A New York City trio that made sharp, moody rock songs in the late 2000s.
If you want to hear them at their best, start with 'Rich Girls' or 'Murder.' Both songs have that cool, detached guitar sound they did so well.
They caught a certain downtown New York vibe right after the Strokes era, with songs that felt both stylish and a little frayed. 'Rich Girls' from their 2007 debut 'Virgin Islands' is a good example, a catchy, deadpan snapshot of a scene. Their music holds up as a specific time capsule of that moment.
They formed around 2005, originally called The Kids, and put out 'Virgin Islands' in 2007. After that, they released a couple more albums like the self-titled one in 2010 and 'No One's Lost' in 2013, with the core trio of Cumming, Caniff, and Ratensperger staying steady.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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