Snow Strippers are an American electronic music duo formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 2021. They first gained prominence online as part of the

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resurgence in 2021 before self-releasing their eponymous debut album in 2022 and the mixtapes ''April Mixtape 2'' and ''April Mixtape 3'' in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

History

Tatiana Schwaninger was born and raised in

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, where she met record producer Graham Perez in 2018. The two became close after meeting at a sushi restaurant and soon moved to Los Angeles together before relocating to Detroit in 2020. The two started making music as Snow Strippers in late 2021, with Schwaninger singing and Perez producing. Prior to the duo's formation, Schwaninger had not made any music. They gained fans online as part of the

resurgence in 2021. They released music under their own label, Nice Bass Bro, including their 2022 self-titled debut album and their 2022 mixtape ''April Mixtape 2'', until signing to Surf Gang Records in 2023. Their first record to be released through the latter label was their third mixtape, ''April Mixtape 3'', in May 2023, which was preceded by the singles "Under Your Spell" and "Don't You Feel". They were featured on American rapper Lil Uzi Vert's album '' Pink Tape'' in June 2023. They released the extended play ''Night Killaz Vol. 1'' on November 24, 2023, through Surf Gang Records, preceded by the single "Just Your Doll".

Musical style

Snow Strippers' music has primarily been described as electronic music; they have described it as

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and it has also been described as

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. It contains elements of

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, electroclash,

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, hyperpop, and techno, and has frequently been compared to the music of Canadian electronic duo Crystal Castles. '' Clash''s Robin Murray compared their "digitised sound with a punk-like rawness to it" to the American electronic band

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. '' Pigeons and Planes'' Sophie Walker wrote that their music was "trashy and decidedly ''off'' like a Harmony Korine film". Matt Weinberger of '' Paper'' described the duo's music as having "an electronic, icy eargasm sound", while '' The Line of Best Fit''s Mitch Stevens wrote that their music was "electronic chaos".

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

References

{{reflist American electronic music duos Electronic dance music duos Electropop groups Musical duos from Michigan Electronic music groups from Michigan Musical groups established in 2021 Musical groups from Detroit