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Warpaint (band)

Warpaintis an Americanindie rockband fromLos Angeles,California,formed in 2004.[1]The band consists ofEmily Kokal(vocals, guitar),Theresa Wayman(vocals, guitar),Jenny Lee Lindberg(bass, vocals), andStella Mozgawa(drums).

Warpaint
Four female musicians performing live on-stage against a black and white backdrop with violet lights.
Warpaint performing in 2011
Background information
OriginLos Angeles,California,United States
Genres
Years active2004(2004)–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitewarpaintwarpaint

To date, the band has released four studio albums:The Fool(2010),Warpaint(2014),Heads Up(2016), andRadiate Like This(2022).[2]

History

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Beginning and formation (2004–2007)

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Warpaint formed in Los Angeles onValentine's Day2004. The original lineup consisted of childhood friends Wayman and Kokal alongside sisters Lindberg andShannyn Sossamon.The band played in the Los Angeles area for three years, writing songs ( "Stars", "Beetles" and "Elephants" ) which would eventually comprise their debut EP.[citation needed]According to Jenny Lindberg in a 2011 Guardian interview, the band originally went by the name World War 4 and changed their name to Warpaint only after writing their song "Warpaint" (which they had been playing for years but first appeared on their LP The Fool). "I've been asked a few times, 'Oh, why did you name it [the song]" Warpaint "?'—as though we were naming the song after our band, when it's actually the other way around."[3]

Exquisite Corpse(2007–2010)

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The band began recording their debut EP,Exquisite Corpse,in December 2007, with producer Jacob Bercovici. The sessions took over two months and concluded with mi xing and mastering byJohn Frusciante,who was also Kokal's boyfriend at the time. Warpaint self-released the EP in 2008, which quickly moved to No. 1 on the Los AngelesAmoeba Recordslocal artist chart. In 2009,Exquisite Corpsewas rereleased worldwide byManimal Vinyl,to critical acclaim. The song "Elephants" featured in the 2011 independenthorror filmSiren,directed byAndrew Hulland released byLionsgate.[citation needed]

Former RHCP guitaristJosh Klinghofferperformed drums and guitar on the EP in 2007.[citation needed]

Australian drummer Mozgawa (formerly of Mink andSwahili Blonde) joined the band in the winter of 2009. Shortly afterwards, Warpaint were signed toRough Trade Records,and immediately began extensive touring throughout the United States and Europe, including an opening slot forthe xx.[4]

On December 6, 2010, theBBCannounced that Warpaint had been nominated for the BBC'sSound of 2011poll and they were the cover stars ofBeatmagazine's Winter 2010 launch issue.[5]

The Fool(2010–2011)

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On October 25, 2010, the band released their debut album,The Fool.[6]The album received a glowing review fromNME.[7]Prior to the album's release, the band contributed a cover of theDavid Bowiesong "Ashes to Ashes"toWe Were So Turned On,a Bowie tribute album released in conjunction withWar Child."Shadows", the first single from their debut album, was released as adigital downloadand 12 "vinylon January 10, 2011.[8]A remix of the single, "Shadows (Neon Lights Remix)", proved popular;[9]managing to be playlisted byBBC Radio 1as part of "In New Music We Trust".

Warpaint toured the U.S. and Europe in the spring and summer of 2011 to promote the album. They played at various major festivals includingSummer Sundae,Bonnaroo,Glastonbury Festival,Reading and Leeds Festivals,Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival,Rock Werchter,andElectric Picnic.In 2011, the rerelease of the track "Undertow" as a single charted in the UK at No. 92 and in Australia at No. 75. On September 25, 2011, they played the prestigiousHollywood Bowl,sharing the bill withTV on the Radio,Arctic Monkeys,Panda BearandSmith Westerns.[10]

Warpaint(2013–2015)

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Warpaint performing in 2014

As early as 2011, drummer Mozgawa, in an interview withNME,expressed the band's intention to "experiment and write with one another" as the current lineup had never composed songs "from the ground up" together. Bassist Lindberg further indicated that most of the newer songs were written by "just jam[ming] and free-flow[ing] onstage".[11]In February 2013, Wayman confirmed toNMEthat the band intended to create a minimalist sound onWarpaint,revealing that the band developed songs at soundchecks, and experimented more with acoustic guitars and percussion instruments on the album.[12]Lead vocalist Kokal noted thatR&Bandrap musicwere influences on Warpaint and stated that the album featured "things that have drum machines and ambience, music that's more than standard rock". Kokal added that the album was largely keyboards-based, which contributed to the overall sound being "definitely different" from the band's previous album,The Fool.[13]

Produced and mixed byFlood,except two tracks which were mixed byNigel Godrich,Warpaintwas released by Rough Trade on January 17, 2014 in Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and Switzerland; January 20 in Denmark, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom; and January 21 in Spain and the U.S. A snippet of the album's lead single, "Love Is to Die", was featured in an advertisement forCalvin Kleinon September 25, 2013[14]and later as part of a teaser for an upcoming documentary of the same name about the recording of Warpaint.[15]The single was released on October 28 with the pre-ordered digital version of the album.

