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 Smoosh write and play music that captures the pure enthusiasm and unadulterated bliss of making art for the joy of it. They work hard, they tour and practice, but they play because they want to. They're pretty inspiring.
The band is made up of two sisters. Chloe plays drums and Asya plays keyboard and sings. They've toured North America and Europe with Jimmy Eat World, The Go! Team, and Mates of State, and they've played around the U.S. with Rilo Kiley, Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie, Sufjan Stevens, Sleater-Kinney, and Cat Power (the latter of whom paid tribute to Smoosh by including a lip-sync performance of one of their songs in her live set).
They were featured on the Today Show and NPR's All Things Considered, and were nominated for Spin’s 2005 "Band of the Year." Other than the worldwide touring during school breaks, they're basically normal girls with normal lives.
 Trot on over to the awesomely awesome Daytrotter website, where you can read a nice article about the Smoosh sisters while listening to some live recordings — including two previously unreleased songs!
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Smoosh, along with others like The Shins, Cornelius, and the Postmarks, will be appearing in an upcoming new series on Nick Jr. (Nickelodeon's spin-off channel geared for young children), called "Yo Gabba Gabba" Read more about the show and Smoosh's involvement on Pitchfork. |
If you've been wondering when your favorite Barsuk band is going to be coming around to your neck of the woods again, wait no longer. A dizzying number of tour dates have just been announced, including Nada Surf's US tour in October, Menomena's third big tour of the year (this time with Illinois in October and November), David Bazan's epic journey (with support Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, September through November), Rocky Votolato (playing some dates with Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter) in September and October, John Vanderslice (celebrating his new album, emerald city) and Smoosh (supporting Bloc Party in September). Check out our shows page for more details. |
Check out the newly posted US and Canadian tour dates, which include a week of shows with Aqueduct, followed in September by a bunch of dates with Bloc Party and Deerhoof! |
Smoosh sing their song, find a way, to the YouTube Sock Monkey — watch the video here (and see the original find a way video here). |
Smoosh will be taking some time away from their studies this spring to play three dates with Bloc Party in the Pacific Northwest. Tour dates can be found here. |
Public radio has discovered Smoosh, and they've added them to their list of holiday recommendations. We couldn't agree more. Have a listen to some tracks from the album here. |
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Asya (keyboards, vocals), Chloe (drums) |
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