About

CURSE OF LONO was formed in London in 2015 by singer-songwriter Felix Bechtolsheimer following the breakup of British roots pioneers HEY NEGRITA.

“We released four records with HEY NEGRITA, toured all over the world, played at more festivals than I can remember and had a great time doing it but there was a growing sense that we had taken things as far as we could. It was time for something new. Then I bumped into my old friend Oli Bayston from the band BOXED IN, who was producing albums for Domino and Nettwerk as well as working on a solo record. He was involved in a completely different scene, obsessed with Krautrock and Radiohead, which really opened my eyes to new ways of writing and recording. We started playing around with some of the songs I was working on and within a few weeks we had a finished record.”

In the summer of 2015 CURSE OF LONO added ex-Hey Negrita drummer Neil Findlay, lead guitarist Joe Hazell, bassist Charis Anderson and keyboardist Dani Ruiz Hernandez to the lineup.

CURSE OF LONO will be releasing their debut EP in October.

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“Curse Of Lono make a deep, dark, gothic, Americana. Based in London, they might just be the best new thing this year.” AmericanaUK

“A stunningly cinematic record that combines spaced-out, harmony-laden Americana with dark, driving indie-rock.” 
Rhythm & Booze

“Southern Country is sliced asunder by the brooding gothic temperament that threads through ‘London Rain’ as Curse Of Lono deliver a track, whichinjects itself into the veins.” Emergingbands.com

“Starting slow and building, Curse of Lono put on agreat performance, harnessing their country esc sound to great effect. Versatile, interesting, and obviously talented.” 
Folk & Honey