Morningwood was an

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band from

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. Founded in 2001, it primarily consisted of Pedro Yanowitz and

Chantal Claret Chantal Claret Euringer (born February 21, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the rock and power pop band Morningwood. Early life Claret was born on February 21, 1982, in Berkeley, California, t ...

. Morningwood was signed to

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and released two albums. Claret went solo in 2012 and folded the band.

Career

Morningwood's '' self-titled debut album'' was produced by

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, known for his work with

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, the Foo Fighters, and Echo & the Bunnymen. Singles from the album include " Nth Degree", "Jetsetter" and "New York Girls." In support of the album, the band toured with

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and The FireTheft on various legs of their US tour in 2006. Their song "Nth Degree" has been used in several Mercury vehicle commercials, which featured actress

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. Another of their songs, "Nü Rock," was used in the video games ''

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'', ''

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'', while "Nth Degree" was used for ''

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''. A demo version of a Morningwood song called "Warrior" was used in a

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TV spot. Morningwood received national exposure in the United States as a finalist in December 2005 Yahoo.com's

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'', twice each on ''

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'', '' CD USA'', and ''

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'' and once on ''

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''. They played live at the MTV Studios at midnight for the

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24 hour marathon. In 2008, the song "New York Girls" was used in the popular ''Sex and the City'' movie. Morningwood's popular song "Best of Me" is featured as the theme song for VH1's '' Daisy of Love'', and has been remixed by

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and also Kevvy Mental ( Kevin James Maher) of Fake Shark - Real Zombie!. In August 2008, the band finished up work on a new album. The album, ''Diamonds & Studs'', was released October 27, 2009 by VH1 Records, a record company started by VH1 and owned by Viacom. Morningwood was their first and only act. Shortly after Claret's video for "Snobby Little Elf" premiered on YouTube, the band split for an indefinite hiatus. They regrouped in March 2012 to join Mindless Self Indulgence on a final tour. The band's final show was on March 11 at Irving Plaza in New York City. Since the disbanding, Claret has started a solo career while Yanowitz has started work on a Broadway musical. Their song "Sugarbaby" is used as the theme song to VH1's reality series ''

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Band members

- vocals * Peter "Pedro" Yanowitz - bass, backing vocals

Touring members

* Will Tendy - guitars * Jonathan Schmidt - drums * Jeremy Asbrock - guitars

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

'' It's Tits ''

'' It's Tits '' is the second EP from the ensemble.

= '' Track listing ''

= # "Take Off Your Clothes" # "Jetsettermusicletter" # "Nu Rock" # "Red Light"

Singles

References

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