Auteurs

The Auteurs were a British indie rock band of the 1990s, and a vehicle for songwriter Luke Haines (guitar, piano and vocals). Several bands influenced by the Auteurs have taken their names from the band's songs. The Polish band Lenny Valentino took its name from the Auteurs' song on their album Now I'm a Cowboy and the Minneapolis based band Valet took its name from the song "Valet Parking" from New Wave.
Formerly a member of the Servants, Haines created the Auteurs with his then-girlfriend Alice Readman on bass guitar, former classmate Glenn Collins on drums, and later added James Banbury on cello.
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==Links to Peel==
Their first single "Show Girl" was praised by the British music magazine Melody Maker and the album New Wave (1993) was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. However, the single and album never attracted Peel's attention and he started getting into their music in 1994 when the Auteurs collaborated with µ-Ziq, which he played a track from their joint album The Auteurs Vs µ-Ziq. Further songs from the group were played by Peel including a session they recorded for his radio programme in 1996. After 1996, Peel seemed to have lost interest in their music until songwriter, Luke Haines, formed the Black Box Recorder, which gained some airplay from the DJ.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1996-02-20. First Broadcast: 08 March 1996
*Kids Issue / Buddha / A New Life A New Family / After Murder Park
==Other Shows Played==
;1994
*28 October 1994 (& µ-Ziq): Chinese Bakery (2x12" EP - The Auteurs Vs µ-Ziq) Hut 
;1995
*01 December 1995: 'Unsolved Child Murder (EP-Back With The Killer)' (Hut Recordings)
;1996
*26 January 1996: Light Aircraft On Fire (Radio Edit) (EP) Hut
*18 March 1996: Lenny Valentino (single) Hut
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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