Career
In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb, Rhodes has released three solo albums: Beloved One, Bloom and One Good Thing. Rhodes has collaborated with 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, Funkstörung, Pale 3, Sugizo, Plump DJs, Sheila Chandra, Eliza Carthy, Art of Noise, and The Cinematic Orchestra on Ma Fleur and the soundtrack to The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos. This album explores the folk side of Rhodes"s music, which was previously undisplayed while performing in Lamb, although songs such as "Fortress" are reminiscent of her times playing in Lamb.
She has been described as following a Nick Drake path as a singer-songwriter.
Rhodes performed at Glastonbury Festival in 2005 and in 2007 on the new stage at "The Park", which had been organised by Emily Eavis. Rhodes" second album Bloom was released through A&G Records/Infinite Bloom on 1 September 2007.
lieutenant was given three (out of five) stars by Q magazine. On 24 September 2007 she released the first single from Bloom, called "The Rain".
In October 2007 Lou Rhodes began a tour to promote the album.
In 2009, Lamb reunited for a tour. During this same period, Rhodes recorded her third album, One Good Thing, which was released in early 2010. Her fourth solo album is scheduled for release 2014 according to her website.
On 6 January 2014, Rhodes" shared with fans her cover of The xx track "Angels" stating that it would be an extra track on the forthcoming album entitled "theyesandeye".
The track was released exclusively in Australia on 14 February 2014 Musical style Although Lamb are famous for blending trip hop with jazz and elements of drum and bass, Rhodes"s solo work is more organic and rooted in folk music Rhodes expressed a doubt that she will ever return to electronica.
She combines finely tuned acoustic guitars—the essence of almost every arrangement—with violin, double bass, and rich percussion. Lyrically, her songs can be described as extremely romantic, soulful and very personal, this is how Rhodes explains the last album"s lyrics:.