Nurses is an American,

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-based

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group with vocals, guitar, and keyboard. Their sound is often categorized as

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The duo joined Dead Oceans Records on May 21, 2009 and released two albums via

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, with '' Apple's Acre'' being issued on August 4, 2009 (August 24 in the UK). They have been described as a shaggy younger sibling of

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singing with the sound of dreamy harmonies, carnival organs, slightly out-of-tune pianos and basic percussion from a lone snare or tambourine and received a 7.2 rating from Pitchfork. While ''Dracula'' was released on September 20, 2011. Nurses toured with the Swedish folk musician

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in 2010, and

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in February 2012

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and members of A$AP Mob freestyled over Nurses' track "You Lookin' Twice" for Pitchfork's Selector in December 2011. "Yours to Keep" will be the closing track from ''Naughtyland'', their latest album, which is due to be released on October 6, 2017.

Discography

*''Naughtland'' (2017) *''Dracula'' (

; 2011) *'' Apple's Acre'' (

; 2009) *'' Hangin' Nothin' but Our Hands Down'' (

Sargent House Sargent House is an American management company and record label based in Los Angeles. It was founded in June 2006 by Cathy Pellow, who is a music video commissioner for Atlantic Records and also owns a music video production company called Ref ...

; 2007)

References

External links

Nurses on Dead OceansNurses Interview at REDEFINE Magazine, August 2009, January 2012Nurses Album Reviews on Pitchfork
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nurses Indie rock musical groups from Idaho Musical groups from Portland, Oregon Dead Oceans artists Sargent House artists