Weekend is an American lo-fi or shoegaze[1] trio from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 2009[2] and released two EPs, with the full-length debut album Sports coming on Slumberland Records in 2010.[3] The album received an 8.2 rating from Pitchfork Media.[4] It also received 4/5 stars on Tinymixtapes[1] and was also reviewed by National Public Radio,[5] the Portland Mercury,[6] Boston Phoenix,[7] NME,[8] Drowned in Sound,[9] Brooklyn Vegan,[10] The Onion's AV Club,[11] and PopMatters.[12]
Weekend | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Shoegazing,[1] lo-fi |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Slumberland Records |
| Website | www |
Sports was also mentioned in Sports Illustrated alongside the more commercially successful album with the same name by Huey Lewis and the News.[13]
Their song "End Times" was used in a commercial to promote Season 6 of Dexter.
The band released their second album, Jinx, on July 23, 2013, on Slumberland Records.[14]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Sports (2010, Slumberland)
- Jinx (2013, Slumberland)
EPs
edit- Red (2011, Slumberland)
10" Singles
edit- All-American (2010, Mexican Summer)
7" singles
edit- End Times (2011, Slumberland, Neon transparent yellow)
Split 7" singles
edit- Weekend's End Times b/w Young Prisms' I Don't Get Much (2010, Transparent)
References
edit- ^ a b c Comentale, Ed. "Weekend - Sports | Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Murphy, Tom (2010-11-12). "Shaun Durkan of Weekend talks about Sports and the foibles of music journalism - Denver - Music - Backbeat". Blogs.westword.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (2010-09-30). "Weekend Announce Slumberland Debut • News •". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ "Weekend: Sports | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Myers, Erik (2010-10-24). "First Listen: Weekend, 'Sports'". NPR. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Milbauer, Rachel. "Unlimited Nights and Weekend | Music". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ [1] Archived October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: Weekend - Sports (Slumberland)". Nme.Com. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Gourlay, Dom (2010-11-08). "Weekend - Sports / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ "Weekend released 'Sports', touring w/ Young Prisms (dates)". Brooklynvegan.com. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Heller, Jason (2010-11-09). "Weekend: Sports". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ "Weekend: Sports". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Rebecca Shore (2011-02-28). "Do two sporty CDs really have game? - 02.28.11 - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ "Weekend: "Mirror" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
External links
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