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Odd Modern is an American indietronica band from Pasadena, California, United States. Formed in 2006, Odd Modern is composed of vocalist/keyboardist Vanina Alfaro and drummer/vocalist Girardeau Berdin. After meeting on Craigslist, [1] [2] the duo recorded and independently released their first album, Caspian Sea SICK, and their music video for "Rach ENROLL (rach like maninoff)" directed by Viktor Skorikov. [3]

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Their later works include The PE EP (2007), Odd Mode EP (2008), Sweet Release EP (2009) and the ungreatful gatsby EP (2011). [4] In 2010, they released their latest album Contrary To Popular Belief. which spawned a video for the title track featuring Steve-O. [5] The video was recently[ when? ] featured on the MuchMusic New.Music.Live program. [6]

"Flapping Mouth" from the Odd Mode EP is used in a promo for Steve-O's Professional Idiot: A Memoir. [7] The band was named one of LA Music Blog's "Top Ten LA Acts You Might Not Know" in 2011. [8]

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