Biography
By 23, Kevin Attics had already breezed through jobs writing for Pitchfork Media and Dusted Magazine and performing with critical darlings Single Frame Ashtray and the Octopus Project. He began Mothfight in hopes of making harsh noise but, after joining up with Jess Boettger, Clarke Dominick, Marcus Rubio, Kelli Christian, and Mike Yaklin, they expanded their palette, infusing their arrangements with heavy orchestral instrumentation, hand-made tape loops, samples, circuit bent toys, barbershop harmonies and home-made instruments, conjuring images of Disco Inferno remixing the Elephant Six Collective.
With just one 7" under their belt, constant touring and word-of-mouth have led to performances with the likes of Of Montreal, Explosions in the Sky, Dizzee Rascal, Bill Callahan, Ted Leo, Cat Power, Battles, Girl Talk, High Places, and loads of friends. They conquered Fun Fun Fun Fest, christened a reception for Mark Mothersbaugh's art, headlined(?!) Asthmatic Kitty's "Houston, My Ears Depend On You" Festival, and garnered attention from the likes of Pitchfork Media (who hosted a live MP3 of the band), The Onion, the New York Times, and other enterprising people who had lovely things to say. They just contributed a song to HABITAT (an Asthmatic Kitty compilation benefiting "Habitat for Humanity"), and commenced work on a long-player using an honest-to-God cassette recorder. The Austin Chronicle listed the group as one of 9 bands poised to break out at 2009's SXSW festival. In 2009 the group was accepted into SXSW, CMJ, Sled Island Music Festival (Alberta, Canada), Midpoint Music Festival (Cincinnati, OH), and lots of other shows.
Instrumentation
Kevin Attics - Voice, guitar
Jessica Boettger - Voice, MIDI
Clarke Dominick - Bass
Mike Yaklin - Voice, drums
Discography
"Hopscotch" (b/w "Hopscotch"), 7"
Natrix Natrix Records NN009
Released 10/06/07
Compilations:
"Rev. Sharp's Invention" (live - featured on Pitchfork Media)
KVRX Local Live Volume 12
Released 04/12/08
"A Long Way from Home"
HABITAT
Asthmatic Kitty Records
Released 11/10/08
Links
| http://www.mothfight.net |