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They also have a strong LGBT fanbase – Baron-Gracie is a lesbian, and much of ''Who Am I?'' is about her relationship with her fiancée Kelsi Luck; and Doran is non-binary and currently transitioning.

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They also have a strong LGBT fanbase – Baron-Gracie is a lesbian, and much of ''Who Am I?'' is about her relationship with her fiancée Kelsi Luck; Music/KelsiLuck; and Doran is non-binary and currently transitioning.
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* FilkSong: "So Sick (Of Missing You)" is, according to Heather, about the relationship between Maeve and Otis in ''Series/SexEducation''.

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* FilkSong: FanMusic: "So Sick (Of Missing You)" is, according to Heather, about the relationship between Maeve and Otis in ''Series/SexEducation''.

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Pale Waves are a band from Manchester, United Kingdom, comprising Heather Baron-Gracie (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Ciara Doran (drums, keyboards, synthesisers), Hugo Silvani (lead guitar, keyboards) and Charlie Wood (bass, backing vocals). The band formed in 2014 when Baron-Gracie met Doran while attending university in Manchester, naming the band after a painting by Baron-Gracie’s grandmother. They originally gained attention in the late 2010s in part through their associations with Music/The1975, with whom they share a label and went on tour, with George Daniel producing their breakthrough singles “There’s A Honey” and “Television Romance”, with the latter’s music video being directed by Matty Healy.

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Pale Waves are a band from Manchester, United Kingdom, comprising comprised of Heather Baron-Gracie (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Ciara Doran (drums, keyboards, synthesisers), Hugo Silvani (lead guitar, keyboards) and Charlie Wood (bass, backing vocals). The band formed in 2014 when Baron-Gracie met Doran while attending university in Manchester, naming the band after a painting by Baron-Gracie’s grandmother. They originally gained attention in the late 2010s in part through their associations with Music/The1975, with whom they share a label and went on tour, with George Daniel producing their breakthrough singles “There’s A Honey” and “Television Romance”, with the latter’s music video being directed by Matty Healy.



* AlbumTitleDrop: "Noises" for ''My Mind Makes Noises''.
* AntiLoveSong: "Change", "Unwanted", "Lies".



* BreakupSong: "When Did I Lose It All?"



* DownerEnding: ''My Mind Makes Noises'' ends with "Karl (I Wonder What It's Like To Die)", which is about the death of Heather's grandfather.



* LoopedLyrics: A lot of the songs on ''My Mind Makes Noises'' had choruses that consisted of one or two lines repeated, which drew a bit of criticism. This hasn't occurred much on the later albums, though.
* LyricalDissonance: "Change" is a peppy pop-rock song wherein the narrator's stuck in a sexual relationship with someone who doesn't care about her as a person and just wants to use her for sex.
* NewSoundAlbum: All of them. ''My Mind Makes Noises'' had an 80's feel, which progressed to late 90's/early 2000's with ''Who Am I?'', and then onto the 2010's with ''Unwanted''.
* ObsessionSong: "Jealousy", which falls under the aggressive sub-type.



* ShoutOut: The video for “Noises” features Heather wearing a blue-and-red eye makeup look with pigtails, calling to mind a [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn certain DC Comics villain]].

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* ProtestSong: "You Don't Own Me" is a rant against sexism, misogyny, and people trying to dictate how women live their lives.
* SanitySlippageSong: "Noises", wherein the narrator knows she's not well and needs help.
* ShoutOut: The video for “Noises” features Heather wearing a blue-and-red eye makeup look with pigtails, calling to mind a [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn certain DC Comics villain]].villain]].
* ThoseTwoGuys: Charlie and Hugo.
* WartsAndAll: "She's My Religion" invokes this trope: the narrator loves a woman, and wants to make it clear that the woman in question is not perfect and has flaws and a dark side, but the narrator loves everything about her.

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--> Singles: "Lies" (2022), "Reasons to Live" (2022), "Jealousy" (2022), "The Hard Way" (2022)

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--> Singles: "Lies" (2022), "Reasons to Live" (2022), "Jealousy" (2022), "The Hard Way" (2022)
(2022), "Clean" (2022)



* CoverVersion: [[Music/TaylorSwift “22”]], [[{{Music/Wham}} “Last Christmas”]] and [[Music/GeorgeMichael “Faith”]]

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* CoverVersion: [[Music/TaylorSwift “22”]], [[{{Music/Wham}} “Last Christmas”]] and [[Music/GeorgeMichael “Faith”]]“Faith”]].
* FilkSong: "So Sick (Of Missing You)" is, according to Heather, about the relationship between Maeve and Otis in ''Series/SexEducation''.



* PerformanceVideo: Most of their music videos, with "Heavenly", "Noises", "She's My Religion" and "Reasons to Live" notable exceptions.

