The Long Blondes are a 5-piece English indie rock band from Sheffield. The band is known not just for their music, but also their "glamorous punk" image. Front-woman Kate Jackson was featured in The Guardian's style section and the NME cool list, moving from 39 in 2005 to 7 in 2006. When questioned about her place in the first NME list by The Guardian, Jackson remarked "Probably because they didn't have enough girls. It was so overrun with boring boys, they needed someone to bring a touch of glamour."

The Long Blondes are a 5-piece art-rock band who in the past year have come from little-known sheffield charity-shop dwellers to one of the biggest indie bands around. The band recently released their debut album “Someone To Drive You Home” on Rough Trade Records, after a string of critically-acclaimed singles. The band consists of Kate Jackson (vocals), Dorian Cox (guitar, backing vocals), Emma Chaplain (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Reenie Hollis (bass, backing vocals) and Screech Lo