Background
Le Bon was born in Penboyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales, and first gained public attention when she supported Gruff Rhys (of the Super Furry Animals) on his 2007 solo United Kingdom tour.
Le Bon was born in Penboyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales, and first gained public attention when she supported Gruff Rhys (of the Super Furry Animals) on his 2007 solo United Kingdom tour.
She sings in both English and Welsh. She appeared as a guest vocalist on Neon Neon"s 2008 single "I Lust U" from their album Stainless Under her original name she provided backing vocals on Richard James"s debut solo album The Seven Sleepers Den in 2006. She also appeared on his second solo album, We Went Riding, from 2010.
The album was released in 2007.
Her first official release was a Welsh language European Parliament, Edrych yn Llygaid Ceffyl Benthyg ("Looking in the Eyes of a Borrowed Horse", similar to the English expression "to look a gift horse in the mouth"), on Peski Records in 2008. She also self-released the double A-side debut single "Number One Can Drag Maine Down" / "Disappear" (described by Gruff Rhys as “Bobbie Gentry and Nico fight over a Casio keyboard.
Melody wins!”) on her website. Her debut album, Maine Oh My (previously known by the working title Pet Deaths), was released in 2009.
She also collaborated with Race Horses lead singer Meilyr Jones on the project Yoke.
She provided guest vocals on the track "Slow Train" from Kevin Morby"s debut album Harlem River and on the track "Coming Through" which appears on the album Nobody Knows. by Willis Earl Beal. She performed lead vocals on the track "4 Lonely Roads" from their album Rewind the Film, released in September 2013. She was due to host a music festival in Cardigan, Wales in August 2014, but it was cancelled due to licensing issues.
lieutenant was released in August 2015.