Childbirth is an American

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band from

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, United States. The band includes members from other popular Seattle-based bands (Julia Shapiro of

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, Bree McKenna of

Tacocat Tacocat is an American punk rock band from Seattle, founded in 2007 and consisting of Emily Nokes, Bree McKenna, Lelah Maupin, and Eric Randall. They gained popularity in 2014 following the release of their second album '' NVM'', engineered by C ...

, Stacy Peck of

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). The band performs in maternity gowns and is currently signed to the label

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The three piece received some notoriety on websites such as

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and

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for their viral song "I Only Fucked You As A Joke", which also made ''

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'' magazine's Top 100 Songs of 2014.

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premiered the single "Nasty Grrls" for their most recent album, ''Women's Rights''. The record received positive reviews from reviewers including Pitchfork and ''Spin'', and after some touring of both coasts, the band was invited to perform at the Sasquatch Music Festival, and

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's Northside Music Festival. In 2016, the band appeared on the podcast, Accidents On Purpose, where they claimed they are good at getting people to mow their lawn and made jokes about feminism.

Albums

*''It's A Girl'' (Help Yourself Records, 2013) *''

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'' (Suicide Squeeze, 2015)

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External links

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All-female punk bands American rock music supergroups Musical groups from Seattle Alternative rock groups from Washington (state) Punk rock groups from Washington (state) Musical groups established in 2013 2013 establishments in Washington (state)