The High Llamas

The High Llamas are a London chamber pop group led since the early 1990s by Sean O'Hagan, formerly of Microdisney. Their records set soft melodies against arrangements for strings, brass, vibraphone and keyboards. The group is known for a run of albums in the late 1990s on Alpaca Park and V2, and for O'Hagan's close ties with Stereolab. The High Llamas debuted with Santa Barbara (1992), followed by Gideon Gaye (1994), Hawaii (1996), Cold and Bouncy (1998) and Snowbug (1999), which features Stereolab singers Lætitia Sadier and Mary Hansen. Lollo Rosso is a remix set built on Cold and Bouncy.