Throw Me the Statue | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2005–2013 |
| Labels | Secretly Canadian |
| Website | throwmethestatue.com |
Throw Me the Statue was an American indie pop band.
Throw Me the Statue | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2005–2013 |
| Labels | Secretly Canadian |
| Website | throwmethestatue.com |
Throw Me the Statue was an American indie pop band.
Throw Me the Statue was formed by Scott Reitherman after he began self-releasing CDs in 2004. Friends, including Pedro the Lion member Casey Foubert, pitched in to help as Reitherman added instruments including drum machines and glockenspiels to round out his sound. A full band came into shape in early 2007 as Throw Me the Statue's debut album Moonbeams was released on Reitherman's Baskerville Hill label and later on Secretly Canadian. [1] [2] They have been featured on Pitchfork [3] and NPR [4] and have received airplay on the independent Seattle radio station KEXP-FM. [5]
Moonbeams made it to No. 16 of 100 on the Amazon Music Best of 2008 Editors Picks list. [6] The single "Lolita" was used in Courtyard by Marriott's "New Lobby" television commercial. [7] Their second album, Creaturesque, was released in August 2009, with Paste magazine rating it a 7.9 out of 10, calling the songs "unabashedly infectious." [8] In 2008, they recorded a version of Huey Lewis and the News's song, "If This Is It", for a Huey Lewis tribute album. [9]
In 2008 Throw Me the Statue toured the U.S., performed at South by Southwest, Bumbershoot, the Sasquatch Festival, and opened for Cake in Seattle. [10] The band toured North America with The Brunettes in 2009. [11] [12]
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