Childbirth (band)

Childbirth
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres Garage Rock, Alternative rock, punk rock
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Labels Suicide Squeeze Records
Associated acts Tacocat, Chastity Belt, Pony Time
Members Julia Shapiro (vocals/guitar,) Stacy Peck (drums,) Bree Mckenna (bass/vocals

Childbirth is an all-female alternative band from Seattle, Washington. The band includes members from other popular Seattle-based bands (Julia Shapiro of Chastity Belt, Bree McKenna of Tacocat, Stacy Peck of Pony Time.) The band performs in maternity gowns and is currently signed to the label Suicide Squeeze Records

The three piece received some notoriety on websites like Pitchfork and Vice Magazine for their viral song "I Only Fucked You As A Joke"[1][2] which also made Spin Magazine's Top 100 Songs of 2014.[3]

NPR premiered the single "Nasty Grrls" for their most recent record Women's Rights[4] The record received positive reviews from sites like Pitchfork[5] and Spin,[6] and after some touring of both coasts, the band was invited to perform at the Sasquatch Music Festival[7] and NYC's Northside Music Festival.[8]

In 2016, the band appeared on the podcast, Accidents On Purpose, where they claimed they are good at getting people to mow their lawn and made jokes about feminism.[9]

Albums

  • It's A Girl (Help Yourself Records, 2013)
  • Women's Rights (Suicide Squeeze, 2015)

References

  1. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16526-childbirth-i-only-fucked-you-as-a-joke/
  2. ↑ http://noisey.vice.com/ja/blog/childbirth-i-fucked-you-as-a-joke-video
  3. ↑ http://www.spin.com/2014/12/101-best-songs-2014/10/
  4. ↑ https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/07/08/413690132/song-premiere-childbirth-nasty-grrls
  5. ↑ "Childbirth: Women's Rights Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  6. ↑ "Review: Childbirth, 'Women's Rights'". Spin. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  7. ↑ "Childbirth performing at Sasquatch 2016 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington on May 30, 2016. (Photo: Kevin Tosh/Aesthetic Magazine)". Aesthetic Magazine | Album Reviews, Concert Photography, Interviews, Contests. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  8. ↑ "Childbirth playing Northside w/ Colleen Green and Diet Cig; Chastity Belt, Pony Time & Tacocat touring". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  9. ↑ We Dabble In Math (Childbirth), retrieved 2018-03-06
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