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CONTAINE, Janet Fontaine Toups, Connie Lovatt, band

Containe.

MEMBERS

Connie Lovatt,

Fontaine Toups


HOMETOWN

Brooklyn, New York


GREATEST HITS

I Notice Everything
Lemon Cake
Shy Song (or, I Want to Fuck You)
Tired Eyes


ALSO

CONTAINE on Bandcamp

CONTAINE at All Music

Connie's dumpling book


DESCRIPTION

Containe was the reflective indie-pop side project of Versus bassist Fontaine Toups and Connie Lovatt, a veteran of groups including Alkaline and the Pacific Ocean. The duo formed in September 1993 when Versus was unable to play a scheduled performance in honor of the fanzine Chickfactor; although Toups briefly considered performing a solo set, she instead enlisted the aid of Lovatt, and the group was born. Originally dubbed Contain as a more subtle combination of the two women's names, the "e" was accidentally added by Chickfactor co-publisher and Enchanté label head Gail O'Hara for a promotional flier.


RELATED ARTISTS

ALKALINE (Connie)

THE FONTAINE TOUPS/T.F.T. (Fontaine)

THE PACIFIC OCEAN (Connie)

VERSUS (Fontaine)


Containe Only Cowards Walk Like Cowards album
1997 Teen-Beat Sampler album
CONTAINE, band, Connie Lovatt, Fontaine Toups

Fontaine and Connie
on the streets of New York
Photo by Gail O'Hara



CONTAINE, band, Connie Lovatt, Fontaine Toups

Fontaine and Connie
bathing
Photo by Gail O'Hara



CONTAINE, band, I Want it All album

CONTAINE
I Want it All
compact disc, front
[Enchante]



GUEST PLAYERS

Edward Baluyut, guitar, drums

Dan Efram, drums

Dave Frank, drums

Matt Galloway, drums

Adam Lasus, piano

Miggy Littleton, drums

Tara Jane O'Neil, drums

Nicolas Vernhes, drums


RECORD LABELS ASSOCIATED WITH

Enchanté


AND

The musical trio TRUE LOVE ALWAYS created their own rendition of Containe's "Shy Song." A recording of their interpretation is featured on the Spring Collection album.


BIOGRAPHY

Containe was the reflective indie-pop side project of Versus bassist Fontaine Toups and Connie Lovatt, a veteran of groups including Alkaline and the Pacific Ocean. The duo formed in September 1993 when Versus was unable to play a scheduled performance in honor of the fanzine Chickfactor; although Toups briefly considered performing a solo set, she instead enlisted the aid of Lovatt, and the group was born. Originally dubbed Contain as a more subtle combination of the two women's names, the "e" was accidentally added by Chickfactor co-publisher and Enchanté label head Gail O'Hara for a promotional flier; in 1994, Enchante issued the duo's superb debut I Want It All, a morosely beautiful EP spotlighting their sweet melodies and angelic harmonies. Only Cowards Walk Like Cowards, a more rock-oriented full-length release which featured Versus' Edward Baluyut on drums, followed in early 1997.

- Jason Ankeny, All Music

DISCOGRAPHY


ALBUMS

I Want it All
Only Cowards Walk Like Cowards


COMPILATIONS

1997 Teenbeat Sampler


RELATED

The Fontaine Toups
Versus


SONGS

Big Blue Car
Change the World
Hem
I Notice Everything
Instrumental
It's Not Easy Being Wrong
Lemon Cake
Mean Song
Mean Song, pt. II
Only Cowards Walk Like Cowards
Reprise (The Money Song)
Sad Sad Luck
Say Please
Shooting Me Down
Shy Song (or, I Want to Fuck You)
Summer
Tired Eyes
Why Waste Your Time
Why Why Why
You
You Don't Owe Me
Your Brother's a Star