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band from

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. The band is a duo, consisting of Jason Hutto, formerly of Motor-Cycle Wars (

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, vocals) and Laura Harris (

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), who now performs in

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and has toured as a member of Death Valley Girls . The group was founded in 2002. Their music has been described as "catchy, vibrant, and slightly trippy". The band's debut LP was released on the

Dischord Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idles ...

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in October 2006.

Discography

*'' The Aquarium'' (

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) ( LP) *''

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'' (

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) ( EP)

References

External links

Dischord RecordsOfficial WebsiteReview of self-titled LP on Aversion.comReview of January 2007 live show
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