The Hissyfits

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The Hissyfits
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Genres Punk pop
Years active1996 (1996)–2005 (2005)
LabelsTop Quality Rock and Roll, Sounds of Subterrania
MembersHolly "Princess" Jacobs, Hallie Bullet, Sivan Harlap, Karen Kanan Correa
Past membersFon-Lin, P-Girl, Suzi Blade, "Jumpin Jim" Joanos
Website hissyfitsnyc.com

The Hissyfits were a punk pop band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 1996. [1]

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History

The Hissyfits was founded in 1996 by guitarist Princess (real name Holly Jacobs) and bassist Suzi Blade (real name Lalena Fisher); the two shared songwriting and singing roles. With rotating drummers, they released two cassette EPs, The Hissyfits and Kitty-Cat Smack. [2] [3] After drummer P-Girl (real name Portia Sabin) joined the band in 1998, they recorded and released a 7-inch vinyl EP called All Dolled Up (Mutant Pop Records). The single "Something Wrong" from this record was called "perfect" by Greil Marcus in the September 1999 issue of Interview magazine. [4] That same year, the trio released the vinyl EP Wish You Were Here; and Fisher departed the band to form The Color Guard. With Fon-Lin Nyeu now on bass, the band played regularly on national tours before releasing their first full-length album, Letters from Frank, in 2001. [1] The band subsequently played at Ladyfest in 2002, and on the Warped Tour. [5] Soon afterward, the band's lineup changed, with Fon-Lin and P-Girl both leaving to return to college. They were subsequently replaced by Hallie Bulleit (bass), Sivan Harlap (drums), and Karen Kanan Correa (viola). They went on indefinite hiatus in 2005. [1] [6] [7]

Critical reception

Greil Marcus named the Hissyfits' song "Baby" as #5 on his "Real Life Rock Top 10" column for November 12, 2001. His column described the song as follows: "Standing out on a disappointing album from Brooklyn’s sunniest, trashiest, most worried guitar-based rave-up girl group, a floater: A small voice that takes on deeper textures with every phrase, a simple pulse that goes in circles even as it rushes toward the finish line." [8] The Austin Chronicle 's Raoul Hernandez described the band's style as "Go-Go's if they were from NYC and belonged on the Bay Area's Lookout! label, from whence came the Donnas." [9]

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Borges, Mario Mesquita. "The Hissyfits". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Hissyfits – the Hissyfits (1997, Cassette)". Discogs . 1997.
  3. ↑ "The Hissyfits – Kitty-Cat Smack (1997, Cassette)". Discogs . 1997.
  4. ↑ "Days Between Stations: Pop When It's Perfect (09/99)". GreilMarcus.net. 2015-01-22. Archived from the original on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Neil (2003). "Throwing a hissyfit". UD Messenger. University of Delaware . Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Rapa, Patrick (5 July 2002). "The Hissyfits". Philadelphia City Paper . Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "News". The Hissyfits Official Website. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Marcus, Greil (12 November 2001). "Real Life Rock Top 10". Salon . Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Hernandez, Raoul (8 March 2002). "SXSW Picks & Sleepers". Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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