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Cat's Eyes are an alternative pop duo formed in early 2011 by vocalist Faris Badwan (known for his work with English indie rock band The Horrors) and Italian-Canadian soprano, composer and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira.〔Tucker, Rebecca. ("Canadian opera singer, British rock star hook up at the Vatican" ). ''National Post''. January 24, 2011〕 ==History== The band formed after Badwan introduced Zeffira to 1960s girl group music. Zeffira became intrigued by the likes of The Ronettes and acts produced by Joe Meek and Phil Spector, and soon began work on a demo version of a track (which eventually became "The Lull") in a similar style, which she sent to Badwan upon completion. Using Zeffira's classical music contacts, the band were able to perform a short performance using a church organ and choir at the Vatican, in front of several important cardinals.〔Grundy, Gareth (2011) "(One to watch: Cat's Eyes )", ''The Guardian'', 27 February 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015〕 Following positive press on the performance, they offered free downloads of two songs via their website, "Not a Friend" and a cover/remix of Grinderman's "When My Baby Comes". On 28 February 2011, the duo released the ''Broken Glass'' EP on the Polydor label. It was recorded at Peter Gabriel's RealWorld Studios with record producer Steve Osborne. The ''Broken Glass'' EP featured three original compositions and a cover of a previously unreleased demo song by The Horrors, "Sunshine Girls". It met with positive press and was followed by the release of full-length album ''Cat's Eyes'' on 11 April 2011. Also recorded at RealWorld Studios, ''Cat's Eyes'' received positive reviews, with a four-star review from ''The Guardian'' and a score of 7.9 from Pitchfork Media, and yielded two singles, "Face in the Crowd" (on 2 May 2011) and "Over You" (on 25 July 2011).〔Petridis, Alexis (2011) "(Cat's Eyes: Cat's Eyes – review )", ''The Guardian'', 7 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015〕〔Fitzmaurice, Larry (2011) "(Cat's Eyes ''Cat's Eyes'' )", Pitchfork Media, 4 May 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2015〕 The duo recorded the soundtrack for Peter Strickland's 2015 film ''The Duke of Burgundy'', for which they won the European Film Award for Best Composer.〔Dennis, Jon (2015) "(Cat’s Eyes: The Duke of Burgundy soundtrack review – eerie beauty from Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira )", ''The Guardian'', 12 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/the-lobster-goodnight-mommy-win-european-film-awards-20151027 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cat's Eyes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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