Nurses (band)

Nurses is an American, Portland-based Avant-pop group with vocals, guitar, and keyboard. Their sound is often categorized as psychedelic pop[1] The duo joined Dead Oceans Records on May 21, 2009 and released two albums via Dead Oceans, with Apple's Acre being issued on August 4, 2009 (August 24 in the UK).[2] They have been described as a shaggy younger sibling of Animal Collective singing with the sound of dreamy harmonies, carnival organs, slightly out-of-tune pianos and basic percussion from a lone snare or tambourine and received a 7.2 rating from Pitchfork.[3] While Dracula was released on September 20, 2011.[4]

For the Fort Wayne rock / country band Nurse, see Nurse (band).
Nurses
OriginPortland, Oregon and Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
Genrespsychedelic funk, experimental ragtime, psychedelic folk
LabelsSargent House
Dead Oceans
WebsiteMyspace.com/nurses

Nurses toured with the Swedish folk musician The Tallest Man on Earth in 2010,[5] and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks in February 2012 [6]

A$AP Rocky and members of A$AP Mob freestyled over Nurses' track "You Lookin' Twice" for Pitchfork's Selector in December 2011.[7]

"Yours to Keep" will be the closing track from Naughtyland, their latest album, which is due to be released on October 6, 2017.[8]

Discography

References
  1. "Nurses Band Interview: A Pop-Infused Spectrum From Light To Dark". Redefinemag.com. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "DEAD OCEANS". Deadoceans.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "Nurses: Apple's Acre Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Nurses - Dracula :: Dead Oceans". Deadoceans.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "DEAD OCEANS". Deadoceans.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. "Nurses Tour with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks News : Dead Oceans". Deadoceans.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. "A$AP Mob - Freestyle - Video - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. "Song Premiere: Nurses, "Yours to Keep"". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. "Sargent House". Sargenthouse.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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