Discovery (band)
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 Discovery |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York, NY |
| Genres | Indie rock, electronic |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Labels | XL Recordings |
| Associated acts | Vampire Weekend, Ra Ra Riot |
| Website | dscvry.net |
| Members | |
| Rostam Batmanglij Wesley Miles |
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Discovery is the American indie rock, electronic, funk recording project of Rostam Batmanglij, the keyboardist from Vampire Weekend, and Wesley Miles, the vocalist from Ra Ra Riot, friends who began recording together in the summer of 2005.
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[edit] History
Discovery, the band created in 2005, released their debut album LP on July 7, 2009 on XL Recordings. The album features guest vocal contributions from Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig and Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian.[1] It was described by music critic Patrick Sisson as "filled with innocent, lovelorn lyrics and the last 30 years' worth of guilty-pleasure keyboard cliches".[2] The album received mixed reviews with Hugh Montgomery of The Observer describing it as "giddily populist and slyly inventive in equal measure" and Prefix calling it "a joyous run through the tropes of contemporary R&B",[3] while Pitchfork Media's Scott Plagenhoef said "this could be your favorite or most-hated record of the year".[4] Tom Hughes of The Guardian described it as "two American indie-rock gentlemen abandon guitars and try to prove their R&B chops over 30 ear-loving minutes of handclaps, high-hats and expert synths."[5] John Meagher of the Belfast Telegraph described it as "amazing".[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Discovery (Vampire Weekend/Ra Ra Riot Side Project) Album Details Revealed". Pitchfork.com. 2008-05-20. http://pitchfork.com/news/35381-discovery-vampire-weekendra-ra-riot-side-project-album-details-revealed/.
- ^ Sisson, Patrick (2009) "Discovery, LP (XL)", Remix, 24 July 2009
- ^ Winistorfer, Andrew (2009) "Discovery LP", Prefix, 14 July 2009
- ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (2009) "Discovery LP", Pitchfork Media, 9 July 2009
- ^ Hughes, Tom (2009) "Discovery: LP", The Guardian, 3 July 2009
- ^ Meagher, John (2009) "Album Reviews 17/07/09", Belfast Telegraph, 17 July 2009
- ^ "Discovery". Discovery. http://dscvry.net/. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
