Once upon a time, there was a boy named Scott that was thrown into a fairytale that took place in a magical land called London. He worked at a little music promotions agency as an intern and while the work was tedious,  the perks were  magical. He went to shows four nights a week, drank loads for free, listened to wonderful new music, and schmoozed with people of all sorts. It was during this time he met this wonderful woman named, Becky. At the time she was fronting the popular electro-rock band the RGBs who had a cult following around London. The wonderful four-piece played frequently and Scott had the privledge of seeing them numerous times over the span of 4 months.

Now let’s flashforward to present day…Although the fairytale is over for Scott. His old acquaintance Becky’s is just beginning.

Throughout her work with the RGBs (who have since disbanded), Becky made beautiful, lush solo music under the guise, Saint Saviour (or saintsaviour). The name, which originates from an orphanage she used to walk past, is a stunning fit for the rich, intense, voice this woman holds. SaintSaviour released an EP in early 2009, which was only available in the UK, yet has since popped up in the US iTunes Store. This EP, which features one of the most beautiful renditions of “Love Will Tear us Apart”, also contains two original tracks from the Saint herself; one of which being knock-out ballad,  “Fallen Tress”. And while some fans may prefer, or even miss their manic glitzy version of SaintSavior who played the keytar in the RGBs instead of asolo piano, they shouldn’t fret.

Starting last winter SaintSaviour began to contribute to iconic British dance duo, Groove Armada. It was their first release in years, and th Groove Armada EP featured the saint singing on tracks “Drop the Tough” and “Go”. Apparently when with the RGBs, the RGBs and Groove Armada shared a management company, making interaction frequent between the two bands. Now, one year later, Groove Armada with the help of SaintSaviour, is releasing Black Light. SaintSaviour is featured on the first two singles, “I Won’t Kneel” and “Paper Romance”. Both cuts are erection inducing gems.

Watch the video for “I Won’t Kneel” below, and then feast on the few bonus tracks we’ve posted.

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Groove Armada / “Time and Space”

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Saint Saviour / “Fallen Trees”

Groove Armada’s album, Black Light — which was cowritten by Saint Saviour — will be out March 2nd in the US. It is available to pre-order now from Insound. Or visit SaintSaviour’s Myspace.