Smoosh

Smoosh is an American indie pop band from Seattle. It was founded in 2000 by the sisters Asya ( born February 2, 1992) and Chloe ( born March 5, 1994). In 2007, the third sister Maia joined (born 5 September 1996) the band at.

Band History

In 2000 met Asya and Chloe accidentally Jason McGerr, the drummer later by Death Cab for Cutie, in a music store where they actually wanted to buy a violin. They left the store with a new drum set for Chloe and the business card of McGerr, who taught at the time at a music school.

In the same year published Smoosh with Tomato Mistakes their first single, the only two songs Free to Stay and But Now I Know contained and they sent free to anyone who was interested in it.

Four years later, in September 2004, they released their first album, She Like Electric.

The second album Free to Stay, which was published in 2006, contained, with Find A Way the piece with the on Jimmy Kimmel Live it! for the first time on television occurred. On August 5, 2007, she appeared on the Lollapalooza Festival. There she played among others a cover version of This Modern Love the band Bloc Party, with which they then in September of the same year went on tour. In 2008 they toured with the bands Tokyo Police Club and The Dresden Dolls.

The third album is announced for the year 2010, the single We Are Our ​​Own Lies is available for free on the Internet.

Reception

  • Dirk Ducar define the music in a review of She Like Electric as " [ ... ] somehow good but also really weird. ". He writes the unusually good quality for the age, not least the ability of the producer to the end and draws the conclusion, Smoosh are " [ ... ] sympathetic, without being able to really convince musically. "
  • On laut.de is the music of Smoosh as "Cute piano pop rock -based [ ... ] " means.
  • Julia Gudzent writes on ox- fanzine.de the Album Free To Stay " [ ... ] the songs bubbling it just so before teenage lust for life and causeless bliss. " And is "[ ... ] initially refreshing as to conclude whether the music a first summer after the long winter, with time, however, something catchy. "

Maia, 2007

Chloe, 2007

Asya, 2007

Discography

Albums

  • 2004: She Like Electric ( Pattern 25 Records)
  • 2006: Free to Stay ( Barsuk Records)
  • 2010: withershins (aka The World's Not Bad ) ( independent)

EPs

  • 2002: Free to Stay EP ( Barsuk Records)

Singles

  • 2000: Tomato Mistakes ( IUMA )
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