Angel Deradoorian (born July 18, 1986), also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her work with

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as full-time member from 2007 to 2012. She left to pursue a solo career. In 2015 she released a solo studio album, '' The Expanding Flower Planet''.

Life and career

Born and raised in

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and of

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descent, Deradoorian first found an interest in music at the age of five, when she was taught violin and piano at the private school she attended. Both her parents are artists and she has an older sister Arlene, who also tours with her performing solo material. At the age of 16 she decided to leave school and pursue a career in music. She moved to Brooklyn, joined Drive-thru Records band An Angle and then shortly after in 2007 she joined Dirty Projectors and played an important role in the recording of the album ''

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''. In 2012, she moved to Los Angeles together with her then-boyfriend

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. Deradoorian's debut EP, '' Mind Raft'', was released under her surname in 2009 by Lovepump United Records. In 2009, she recorded a track with

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keyboardist

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and

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vocalist Wes Miles on their

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album '' LP''. The track is entitled "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".

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chose her to perform at the

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festival that they curated in 2011. In 2011, she released a split 7-inch with Albert McCloud containing a song by McCloud entitled "Planetarium 2010" and her own song "Marichka". She was a member of Avey Tare's project, Slasher Flicks, along with ex-

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drummer Jeremy Hyman, and released the album ''

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'' in 2014. In 2015, Deradoorian released her debut solo studio album, '' The Expanding Flower Planet'', on

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. In 2017, she released an EP titled ''

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'', which mixes obscure and ambient landscapes. Her second full-length solo album, '' Find the Sun'', was released on September 18, 2020, by record label

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. In 2022, Deradoorian and Russian musician Kate NV formed the duo Decisive Pink, releasing the 2023 album '' Ticket to Fame'' on

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Discography

Studio albums

* '' The Expanding Flower Planet'' (2015) * '' Find the Sun'' (2020) * '' Ticket to Fame'' (2023, as Decisive Pink with Kate NV) * ''Ready for Heaven'' (2025)

Compilation albums

* ''Disembodied Improvisations Vol. 1'' (2019)

EPs

* '' Mind Raft'' (2009) * ''

'' (2017)

Singles

* "Marichka" b/w "Planetarium 2010" (2011) * "Mountainside" (2017)

Guest appearances

* An Angle - “We Can Breathe Under Alcohol” *

– "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" from '' LP'' (2009) *

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– "A Peace of Light" from ''

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'' (2013) * U2 – "The Troubles" from ''Songs of Innocence'' deluxe edition (2014) *

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– "Siren Song" from ''

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'' (2014) * Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks –

(2014) *

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– "Dreams Come True", "Can't Deny My Love", "Still Want You", "Between Me And You", and "Diggin' Up The Heart" from ''

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'' (2015) *

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– "Aquaria" from '' Aquaria'' (2015) * Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – "1959" from '' I Had a Dream That You Were Mine'' (2016) *

– ''

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'' (2017) *

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– "Hold You" from '' Half-Light (2017) *

– "Language" (2020)

References

External links

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