No Kids | |
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Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | Indie pop |
Years active | 2008 | –present
Labels | Tomlab |
Members | Julia Chirka Justin Kellam Nick Krgovich |
No Kids is a Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia.
The band was formed by Justin Kellam, Julia Chirka and Nick Krgovich following the departure of Larissa Loyva from their earlier band P:ano. [1] [2] [3]
The band's debut album, Come Into My House, was released February 19, 2008 on Tomlab. [4] [5] They toured Canada and the United States through the spring and summer of 2008 in support of the record. [6] [7] The album was given a generally favourable rating on Metacritic. [8]
The band contributed to a compilation album, Friends in Bellwoods II , in 2009, and toured with the band Mount Eerie and Tara Jane O’Neil. [9] They then released an EP, Judy At The Grove, in 2010.
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