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Darwin Deez | |
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| Origin | New York, New York, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Lucky Number Music |
| Members | Darwin Merwan Smith Greg Richardson Andrew Hoepfner Tim McCoy |
| Past members | Angela Carlucci Zachary Cole Smith Michelle Dorrance Nicholas Van Young |
| Website | darwindeez |
Darwin Deez is an American indie band from New York City signed to music label Lucky Number. The group's frontman Darwin Deez (Darwin Merwan Smith) attended Wesleyan University and has been a guitarist for Creaky Boards and a rapper. Darwin Smith lives in Brooklyn, New York.
History
The band began to receive public attention in the United Kingdom during late 2009, which followed the release of the band's debut single, "Constellations". In April 2010, the band released their second single, "Radar Detector", which reached number 62 in the UK Singles Chart, number 5 on the UK Indie Chart. He has appeared on the cover of the NME and was placed in the Top 10 of their annual Cool List. The band's self-titled debut album, Darwin Deez, was released on 12 April 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 22 February 2011 in the United States. The third single from the album, "Up In The Clouds", was released on 12 July 2010.
In February 2011, they released a mixtape titled Wonky Beats. Darwin Deez embarked on a tour of Australia in April 2011, during which time they played at the Groovin the Moo festival and a number of side-shows.
In February 2013, Darwin Deez released their second album titled Songs for Imaginative People[1] and went on tour to support the album.[2]
Darwin Deez released their third studio album, titled Double Down, on September 18, 2015 via Lucky Number.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Chart Peak Positions | |
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| UK [4] |
UK IND | ||
| 2010 | Darwin Deez
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61 | 3 |
| 2011 | Wonky Beats Mixtape
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N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | Songs for Imaginative People
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91 | N/A |
| 2015 | Double Down
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TBA | TBA |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak Positions | Album | |
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| UK | UK IND | |||
| 2009 | "Constellations" | – | – | |
| 2010 | "Radar Detector" | 62 | 5 | Darwin Deez |
| "Up In The Clouds" | 120[5] | 13 | ||
| "Constellations" (re-release) | 174 | 15 | ||
| "Bad Day" | – | – | ||
| 2015 | "Kill Your Attitude" | TBA | TBA | Double Down |
| "Time Machine" | TBA | TBA | ||
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2010 | "Radar Detector" | Ace Norton[6] |
| "Up In the Clouds" | Tom Kingsley[7] | |
| "Constellations" | Terri Timely[8] | |
| "DNA" | Miles Crawford[9] | |
| 2012 | "Free (The Editorial Me)" | Ninian Doff[10] |
| 2013 | "You Can't Be My Girl" | Keith Schofield [11] |
| 2015 | "Kill Your Attitude" | Dent De Cuir [12] |
| "The Mess She Made" | Oscar Hudson[13] |
References
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/songs-for-imaginative-people/id581055304?l=en&affId=2051894
- ^ http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2012/12/darwin_deez_rel.html
- ^ http://www.need406.com/news/6/dd61715.html
- ^ "Album chart for 08/05/2010". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110528cluk.txt
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pbdLqTh_x4&feature=related
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loXxn7dMQYE&feature=fvw
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37sKI7d7-xA
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQNJgVKE9UY
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smmErdX4N8c
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GinJuHGnPkw
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM9EDgeS75E
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r40tpNUQMC8
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