Manwomanchild is a rock band from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
fronted by David Child.
The band was started in Rhode Island in 2008.
In February 2010, the band release a self-titled EP recorded at
Machines with Magnets in
Pawtucket, RI
Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence and East Providence to the south, Central Fal ...
.
The band's lineup for the EP and album consisted of David Child on vocals, guitars, and synths,
Mason Neely
Mason Neely (born April 20, 1979) is an American-born, UK-based record producer, drummer, orchestral arranger and multi-instrumentalist who has produced and arranged for and toured with artists including; Lambchop, Cerys Matthews
Cerys Ma ...
on drums, and Craig Gifford on bass.
In May 2010, Manwomanchild released the song "Chile La Roja" in support of
Chile's 2010 World Cup team.
[
] The song was featured in four national newspapers and on two Chilean TV networks.
The band released its self-titled debut album on 14 December 2010 on West Cortez Records.
In 2013, Manwomanchild moved to Philadelphia. In April 2014, wrote and recorded the soundtrack for Decidedly's iOS and Android game "Floyd's Worthwhile Endeavor".
In September and October 2014, the band released the singles "Wedding Toast" and "Recent History", followed by another, "The Telepath Returns," in December of the same year.
In March 2015, "The Difficult Years" was released. Music blog "Surviving the Golden Age" described the song's sound as "
LCD Soundsystem being fronted by
Ben Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums, and as a membe ...
" as well as "hybrid glam rock/chamber pop".
References
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Indie rock musical groups from Rhode Island