THEESatisfaction is a former American music duo based in

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. It consisted of Stasia "Stas" Irons and Catherine "Cat" Harris-White.

History

Stasia Irons was born in 1985 in

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. Catherine Harris-White was raised in

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. Irons moved from Tacoma to

in 1996, while Harris-White moved from Hawaii to Seattle in 1997. The two met in 2005 while Irons was attending the

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and Harris-White was attending

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. THEESatisfaction was formed in 2008. They began to self-release their recordings through

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. In 2010, the duo released a collaborative single with Champagne Champagne, titled "Magnetic Blackness". The duo was featured on

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' 2011 album ''

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''. In 2011, the duo signed to the record label

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. It was the second hip hop group to be signed by Sub Pop. The duo released a studio album, ''

Awe Naturale ''Awe Naturale'' (stylized as ''awE naturalE'') is the debut studio album by THEESatisfaction. It was released by Sub Pop on March 27, 2012. Ishmael Butler provided vocals on "God" and "Enchantruss". A music video was created for "Queens". Critic ...

'', on Sub Pop on March 27, 2012. The follow-up studio album, ''

Earthee ''Earthee'' (stylized as ''EarthEE'') is the second studio album by THEESatisfaction. It was released by Sub Pop on February 24, 2015. Music videos were created for "Recognition" and "Earthee". Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a ...

'', was released on Sub Pop on February 24, 2015. In 2016, THEESatisfaction announced that they had decided to "end the group" to "rest, reflect & grow independently."

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2015)

EPs

* ''That's Weird'' (2008) * ''Snow Motion'' (2009) * ''Transitions'' (2010) * ''THEESatisfaction Loves the Sa-Ra Creative Partners'' (2010) * ''THEESatisfaction Loves Stevie Wonder: Why We Celebrate Colonialism'' (2010) * ''Sandra Bollocks Black Baby'' (2011) * ''THEESatisfaction Loves Anita Baker'' (2012) * ''THEESatisfaction Loves Erykah Badu'' (2013) * ''And That's Your Time'' (2013)

Singles

* "Magnetic Blackness" (2010) * "I Don't Like You" (2015)

References

External links

* {{Authority control African-American musical groups All-female bands American musical duos American hip hop groups Hip hop duos Musical groups from Seattle Musical groups established in 2008 Musical groups disestablished in 2016 Sub Pop artists