Biography
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Years Active
2001 – present (23 years)
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Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
After a ten year hiatus Living With Eating Disorders returned in 2020 with two new singles ‘The Snake’ released on Halloween, and 'Carcass' released on the Winter Solstice.
Formed in 2001 by Andrea Kerr and Jared Hawkes the London duo caught the attention of renowned producer John Fryer (Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Nine Inch Nails, and many more) who produced their debut EP ‘White Like Snow’ which was released in August 2004 on Johns label 'Something to Listen To'.
The band received high praise for the EP and played several UK shows including support for Psychic TV and Whitehouse in London, but increasing pressure surrounding the name forced the band to withdraw from the public eye and in March 2005 LWED performed their last gig - the ground-breaking gallery event, Parliament Of Monsters; a multi-media exhibition of live performance, alongside photography, film and sculpture, inspired by their music.
Keen to move beyond the controversy surrounding the name, the band returned on Halloween 2005 as Colt, to release their debut album 'These Things Can't Hurt You Now, So Throw Them in The Fire' on John Fryers label 'Something to Listen to' to critical acclaim from the independent worldwide press.
In 2008, after changes in the live line-up and the dissolution of 'Something to Listen to', Colt released the EP ‘You hold on to what's not real’ featuring four tracks, and remixes by artists including Arlen Figgis and William Bennett, on their own label 'obvious records' along with the video for 'Black Rabbits'. They also re-released 'These things can't hurt you now, so throw them in the fire' with bonus tracks 'Arm' and 'Lullaby Remix' by Arlen Figgis featuring Mike Figgis on Trumpet, from the LWED EP 'White Like Snow', and the previously unreleased 'Gag Reflex'.
In 2016 Andrea contributed lyrics and vocals to the track 'She Stands on a Storm' by John Fryer for his project 'Black Needle Noise'.
In 2019 the band released a series of six original Ep’s, ‘Superhero’, ‘Polaroid’, ‘Harm’, ‘Everything You Hide’, ‘More Than This’, and ‘These Pieces That You’ve Saved’. Remastered and available online for the first time, it was these stripped-back and more electronic tracks originally distributed as limited edition CD-Rs sold directly to fans at live shows that caught the attention of John Fryer.
Living With Eating Disorders are currently working on follow up tracks to The Snake and Carcass to be released this year.
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