Article: The U Word

In January 2007, actor and musician Leisha Hailey decided that she had been out of the music business for too long. So she called up her casual acquaintance, multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer Camila Grey, and the electro-pop duo Uh Huh Her was born. Six months later, the band released the EP I See Red, and this month their debut LP Common Reaction will be released on Nettwerk Records.

Hailey and Grey spoke with GO and shared their unconventional success story and revealed what lies ahead.

You’ve both had success in the music industry prior to Uh Huh Her. How have your musical backgrounds led you to this project?

Grey: For the most part I’ve worked in a range of different genres—a lot of session work with Kelly Osborne, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes. I’ve always kind of meandered through the whole rock thing, and through every experience I’ve had with other people I’ve solidified my own voice. But I’m truly a synth lover. With all those bands I’d do my part and all that, but I always wanted to make a synth-based, [somewhat] ‘80s-influenced record. All of my heroes were British bands from the ‘80s, so that’s kind of been in my blood. I don’t think the experiences before this band really can compare—they just solidified my need to do this, because no one else was doing it that I was working with.
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Article: Getting Sassy with…Uh Huh Her

Uh Huh Her bear a terribly crystal clear resemblance to everything that is fun and full of spirit about female vocaled indie electronic pop music. The LA-based duo of Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey have only been an act for a couple of years, but their creative output has already made people sit up and pay close attention. Creating a style of electro pop you may recognize instantly (not a bad thing), Uh Huh Her coo through songs like “Explode” and “Not A Love Song” (both from their album Common Reaction…out August 19) and make us itch for more. We sent them off our questionnaire to find out more about traveling the states, Carl Sagan and the somehow-now-ubiquitous cherry chapstick.
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Article: Uh Huh, It’s Her

Insightful, charming, and funny even at 7am, Leisha Hailey, 36, is one of the most affable women in show business. Here, Hailey shares her thoughts on her musical metamorphosis from Murmurs’ alterna-pop singer to Uh Huh Her’s electro-pop fusion. She opens up about her innocent youth in New York and Nebraska, her fateful first trip to a gay bar (the Village’s stalwart, the old Cubby Hole), and what she really thinks about gay Hollywood’s tacit Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.

Uh Huh Her’s barely three-month-old EP has received rave reviews from fans and critics alike (expect a full-length LP around March), and the duo is selling out concerts in New York in less than a day. As the inevitable end of The L Word approaches (though we’re banking on a sixth season), Hailey’s branching out, producing documentaries, and making cameo appearances on some of network TV’s most successful dramas, Grey’s Anatomy and CSI. Let’s all hail Hailey’s comet as it rises.
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Article: Uh Huh, They’re Hot

The name Uh Huh Her – taken from a 2004 PJ Harvey song, and the album of the same name – may be a little awkward to pronounce, but the band’s quick rise to prominence has actually been totally organic and anything but awkward.

Former guitarist-singer for the Murmurs/Gush and star of The L Word Leisha Hailey and former Mellowdeone bassist-keyboardist Camila Grey aren’t having any difficulty storming the music scene with their slick, melodic, electro-pop sound. Commercially viable while still garnering the attention and praise of the indie-rock underground – as well as lesbian fans of all kinds – they are one of the hottest bands around.

From Uh Huh Her’s formation in January 2007 until now, everything has just clicked, one thing falling into place after another for the two friends and collaborators who, admittedly, are still getting to know one another. From recording their first songs in Grey’s bathroom, to hitting the iTunes Top 10 chart with ‘Say So’ off their debut digital EP, I See Red, last fall, to selling out shows across the country in recent months, their ascent has been swift and fluid, and they show no signs of slowing down after the long-awaited August release of their debut full-length album, Common Reaction.
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