BAND OF THE WEEK #3 NATALIE PORTMAN'S SHAVED HEAD

What does Natalie Portman's Shaved Head have in common with Norweigian black metal band Darkthrone?
Absolutely nothing, I just wanted to start this post with a question.

NPSH (as I will refer to them for the remainder of this post) is a synth pop group who formed in a Seattle foodcourt around 2005 by two guys (Luke Smith and Shaun Libman) who wanted, among other things, to score girlfriends. The two eventually teamed up with Claire England, David Price and Liam Downey Jr to form the band's current lineup.

Their music lies somewhere between MGMT and the B52s with the dance sensibility of Daft Punk. This is a band who crams ridiculously catchy hooks into every orifice of their music, and they pride themselves on doing so. If you are looking for a band who's songs embody some sort of deep emotional or social meaning, this is not the band for you, but if you want a band who's music is full of immature sex jokes and just plain catchy ridiculous fun then you, my friend, have stumbled upon pure gold.

So far, NPSH has released one album, 2008's Glistening Pleasure sporting songs with titles such as Slow Motion Tag Team, Beard Lust and Sophisticated Sideways Ponytail. The whole album is catchy and like I said before crammed with high doses of highschool level humor. The poppy synths make the album perfect to put on and have an impromptu dance party in your basement, friends car, an elevator, really wherever you want, although I'm a fan of the elevator.

Something that really sets these guys apart from a lot of bands these days is the how vocal they are with their fanbase. They frequently update their blog, facebook page, myspace, and twitter with photos they've taken on tour, announcements, and random stuff that they find interesting(recently a post about ear wraps, earrings that make you look like you've just arrived from middle earth)

This band is really a must listen for fans of MGMT, Hot Chip, CSS, and Daft Punk as well as anybody who has a sense of humor and wants something they can dance to. but to you, the stuffy "mature listener" who's radio tuner never leaves NPR (I'm not hatin' on NPR!) and cannot stand those stupid kids who go out and cover your yard with toilet paper and loaf around the outsides of stores without buying anything (or maybe you are still one of the younger demographic but think you are better than that) , do yourself a favor and click the below link anyway.

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