The Lovely Feathers are a

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band from

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. They have played the South by Southwest,

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and

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festivals several times. Their albums reached the top of Canadian and American college radio charts. They play eccentric indie pop with quirky lyrics.

History

The Lovely Feathers formed in 2004. Their first album was an independent release titled ''

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''. Their second album (first official LP), ''

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'', was released on April 18, 2006 by

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, followed by a North American tour with

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. It was produced by Jimmy Shaw of Metric and Drew Malamud. Their third record, ''Fantasy of the Lot'', was released on June 2, 2009 by

and Sparks Music. In June 2009 their album ''Fantasy of the Lot'' was released. The album showed the band's more developed and consistent style. The Lovely Feathers made two music videos. "Frantic", their single from ''Hind Hind Legs'', was a playful, semi-animated video directed by artist Jon Rafman. "Lowiza", off of ''Fantasy of the Lot'', was a more traditional narrative about aging sexual impulses, directed by Alan Compton in 2009. Their song 'Wrong Choice' was featured on the TV show

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, and their song 'Frantic' was placed in an episode of

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. They have also performed live on

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twice. After 2010, the band went into hiatus, but began performing again in 2014.

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2005)"The Lovely Feathers"
''The Concordian'', March 10, 2009 * ''

'' (2006) * ''Fantasy of the Lot'' - June 2009 (Canadian release), August 2009 (US release)

Videography

* ''Frantic'' (2006) directed by Jon Rafman * ''Lowiza'' (2009) directed by Alan Compton

References

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