indie pop
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quintet from
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New York
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, United States, formed in 2015 and consisting of Eliza Bagg (vocals, violin, synthesizers), Oliver Hill (vocals, guitar, synthesizers), Ian Romer (vocals, bass), Peter Coccoma (guitar), and Noah Hecht (drums). The band is currently signed to
Bella Union
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History
After releasing records with 4AD for a large part of their career, Cocteau Twin ...
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History
Bagg and Hill met in a string quartet at
Yale University
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. Upon graduation they moved to Brooklyn and met Romer, Coccoma, and Hecht shortly thereafter. The band released their first full-length album, '' Young Narrator in the Breakers'', on November 11, 2016 to critical acclaim. The album was produced by Dan Molad (
Lucius
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Mystery Hour
''Mystery Hour'' is the second studio album by American indie pop band Pavo Pavo. It was released on January 25, 2019 through Bella Union
Bella Union is a British independent record label founded in 1997 by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie ...
'', was released on January 25, 2019.
Critical reception
''Young Narrator in the Breakers'' was met with generally positive reviews.
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gave it a 7.2, comparing Bagg to "a lovelorn alien reaching out from the farthest reaches of the galaxy," while
AllMusic
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selected it as an Album Pick and wrote, "Pavo Pavo have achieved a collection that eschews the obvious, being undoubtedly hip yet simultaneous geeky in its references, and the resulting work is a real gem."
In August 2016, ''
The Guardian
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'' featured Pavo Pavo in the "Band of the Week" column, describing in their music "an eerie washed-out playfulness, a wistful exuberance, that captures the sadness of a passing moment or era."
Economist and ''
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'' columnist
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'', New York, 19 June 2015. Retrieved on 2 December 2016.
Mystery Hour
''Mystery Hour'' is the second studio album by American indie pop band Pavo Pavo. It was released on January 25, 2019 through Bella Union
Bella Union is a British independent record label founded in 1997 by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie ...