Years active 2002–2016 (hiatus) | Website www.cicadamusic.com | |
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Origin London, United Kingdom (2002) Albums Pieces, Coastland, Cicada Members Heidrun Bjornsdottir, Alex Payne, Aaron Gilbert Genres Electronica, House music, Indie pop, Nu-disco Record labels StreetVoice, Flau, White Wabbit Records, CICADA, Critical Mass, Critical Mass Recordings, ULOUD MUSIC Similar APHASIA, Selfkill, Sugar Plum Ferry, Enno Cheng, Ben Onono Profiles | ||
Cicada are a British electronic music group. Members include producers Aaron Gilbert (a.k.a. Mr. Natural), Alex Payne and several guest vocalists including Tom Smith from Editors, Heidrun Bjornsdottir, Ben Onono, Max Berlin, Bjorn from Pacific! and most recently Fleur East, Megan Quashie, Joel Pott and Shahin Badar
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They released several critically acclaimed singles throughout 2005 and 2006, including "The Things You Say", "Cut Right Through" and "Electric Blue". They have also done remixes for Depeche Mode, New Order, Chicane, Dannii Minogue, LeAnn Rimes, Client, Blu Mar Ten and The Veronicas, and many more.
Their debut album, Cicada, was released in summer 2006 on Critical Mass Records.
Their second album Roulette, was released in 2009, and included the songs "Falling Rockets" (which is used in The Big Bang Theory), "Metropolis", "Psycho Thrills" and "One Beat Away".
Cicada's third album "Sunburst" was released in August 2011 and includes the singles "Fast Cars", "Your Love" and "Come Together".
Their song "Don't Stare At the Sun" is used in a commercial for Revlon featuring Jessica Biel.
As of June 2016, Cicada are on hiatus.
Albums and EPs
Singles
Songs
The Things You SayCicada · 2006
Psycho ThrillsRoulette · 2009
Falling RocketsRoulette · 2009