Our self-produced CD, "Related to Such Pretty Dolls", was recorded in Northern Michigan, sessions informal and variously located in bedrooms, basements, and bathrooms. Tracks are recorded one at a time, at leisure as a labor of love.
Influences:
Brian Eno, Arcade Fire, David Bowie, Deerhoof, Deerhunter, the Pixies, Yo La Tengo, neu!, Wire, Nick Drake, Love and Rockets, Faust, Robyn Hitchcock, Echo and the Bunnymen, Peter Gabriel, Ian Curtis, Talking Heads, Liars, the Smiths, the Cure, the Chemical Brothers, Earthworks, the Knife, Syd Barrett, Mat Polus, Silver Jews, Television, Sigur Ros, Suicide, and Sun Ra.
Members:
Steven Leitelt: Vocals, Guitars, Keys
krtRa van Dusen: Bass, Keys, Mixing
Norman Brecheisen: Analog Synths
Jason Tobin: Mandolin, Melodica
Julie van Dusen: Vocals
Joshua Sims: Electric Guitar
Tone: Trumpet
Jesse Peppas: Drums
Russell King: Percussion
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