon, perhaps it would have been as tragic and cruel as this…” NME Aug 08
"Silhouette bowled us over with her powerfully rich and soulful voice backed by dark blues and dirty riffs." ArtRocker/ Sep 08
“There’s a gut-wrenching mood to Helena’s vocal delivery reminiscent on Nico or Patti…but she’s clearly got a style of her own” PiX Magazine / Aug 08
National radio/TV contact: Clare Tucker / E: clare@1-2-hear.com / M: 07900 452 378
Press contact: Andy Fraser / andy@somefriendly.co.uk