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Pop Noir

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"YOUNG, GIFTED AND NOIR"

Location: Los Angeles

Website: http://popnoir.org/

Bio: Shimmering streams of chiming guitar cascade over deep, dark undercurrents of bass and drums ... it's a unique sound born in the drizzle of Manchester, ... (more) England, and seasoned in the sunshine of Southern California, as were Joe and Luke McGarry, the 20-year-old British twins who head up Los Angeles indie dancerock trio Pop Noir.

Sons of an award-winning artist who designed record sleeves for such luminaries as Joy Division, Slaughter & The Dogs and Jilted John, the McGarry brothers made their debut at a concert in an abandoned indoor skatepark in Costa Mesa, California, in 2004. Since then, they have played more than 170 shows, headlined L.A. landmarks The Viper Room, The Knitting Factory, The Key Club, The Echo and Club NME at Spaceland, supported the likes of The Wombats and The Pinkertones, and played as far afield as London, Manchester and Paris. Along the way, they have acquired a loyal and rapidly expanding fanbase that has pushed myspace plays past the quarter-million benchmark.

Luke, the younger by 45 minutes, plays bass and keyboards and takes main vocal duties, while guitarist Joe handles backing vocals and all the programming and production. Onstage, with an array of loop pedals and sequencers, anchored by the thundering drums of Chilean Nico Saavedra, Pop Noir delivers a stunning live performance that crackles with raw energy and pure electricity.

Currently receiving radio support in Los Angeles from tastemakers KROQ and Indie 103.1, Pop Noir is lining up European dates for later this year. (less)