Article: Nameless

With their jagged bangs and predilection for ink-coloured drainpipes, the ladies of Uh Huh Her, who embark on their first tour with an opening show at Vancouver’s Media Club on Nov. 14, may appear to have the rock ‘n’ roll girl band aesthetic down pat. But fashion – from Marni’s jewel-toned shifts to James Perse’s supple, draped T’s – is very much on the minds of Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey, and they’re not shy about admitting it.

‘I’ve come to realize that the most important thing besides the music, when you’re performing, is the clothes,’ says Hailey, who approached Grey last fall after watching the singer perform with her former band Mellowdrone. Best known for her role as the spirited Alice Pieszecki on Showtime’s ‘The L Word,’ Hailey, who plays guitar, had been eager to hit the strings again after the 2001 breakup of her alt-pop band The Murmurs. ‘I’d been looking for a partner for a while, and I realized Camila had exactly the right sound,’ Hailey explains. Conveniently, Grey, fresh off collaborations with Melissa Auf der Maur, Dr. Dre and composer Hans Zimmer, was herself eager to break out of backup singing and session work. ‘We recorded the songs on [the EP] ‘I See Red’ [Plaid Records] in my bedroom,’ says Grey, who cowrote each track with Hailey. ‘The sound actually cam pretty naturally.’
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Article: Time Out – London

Leisha Hailey, the pin-up star of ‘The L Word’ talks to Time Out about her band Uh Huh Her – which is in danger of eclipsing her acting career
The L Word’s Leisha Hailey: interview

It’s the thing every band dreams of: more fans than a multi-limbed geisha in a heatwave. I caught up with indie electro-pop hybrid Uh Huh Her, comprised of Leisha Hailey from glossy LA lesbian drama ‘The L Word’ and multi-instrumentalist Camila Grey, to find out if there was a specific moment they knew their project had such serious legs.

‘We’re flabbergasted that we’re selling out these venues,’ says Leisha, sounding more girl-next-door than AfterEllen.com’s hottest lesbian pin-up. ‘It is really exciting, but scary on the other hand, because usually when you’re a baby band you have at least six months to play out before people start showing up, y’know? We can’t believe it; we’re just thankful that anyone’s coming to see us at all.’
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