The Miserable Rich
Formed by Will Calderbank and James de Malplaquet from the embers of The Grape Authority and Shoreline, Brighton’s The Miserable Rich began with one main objective; to turn the traditions of indie, folk and electronica on their collective head. Quickly growing into a modern chamber quintet, providing a home for Mike Siddell (Lightspeed Champion, Kate Walsh, Hope Of The States), Lindsay Oliver (Kate Walsh, The Mummers) and Jim Briffett (Clearlake), they spent the summer of 2007 bringing woozy downer-folk together with the spiralling beauty of simple strings and de Malplaquet’s astonishingly versatile voice.
Working within the Wilkommen Collective, a regular monthly gig helped establish the reputation of The Miserable Rich across Europe, leading to the release of debut album, 12 Ways To Count, and a double A-side single, ‘Pisshead/Boat Song’, in 2008.
The Miserable Rich