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* PerformanceVideo: Most of their music videos, videos feature them performing without an audience in different locations, with "Heavenly", "Noises", "She's My Religion" and "Reasons to Live" notable exceptions.
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[floatboxright:Influences:
+ Music/{{The Cure|Band}}, Music/The1975, Music/TheCranberries, {{Music/Prince}}, Music/AlanisMorissette, Music/AvrilLavigne, Music/TheChicks
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--> Singles: "Lies" (2022), "Reasons to Live" (2022), "Jealousy" (2022)

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--> Singles: "Lies" (2022), "Reasons to Live" (2022), "Jealousy" (2022)
(2022), "The Hard Way" (2022)



* PerformanceVideo: Most of their music videos, with "Heavenly", "Noises" and "She's My Religion" notable exceptions.

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* TheOner: The music video for "Reasons to Live", featuring the band lip-syncing the song in the back of a car.
* PerformanceVideo: Most of their music videos, with "Heavenly", "Noises" and "Noises", "She's My Religion" and "Reasons to Live" notable exceptions.

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* ShoutOut: The video for “Noises” features Heather wearing a blue-and-red eye makeup look with pigtails, calling to mind a [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn certain DC Comics villain]].
* {{Transgender}}: Ciara is non-binary.

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* ShoutOut: The video for “Noises” features Heather wearing a blue-and-red eye makeup look with pigtails, calling to mind a [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn certain DC Comics villain]].
* {{Transgender}}: Ciara is non-binary.
villain]].
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Pale Waves are a band from Manchester, United Kingdom, comprising Heather Baron-Gracie (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Ciara Doran (drums, keyboards, synthesisers), Hugo Silvani (lead guitar, keyboards) and Charlie Wood (bass, backing vocals). The band formed in 2014 when Baron-Gracie met Doran while attending university in Manchester, naming the band Pale Waves after a painting by Baron-Gracie’s grandmother, and originally gained attention in the late 2010s in part through their associations with Music/The1975, with whom they share a label and went on tour, with George Daniel producing their breakthrough singles “There’s A Honey” and “Television Romance”, with the latter’s music video being directed by Matty Healy.

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Pale Waves are a band from Manchester, United Kingdom, comprising Heather Baron-Gracie (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Ciara Doran (drums, keyboards, synthesisers), Hugo Silvani (lead guitar, keyboards) and Charlie Wood (bass, backing vocals). The band formed in 2014 when Baron-Gracie met Doran while attending university in Manchester, naming the band Pale Waves after a painting by Baron-Gracie’s grandmother, and grandmother. They originally gained attention in the late 2010s in part through their associations with Music/The1975, with whom they share a label and went on tour, with George Daniel producing their breakthrough singles “There’s A Honey” and “Television Romance”, with the latter’s music video being directed by Matty Healy.
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* DyeHard: Heather had black hair during ''My Mind Makes Noises'', adding in red highlights during ''Who Am I?'', before bleaching it blonde during ''Unwanted''.
* FaceOfTheBand: Heather
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!!! Discography
* ''All The Things I Never Said'' (EP, 2018)
--> Singles: "New Year's Eve" (2017), "My Obsession" (2017), "The Tide" (2018), "Heavenly" (2018)
* ''My Mind Makes Noises'' (2018)
--> Singles: "There's A Honey" (2017), "Television Romance" (2017), "Kiss" (2018), "Noises" (2018), "Eighteen" (2018), "Black" (2018), "One More Time" (2018)
* ''Who Am I?'' (2021)
--> Singles: "Change" (2020), "She's My Religion" (2020), "Easy" (2021), "You Don't Own Me" (2021), "Fall To Pieces" (2021)
* ''Unwanted'' (2022)
--> Singles: "Lies" (2022), "Reasons to Live" (2022), "Jealousy" (2022)
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An eclectic band whose influences include Music/TheCure, {{Music/Prince}}, Music/TheCranberries, Music/AlanisMorissette, Music/AvrilLavigne and Music/TheChicks, they initially shared a similar 80s Indie SynthPop sound to The 1975, but their subsequent albums shifted sharply into different directions, and their later work is more in the vein of PopPunk and AlternativeRock. They are also known for their visually striking music videos and strong sense of visual aesthetics, in part held together by Baron-Gracie and Doran being PerkyGoths.

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An eclectic band whose influences include Music/TheCure, {{Music/Prince}}, Music/TheCranberries, Music/AlanisMorissette, Music/AvrilLavigne and Music/TheChicks, they initially shared a similar 80s Indie SynthPop sound to The 1975, but their subsequent albums shifted sharply into different directions, and their later work is more in the vein of PopPunk and AlternativeRock. They are also known for their visually striking music videos and strong sense of visual aesthetics, in part held together by Baron-Gracie and Doran being PerkyGoths.
[[PerkyGoth Perky Goths]].
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* Autotune: Used for stylistic effect in the bridge of “One More Time”.
* Cover Version: [[Music/TaylorSwift “22”]], [[{{Music/Wham}} “Last Christmas”]] and [[Music/GeorgeMichael “Faith”]]
* Dye Hard: Heather had black hair during ''My Mind Makes Noises'', adding in red highlights during ''Who Am I?'', before bleaching it blonde during ''Unwanted''.

