Picture: Richard Stow

We Fell To Earth

Profile: Now based in Brighton, Wendy Rae Fowler and Richard File (formerly of UNKLE) first met in the California desert, during the making of one of Josh Homme’s Desert Sessions albums in 2005. Wendy Rae comes from West Virginia and overwhelmed by live music while working at Los Angeles’s legendary Viper Room. Richard is from a dance music background, having DJed on pirate radio and hooked up with the Mo’ Wax label as part of production duo Forme. But the pair eventually bonded over Krautrock, some evidence of which can be heard on their eponymous debut album, which is being re-released on Monday on the In Stereo label.

The album was heralded with the release of the single Deaf earlier this month. Their music has featured on the soundtracks to CSI: New York, Gossip Girl and the new trailer for the movie version of The Prisoner. The band is currently out on the road with Air on some European dates, having supported The Big Pink on a UK tour.

Lights Out (right click on the track to download, left click to stream)

MySpace: www.myspace.com/wefelltoearth