Yes Giantess
Location: Boston, MA
Website: http://myspace.com/yesgiantess
Bio: YES GIANTESS
Birthed at the nexus of 2008 and 2009, Yes Giantess was never meant to last more than a few weeks. Members of the band ... (more)
previously played in former incarnations of Passion Pit, the Death Set and so many more. What was to one off party music for them to play with friends suddenly found an online audience
Based out of Boston the four Berkley students were suddenly being asked to play shows across the Atlantic. Their tracks have lit up blog-savvy dancefloors, with high profile pop producers offering the unsigned band their services. The band have just finished recording tracks with the likes of Richard X (Kelis), Hannah Robinson (Ladyhawke) and former Sneaker Pimp Liam Howe.
“We want to bring music back to that point when it was totally bad ass to be a pop star,” says singer Jan. Their songs are equally pre-ordained for electro clubs.
September sees the band support Little Boots across the States, followed by dates with MSTRKRFT, Calvin Harris and Clipse. In October they return to the UK for the NME Radar Tour prior to CMJ.
List of what remixes they’ve got:
*** Golden Silvers (XL) – True Romance (completed but unreleased)
*** Passion Pit (French Kiss) - Sleepyhead
*** Erik Hassle (Island) – Don’t Bring Flowers (completed on white label we are allowed to give away wherever online)
*** Magistrates (XL) – Heartbreak
*** Asher Roth (Island) – She Don’t Wanna Man
*** Are We Brothers (Discograph France)
*** AIR – TBC
Everything that’s going on with the band:
1) In the studio with Richard X (Kelis), Hannah Robinson (Ladyhawke), Liam Howe (Marina and the Diamonds / Sneaker Pimps), Charlie Hugall (Florence & The Machine)
2) About to enter studio with Biff Stannard (Kylie / Spice Girls), Pascal Gabriel (Blondie / S-Xpress etc)
3) NME Tour in October
4) Tour Dates with Clipse, Little Boots tour, MSTRKRFT, Calvin
5) Playing CMJ in October
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