Nancy Whang

Nancy Whang is an American singer and musician known for her work with electronic artist the Juan MacLean and the American rock band LCD Soundsystem.

Nancy Whang
Nancy Whang performing as part of LCD Soundsystem in June 2016
Background information
BornPortland, Oregon, United States
GenresDance-punk
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards
LabelsDFA
Associated actsThe Juan MacLean, LCD Soundsystem, Classixx, Shit Robot

Biography

She was born in Portland, Oregon of Chinese-Korean parents.[1] She has also recorded with Soulwax, and appears in the film Part of the Weekend Never Dies. Her work with numerous dance-punk bands has resulted in her being labeled "a sort of Loleatta Holloway figure for the DFA era."[2] Among other artists, she was featured on Shit Robot's first album From the Cradle to the Rave in 2010 and on his third 2016 album What follows on the track Lose Control. Nancy was also featured in Classixx's All You're Waiting For from their album Hanging Gardens in 2013.

References
  1. Meet and Greet: Nancy Whang of The Juan MacLean and LCD Soundsystem, posted 04/03/09, retrieved September 15, 2010
  2. Patrin, Nate (December 16, 2013). "The Top 100 Tracks of 2013". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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