On November 20, Warpaint performed "Composure," fromThe Fool,as well as new songs "Love Is to Die" and "Keep It Healthy", onBBC 6 MusicwithSteve Lamacqin the U.K. The next day, an article from the December 2013 issue ofDazed & Confusedmagazine appeared online, providing insight into the making of the new album, as well as the accompanying documentary, filmed by Lindberg's husband,video artistChris Cunningham(the subject of the song "CC" ).[16]Lindberg later confirmed in a November 24 interview onXFMthat Cunningham's documentary would be made available shortly after the album's release.[17]

A music video, composed of a two-song vignette from the second album— "Disco//very" and "Keep it Healthy" —was released in April 2014. Directed by Laban Pheidias, the video featured skateboarding from professional skateboarders Justin Eldridge, Kris Markovich and Patrick Melcher.[18]

The band toured in promotion of the album up to summer 2015, after which its members began separate projects. Kokal collaborated withfolkmusician Paul Bergmann, contributing vocals to Bergmann'sextended playRomantic Thoughts(2015);[19]Wayman formed asupergroup,BOSS, with Sarah Jones ofHot Chipand Guro Gikling of All We Are, and recorded material for a solo album;[20]Mozgawa recorded withAndy ClockwiseandKurt Vile;[21]and Lindberg released her debut solo album,Right On!(2015), on which Mozgawa also performed drums.

Heads Up(2016–2022)

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On August 1, 2016, Warpaint released a single titled "New Song",[22]and announced the September 23 release of its third studio album,Heads Up.[23][24]Beginning August 23 until October 27, 2017, they toured as special guest and opening act ofDepeche Mode'sGlobal Spirit Tour.[25]Their four dates opening for Depeche Mode at the Hollywood Bowl marked the first time a band played four consecutive shows at the famed Los Angeles venue.[26]The band also toured in support ofHarry Styleson a handful of dates in Asia in May 2018, as well as supportingFoalsin Australia in July 2019.[27]

The band were largely inactive across 2020 and 2021, with Mozgawa returning to Australia and recording withCourtney Barnett.[28]In December 2020, the band performed a one-off live-streamed acoustic show at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles.

On April 30, 2021, they released the single 'Lilys', which was featured in theHBOseriesMade for Love.[29]

Radiate Like This(2022–present)

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On January 26, 2022, Warpaint released the song "Champion". It is the lead single from the band's fourth studio album,Radiate Like This,which was released on May 6, 2022 via Virgin Records.[2]

Style

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Warpaint's style has been characterized asart rock,[30][31]dream pop[32]andpsychedelic rock.[33]NMEhas described their style as "intermittently emerging from plaintive moods into harder rocking, they play expansive, lushly-harmonic psych-rock songs with enough time-changes to satisfy even the most beardy prog-rock bong-tokers".[34]They have been compared toCocteau Twins,[35]Joni Mitchell,[36]andSiouxsie and the Banshees.[36]Other influences includeKraftwerk,Depeche Mode andPublic Image Ltd.[37]

Members

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Current members

  • Emily Kokal– lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, electronics(2004–present)
  • Jenny Lee Lindberg– bass, backing and lead vocals(2004–present)
  • Theresa Wayman– lead and backing vocals, guitar, synthesizer, drums(2004–present)
  • Stella Mozgawa– drums, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals(2009–present)

Former members

  • Shannyn Sossamon– drums, backing vocals(2004–2007)
  • David Orlando – drums(2007–2008)
  • Matthew Pacey – drums(2008)
  • Josh Klinghoffer– drums, guitar(2008–2009)
  • Michael Quinn – drums, cello(2009)

Timeline

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Discography

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Main article:Warpaint discography

References

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  2. ^abMinsker, Evan (26 January 2022)."Warpaint Announce First Album in 6 Years, Share New Song" Champion ": Listen".Pitchfork.RetrievedJanuary 26,2022.
  3. ^https:// youtube /watch?v=TM1kTYMjxXcat 42 seconds
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  5. ^Hanra, Hanna (December 15, 2010)."Warpaint!".BEAT Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon August 21, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 26,2011.
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  10. ^"TV on the Radio • Arctic Monkeys • Panda Bear • Warpaint • Smith Westerns".Hollywood Bowl.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-01-27.Retrieved16 January2016.
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  28. ^Riley, Jill."Courtney Barnett talks Joshua Tree, collaborating with Warpaint's Stella Mozgawa, and her new record" Things Take Time, Take Time "".The Current.Minnesota Public Radio.Retrieved26 January2022.
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  35. ^"50 Best New Bands of 2010 | #44 Warpaint".NME.IPC Media.2010-08-11.
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