Weekend | |
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Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Genres | Shoegazing, [1] lo-fi |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Slumberland Records |
Website | www |
Weekend is an American lo-fi or shoegaze [1] trio from San Francisco, California. The band formed in 2009 [2] and released two EPs, with the full-length debut album Sports coming on Slumberland Records in 2010. [3] The album received an 8.2 rating from Pitchfork Media. [4] It also received 4/5 stars on Tinymixtapes [1] and was also reviewed by National Public Radio, [5] the Portland Mercury , [6] Boston Phoenix , [7] NME , [8] Drowned in Sound, [9] Brooklyn Vegan, [10] The Onion's AV Club, [11] and PopMatters. [12]
Sports was also mentioned in Sports Illustrated alongside the more commercially successful album with the same name by Huey Lewis and the News. [13]
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. [14]
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