Weekend is an American
lo-fi or
shoegaze
Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with "dream pop") is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volu ...
trio from
San Francisco, California. The band formed in 2009 and released two
EPs, with the full-length debut album ''Sports'' coming on
Slumberland Records in 2010. The album received an 8.2 rating from
Pitchfork Media. It also received 4/5 stars on
Tinymixtapes and was also reviewed by
National Public Radio, the ''
Portland Mercury'', ''
Boston Phoenix'', ''
NME'',
Drowned in Sound
''Drowned in Sound'', sometimes abbreviated to ''DiS'', is a UK-based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway. Founded by editor Sean Adams, the site features reviews, news, interviews, and discussion forums.
History
''D ...
,
Brooklyn Vegan
''BrooklynVegan'' is an American online music magazine founded in 2004 by David Levine. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, United States and originally focused on vegan food and the music community in and around New York City, ...
,
The Onion's AV Club, and
PopMatters.
''Sports'' was also mentioned in
Sports Illustrated alongside
the more commercially successful album with the same name by
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News are an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Adult Contempora ...
.
Their song "End Times" was used in a commercial to promote Season 6 of ''
Dexter
Dexter may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003
* Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...
''.
The band released their second album, ''Jinx'', on July 23, 2013, on Slumberland Records.
In late 2018, Weekend toured with
Nothing and
Thursday.
Discography
Albums
*''Sports'' (2010, Slumberland)
*''
Jinx'' (2013, Slumberland)
EPs
*''
Red'' (2011, Slumberland)
10" Singles
*''All-American'' (2010,
Mexican Summer)
7" singles
*''End Times'' (2011, Slumberland, Neon transparent yellow)
Split 7" singles
* Weekend's ''End Times'' b/w Young Prisms' ''I Don't Get Much'' (2010, Transparent)
References
External links
Band's Myspace page*
Lo-fi music groups
Alternative rock groups from California
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