Lisa Prank
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Lisa Prank | |
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| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Pop-punk |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Sub Pop Records., That Summer Feeling Records, Father/Daughter Records, Miscreant Records |
| Members | Robin Edwards |
Lisa Prank is an American pop punk band currently based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The band consists of sole founding member Robin Edwards, who performs live with an electric guitar and a Roland MC-505 drum machine.
History
Edwards started the band based out of her hometown of Denver, Colorado. Despite the often romantic sentiment of her lyrics, Edwards has received recognition from the male-dominated pop punk community with her cover of Blink 182's "Dammit (Growing Up)".[1] The debut release "Crush on the World" was met with national praise.[2]
She has described her music as "Trapper Keeper pop punk or babysitter punk. It’s music to make out to and also to listen to in your car while you’re driving home feeling sad."[citation needed]
In 2014, Vice Magazine described her song "Crush on the World" positively: "Lisa’s lyrics succinctly communicate my feelings about every relationship I’ve ever had."[3] The dominant local weekly newspaper The Stranger has called Lisa Prank "lo-fidelity fireball." [4] Lisa Prank's alternative punk rock music scene was recently profiled for a feature in a Seattle Weekly feature, "Punk Rock Is Not Bullshit." A picture of Prank was featured on the front cover of the newspaper.[5]
Lisa Prank has shared the stage with bands such as Waxahatchee, Tacocat and Pony Time. She also has contributed vocals on the upcoming Childbirth album for Suicide Squeeze Records.[6]
In 2018, Lisa Prank received attention for getting into a Twitter fight with Elon Musk.[7] The Twitter fight lasted for several days in regards to Musk not paying her father, Colorado artist and potter Tom Edwards for using one of his designs in the Tesla car interface without permission.[8] During the conflict Edwards maintained, “My main mission here is that artists should get paid for their work,” as her friends in the bands Childbirth, Tacocat, Chastity Belt and.[9] the singer Vanessa Carlton defended her from their personal Twitter accounts. The story was picked up by music sources like Pitchfork.[10][11] and Stereogum.[12] as well as mainstream news outlets such as Vice[13] and The Guardian.[14]
Lisa Prank performed the Fountains of Wayne song "Little Red Light" on the tribute album Saving for a Custom Van, which was released June 16, 2020 and is distributed via Bandcamp. The album was recorded in honor of FOW co-founder Adam Schlesinger, who died of COVID-19.[15]
Lisa Prank performed the Blink-182 song "Waggy" on the tribute compilation album It's Never Over Til It's Done - A blink-182 Covers Comp, which was released August 7, 2020 and is distributed via Bandcamp.[16] The title of the album comes from a lyric in the song "Waggy."[17]
Discography
Albums
- Crush on the World - That Summer Feeling Records (2014)
- Adult Teen - Father/Daughter Records / Miscreant Records (2016)
- Perfect Love Song - Father/Daughter Records (2019)
References
- ^ "The Media". Fvckthemedia.com.
- ^ "Parallel || Planets: Lisa Prank in Aural Audibles: Crush on the World". Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ^ "We Reviewed Literally Whatever You Sent Us, Volume Eight". Noisey.vice.com.
- ^ "Childbirth, Slutever, Lisa Prank, and Sharkie". The Stranger.
- ^ "Seattle News and Events - Punk Rock Is Not Bullshit". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ "Keep Zingin' (Lisa Prank)". Soundcloud.com.
- ^ Levin, Sam (2018-06-27). "Elon Musk drawn into farting unicorn dispute with potter". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "Elon Musk Likely Broke Copyright Law With Tesla Farting Unicorn Art". The Observer. June 28, 2018.
- ^ Ripley, Brie (October 24, 2018). "Elon Musk stole my dad's farting unicorn art, Seattle woman says". Kuow.org.
- ^ "Elon Musk Feuds With Lisa Prank Over Stolen Farting Unicorn Illustration". Pitchfork.com. 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Elon Musk Settles Farting Unicorn Feud With Lisa Prank's Dad". Pitchfork.com. 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Elon Musk Ends Farting Unicorn Feud With Lisa Prank's Dad". Stereogum.com. July 26, 2018.
- ^ Schwartz, Drew (June 28, 2018). "Elon Musk Is Feuding with an Artist About a Farting Unicorn". Vice.com.
- ^ "Elon Musk drawn into farting unicorn dispute with potter". The Guardian. June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Adam Schlesinger honored with new tribute album featuring Jeff Rosenstock, Charly Bliss, Ted Leo, and more: Stream". Consequenceofsound.net. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "It's Never Over Til It's Done - A blink-182 Covers Comp, by It's Never Over Til It's Done". Dudesranch.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Blink 182 : Waggy". Genius.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.