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"Up & Coming Notable Shows & Parties"

(Showbox) One thing I definitely don't want to hear if I'm ever depressed is dance music—fucking dance music is hard enough to handle when I'm feeling pretty okay about things, let alone when I want to open a vein or at the very least sleep for days. But new-to-the-scene Dance Music for Depressed People aren't obnoxiously optimistic or boasting beats that knock holes in your skull. The quintet—Miss G, R. Kennedy-Onasis, Lars Jurgin, Zanne Kamp, and Foxy Moron—play sometimes spacey lo-fi pop with melodies and harmonies that remind me as much of the Microphones (in a much more pared down sense) as they do something a little more quirky and simplistic like early Blow. They're so new that tonight is their first live show and it's also a benefit for a friend of the band who was recently diagnosed with "a very rare, very aggressive, and very deadly form of brain cancer." Definitely depressing, but Dance Music for Depressed People will be there as aural Paxil. MEGAN SELING - The Stranger


"The Short List"

"The Seattle Weekly," The Short List - 11.28.07:
"Janitor man, janitor man, limp right arm and a limp right hand, carry that mighty garbage can, my janitor man." The name of this new local band is deceiving, as a gentle pogo/sway is the only dance move they inspire, but it's music for nostalgia whether you're depressed or not. To be clear: there's a tape I can't bear to throw away called "Kitchen Rock." It's my best friend and I at 15, banging pots and pans, playing the four guitar chords we know, and singing songs about gas station attendants. If we'd been any good at all, or at least cuter and willing to put it out in the world, we would be Dance Music for Depressed People. With Katharine Hepburn's Voice and Your House or Mine. RACHEL SHIMP - The Seattle Weekly


"Up & Coming Notable Shows & Parties"

(Showbox) One thing I definitely don't want to hear if I'm ever depressed is dance music—fucking dance music is hard enough to handle when I'm feeling pretty okay about things, let alone when I want to open a vein or at the very least sleep for days. But new-to-the-scene Dance Music for Depressed People aren't obnoxiously optimistic or boasting beats that knock holes in your skull. The quintet—Miss G, R. Kennedy-Onasis, Lars Jurgin, Zanne Kamp, and Foxy Moron—play sometimes spacey lo-fi pop with melodies and harmonies that remind me as much of the Microphones (in a much more pared down sense) as they do something a little more quirky and simplistic like early Blow. They're so new that tonight is their first live show and it's also a benefit for a friend of the band who was recently diagnosed with "a very rare, very aggressive, and very deadly form of brain cancer." Definitely depressing, but Dance Music for Depressed People will be there as aural Paxil. MEGAN SELING - The Stranger


"The Popload Blog"

I saw the band Dance Music For Depressed People in the paper and thought it was a sensational name for a band. It's Shoegazer! They sound like the Breeders with a saxophone and are lofi-indie. LUCIO RIBEIRO - Internet


"Alternativa Online"

This American trio calls for experimentation in their pop songs, with a changing line-up of musicians. This goes along with the band member's "Do It Yourself" attitude. The members are also musical producers of their album due out this year...
- Roberto Maxwell - Internet


"The Popload Blog"

I saw the band Dance Music For Depressed People in the paper and thought it was a sensational name for a band. It's Shoegazer! They sound like the Breeders with a saxophone and are lofi-indie. LUCIO RIBEIRO - Internet


Discography

We released a 5-song demo and are currently recording our first record to be released this summer.
"First Rush" and "Janitor Man" have been getting played on UW's Rainy Dawg Radio.
We also release a weekly audio podcast (publicized through our zine) in which we mix one of our songs with a comedy artist to create a DMFDP orginal mash-up.

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Our influences are lo-fi, non-produced bands. We take a DIY approach to everything we do, from our recordings to publicity. Everything we produce is one-of-a-kind.