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Weekend (American band)

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Years active
  
2009–present

Record label
  
Slumberland Records

Labels
  
Slumberland Records

Genres
  
Shoegazing, Lo-fi music

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Website
  
www.myspace.com/weekendmusic

Origin
  
San Francisco, California, United States (2009)

Members
  
Shaun Durkan, Abe Pedroza, Kevin Johnson, Taylor Valentino

Albums
  
Jinx, Du hast mein Wort, Alleine Zu Träumen, Sports

Similar
  
The Weekend, Young Prisms, No Bros, Tamaryn, Wax Idols

Profiles

Weekend is an American lo-fi or shoegaze 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, Brooklyn Vegan, The Onion's AV Club, and PopMatters.

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Sports was also mentioned in Sports Illustrated alongside Huey Lewis' album with the same name.

Their song "End Times" was used in a commercial to promote Season 6 of Dexter.

The band released their second album, Jinx, on July 23, 2013, on Slumberland Records.

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)
  • Songs

    MirrorJinx · 2013
    Coma SummerSports · 2010
    End TimesSports · 2010

    References

    Weekend (American band) Wikipedia