The Naked and Famous

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Biography

The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand post-punk revival band from Auckland. They formed in 2008 when Thom Powers and Alisa Xayalith recorded EPs This Machine and No Light with engineer Aaron Short, a fellow student at Auckland's MAINZ music college. The EPs were subsequently released on local independent label Round Trip Mars and Powers and Xayalith began performing live with Ben Knapp and Jordan Clark on bass and drums respectively.

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  1. The Naked and Famous

    Mon 11 Apr 2011 08:01

    The New Zealanders discuss debut album

  2. Introducing... Naked And Famous

    Wed 1 Dec 2010 10:21

    The Kiwi fivesome already have a number one hit back home, they're looking to spread...

  3. Naked and (soon to be) Famous

    Tue 23 Nov 2010 10:34

    Fans of MGMT, Chairlift and Polyphonic Spree need apply

BBC Reviews

  1. Passive Me, Aggressive You 2011

    Review of Passive Me, Aggressive You

    Reviewed by Kevin Harley

    Strapping, festival-fit tunes from the New Zealand chart-toppers.

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