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History

Producer Jimmy Giannopoulos (

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, Reputante) and vocalist Penn Badgley, neighborhood friends for years in New York, waited patiently for a sound to manifest beyond their bond based upon an odd pop aesthetic. Bassist Darren Will (Rathborne) was always orbiting, always an obvious partner when the time came. The three finally decided to hole up in a little bungalow in East LA to record for eight days without anything written, without expectation. Seeking a microphone, they found in the neighborhood one-time-Brooklynite and New Zealand expat Simon Oscroft (No), who proved to be the guitarist they weren't looking for. The spontaneous quartet recorded five songs in five days before taking a breath to see they had, in fact, started a band. In early 2014, they released a song titled "Easy" on

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under the name M O T H E R; the song quickly gained popularity and was posted on numerous blogs. Months later, the band changed the spelling of their name to MOTHXR, citing a cease-and-desist from another band with a similar name. In 2015, the band signed with the labels Kitsuné and Washington Square Music, the New York City-based subdivision of the

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label. MOTHXR has supported acts such as Streets of Laredo,

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, and

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. Their debut album, ''Centerfold'', was released on February 26, 2016.

Band members

* Penn Badgley - vocals, keyboards * Darren Will - bass guitar * Simon Oscroft - guitar * Jimmy Giannopoulos - production, drum programming

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Centerfold'' (2016)

Singles

* "Easy" (2014) * "Touch" (2015) * "Victim" (2015) * "She Can't Tell" (2015) * "Wild ride" (2015) * "Stranger" (2015) * "Underground" (2015) * "Impossible" (2015)

References

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