Adult (stylized as ADULT.) is an American band from

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, formed in 1998 by married couple Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller. The band integrates vocals with drum machines, analog

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elements.Copeland, Liz. "Pressure drop: Adult. redefines 'dance punk' on Anxiety Always." ''Metro Times'' May 14, 200

/ref> Both band members have art degrees. Miller has a painting degree, and Kuperus a photography degree.Carioli, Carly. "High anxiety: Adult's 21st-century electro-pop." ''The Boston Phoenix'' April 17, 2003

History

Before forming Adult, Miller was one half of the band Le Car (band), Le Car and released solo material under the name Artificial Material. Adult began releasing albums in 1998 under the

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''Plasma Co.'' Initially, the band members were uncredited and not publicized, but by the time ''Anxiety Always'' was released, Adult was listed as husband-and-wife team

Adam Lee Miller Adam Lee Miller is one half of the band ADULT. and an owner of Ersatz Audio with his wife Nicola Kuperus Nicola Kuperus is an American musician and artist. She is a member of the band ADULT. with her husband Adam Lee Miller (formerly of Le Ca ...

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Nicola Kuperus Nicola Kuperus is an American musician and artist. She is a member of the band ADULT. with her husband Adam Lee Miller (formerly of Le Car). ADULT. owns and manages Ersatz Audio, a record label based out of Detroit, Michigan. In 2003 she sang ...

. Miller and Kuperus are also the founders of the

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record label. When launching their tour in support of the D.U.M.E. EP, Adult announced that they had become a trio with the addition of guitarist Samuel Consiglio. The trio was short-lived – Consiglio left the band at the start of 2006. While popular in their home city of Detroit, they also enjoy a cult following throughout the rest of the US and are also very popular in Germany and the United Kingdom.Sands, Ryan. "ADULT. steals show at Noise Pop." ''The Stanford Daily'' March 8, 2002 They toured with

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in 2002, and in May 2003, the band made its first headlining tour in the United States; gigs across

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followed soon after. Adult have

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ed other artists, most notably

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, A Number of Names,

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and Bis. Kuperus (who is also responsible for Adult's album artwork and photography) has sung on the recordings of other electronic acts including

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. Kuperus has also showcased her photography at museums around the United States and Europe. Between 2008 and 2010, Adult produced the film "thee Three Graces tryptic: Decampment, Traditions & Possession(s)," which was only shown with Adult performing the score live. It was screened at

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(Detroit), Distrital y Cineteca National: Mexico City Film Festival amongst other theaters. In 2010, Adult wrote and recorded the original score to the film OPEN by

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. In 2013, the art museum

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in Pittsburgh invited Adult to contribute an installation; the result was called ''Diptyching'' which included audio, video, and the re-creation of a life size façade of a house. In conjunction with the piece, Adult released a limited edition 12" Work/Wreck which included the music from the installation. Adult's eighth studio album, ''Perception is/as/of Deception'', was released in April 2020 on

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Discography

Albums

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'' – Ersatz Audio *2003 '' Anxiety Always'' – Ersatz Audio *2005 '' Gimmie Trouble'' – Thrill Jockey *2007 '' Why Bother?'' – Thrill Jockey *2012 ''Resuscitation'' (Vinyl reissue) – Ghostly International *2013 ''The Way Things Fall'' – Ghostly International *2017 ''Live at Third Man'' – Third Man Records *2017 ''Detroit House Guests'' – Mute *2018 ''This Behavior'' –

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Singles and EPs

*1998 ''Modern Romantics'' 12" ''(as Plasma Co.)'' – Electrecord *1998 ''Dispassionate Furniture'' 12" – Ersatz Audio *1999 ''Entertainment'' 12" – Ersatz Audio *2000 ''New-Phonies'' 12" – Clone Records *2000 ''Nausea'' 12" – Ersatz Audio *2001 ''Hand To Phone'' 12" – Clone Records *2002 ''Misinterpreted'' 12" – Ersatz Audio *2002 ''Limited Edition'' 7" – Ersatz Audio *2002 ''Hand To Phone Remixed'' 12" – Clone Records *2003 ''Controlled Edition'' 7" – Ersatz Audio *2004 ''T & A.'' 7" – Ersatz Audio *2004 ''Split/Split/Split'' 7" – Ersatz Audio/Cass Records *2005 ''D.U.M.E.'' 12"/CD – Thrill Jockey *2005 ''Numbers + ADULT. = This Seven Inch'' 7" – Kill Rock Stars *2008 ''The Decampment Trilogy'' (3 7"s imited to 100 copies eachwith photographic prints taken by Nicola Kuperus) – Ersatz Audio *2008 ''Let's Feel Bad Together'' CD-R – Ersatz Audio *2012 ''Shari Vari / 122 Hours of Fear'' (covers of songs originally by

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and A Number of Names) – Ghostly International *2013 ''Work/Wreck'' 12" – Ersatz Audio *2017 ''Detroit House Guests: Variations'' (Digital only) – Mute *2017 ''Detroit House Guests: The Remixes'' 12" – Mute *2019 ''Subsurface/Coming Apart'' 7" – Dais

Remixes

*1998 D.I.E. "The Man You Never See" – Clone Records *1999 Ganymed "Music Takes Me Higher" – Sabotage Communications *1999 Ectomorph "The Haunting" – Intuit-Solar *1999 Michiko Kusaki "Let's Rock" – Angelika Köhlermann *2000 Mat101 "Arcade" – Nature Records * 2000

– (" Emerge") *2000 Tuxedomoon "No Tears" – Gigolo Records *2001 Solvent "Flexidisc" – Suction Records *2001 Kitbuilders "Girls on Stage" – Vertical Records *2001 K-Rock "Hardedged Industry" – Breakin' Records *2001 Solenoid "Narcissistic"- Haio Haio Haio Records *2001 G.D.Luxxe "I'm Always Busy" – Interdemsional Transmissions *2001 The Faint "Agenda Suicide" – City Slang/Labels *2001 Phoenecia "Rhythm Box" – Schematic Music Co. *2002 A Number of Names "Shari Vari" – Puzzlebox Records *2002 Bobby Conn "Winners" – Thrill Jockey *2002 Jackass & Mule "1-2-3 Miami" – xylpohone jones *2002 Jolly Music "Radio Jolly" – Illustrious Records / Sony *2002 Bis "Robotic" – SpinArt Records *2002

featuring

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– ("Hands Around My Throat") – BMG International * 2003 Erase Errata "Marathon" – TroubleMan Unlimited *2004 Electronicat "I Wanna Know Now" – Angelika Köhlermann *2008 Ladytron "Runaway" -Nettwerk2008 Tussle "Night of the Hunter" – FrequeNC *2009 Trisomie21 "Hear Me Now" – Le Maquis *2016 Pet Shop Boys "Shopping" – Moogfest Sampler *2016 John Foxx "The Shadow of His Former Self" – Metamatic Records *2017 Barry Adamson “One Hot Mess“ – Central Control International *2018 LIARS “Staring at Zero (ADULT. ‘Y Can’t U’ Remix)” – Mute

Contributing vocals from Nicola Kuperus

*2002 Death in Vegas "Hands Around My Throat" – BMG International *2002 Swayzak "I Dance Alone" – Stud!o K7 *2003 Chicks on Speed "Wordyrappinghood" – ChicksonSpeed Records *2009 Tyrell Corporation "Lose the Hero" – Clone Records

References

External links

*
Interview with Adam Lee Miller
by Alexander Laurence

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