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* Autotune: {{Autotune}}: Used for stylistic effect in the bridge of “One More Time”.
* Cover Version: CoverVersion: [[Music/TaylorSwift “22”]], [[{{Music/Wham}} “Last Christmas”]] and [[Music/GeorgeMichael “Faith”]]
* Dye Hard: DyeHard: Heather had black hair during ''My Mind Makes Noises'', adding in red highlights during ''Who Am I?'', before bleaching it blonde during ''Unwanted''.



* Perky Goth: Both Heather and Ciara.
* Product Placement: Heather prominently wears a Helmut Lang t-shirt in the music video for “One More Time”.
* Shout-Out: The video for “Noises” features Heather in blue-and-red eye makeup look with pigtails, calling to mind a certain DC Comics villain (Harley Quinn).
* Transgender: Ciara is non-binary.

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* Perky Goth: PerkyGoth: Both Heather and Ciara.
* Product Placement: ProductPlacement: Heather prominently wears a Helmut Lang t-shirt in the music video for “One More Time”.
* Shout-Out: ShoutOut: The video for “Noises” features Heather in wearing a blue-and-red eye makeup look with pigtails, calling to mind a [[ComicBook/HarleyQuinn certain DC Comics villain (Harley Quinn).
villain]].
* Transgender: {{Transgender}}: Ciara is non-binary.
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An eclectic band whose influences include Music/TheCure, {{Music/Prince}}, Music/TheCranberries, Music/AlanisMorissette, Music/AvrilLavigne and Music/TheChicks, they initially shared a similar 80s Indie SynthPop sound to The 1975, but their subsequent albums shifted sharply into different directions, and their later work is more in the vein of PopPunk and AlternativeRock. They are also known for their visually striking music videos and strong sense of visual aesthetics, in part held together by Baron-Gracie and Doran being Perky Goths.

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An eclectic band whose influences include Music/TheCure, {{Music/Prince}}, Music/TheCranberries, Music/AlanisMorissette, Music/AvrilLavigne and Music/TheChicks, they initially shared a similar 80s Indie SynthPop sound to The 1975, but their subsequent albums shifted sharply into different directions, and their later work is more in the vein of PopPunk and AlternativeRock. They are also known for their visually striking music videos and strong sense of visual aesthetics, in part held together by Baron-Gracie and Doran being Perky Goths.
PerkyGoths.
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Pale Waves are a band from Manchester, United Kingdom, comprising Heather Baron-Gracie (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Ciara Doran (drums, keyboards, synthesisers), Hugo Silvani (lead guitar, keyboards) and Charlie Wood (bass, backing vocals). The band formed in 2014 when Baron-Gracie met Doran while attending university in Manchester, naming the band Pale Waves after a painting by Baron-Gracie’s grandmother, and originally gained attention in the late 2010s in part through their associations with Music/The1975, with whom they share a label and went on tour, with George Daniel producing their breakthrough singles “There’s A Honey” and “Television Romance”, with the latter’s music video being directed by Matty Healy.

An eclectic band whose influences include Music/TheCure, {{Music/Prince}}, Music/TheCranberries, Music/AlanisMorissette, Music/AvrilLavigne and Music/TheChicks, they initially shared a similar 80s Indie SynthPop sound to The 1975, but their subsequent albums shifted sharply into different directions, and their later work is more in the vein of PopPunk and AlternativeRock. They are also known for their visually striking music videos and strong sense of visual aesthetics, in part held together by Baron-Gracie and Doran being Perky Goths.

They also have a strong LGBT fanbase – Baron-Gracie is a lesbian, and much of ''Who Am I?'' is about her relationship with her fiancée Kelsi Luck; and Doran is non-binary and currently transitioning.

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* Autotune: Used for stylistic effect in the bridge of “One More Time”.
* Cover Version: [[Music/TaylorSwift “22”]], [[{{Music/Wham}} “Last Christmas”]] and [[Music/GeorgeMichael “Faith”]]
* Dye Hard: Heather had black hair during ''My Mind Makes Noises'', adding in red highlights during ''Who Am I?'', before bleaching it blonde during ''Unwanted''.
* FaceOfTheBand: Heather
* PerformanceVideo: Most of their music videos, with "Heavenly", "Noises" and "She's My Religion" notable exceptions.
* Perky Goth: Both Heather and Ciara.
* Product Placement: Heather prominently wears a Helmut Lang t-shirt in the music video for “One More Time”.
* Shout-Out: The video for “Noises” features Heather in blue-and-red eye makeup look with pigtails, calling to mind a certain DC Comics villain (Harley Quinn).
* Transgender: Ciara is non-binary.

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