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Everett, Washington, United States (2003 – present)
Parenthetical Girls is an experimental rock band which formed in 2003 in Everett, Washington, United States. The band currently consists of multi-instrumentalists Zac Pennington, Rachael Jensen, Eddy Crichton and Matt Carlson. Pennington is the only original member remaining in the band.
Begun as Swastika Girls, the home recording project of former childhood friends in the failed mill town of Everett, Washington, the membership of the band—in mutual disinterest and indifference—quietly chipped away at itself until only one particularly under-qualified member, singer and relative non-musician Zac Pennington, remained.
As long on ambition as he was short on musical aptitude, Pennington willed what was little more than a particularly arduous band name into a recording partnership with some of his especially capable acquaintances—namely The Dead Science’s Jherek Bischoff and Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart. That partnership became a record called (((GRRRLS))) (2004), released on Pennington’s newly-christened vanity label, Slender Means Society.
Soon after Pennington moved to Portland, Parenthetical Girls became something of an actual band—though mostly in the non-committal sense: comprised first of (a much-indebted) Pennington, Bischoff, and Bischoff’s Dead Science-mate Sam Mickens, and eventually just Pennington and Mickens. This core trio would ultimately produce Safe As Houses (2006), a record that would go on to some critical acclaim.
Following the release of Safe As Houses, the band fatefully settled on a more stable line-up, adding to its ranks several recent Portland imports in Matt Carlson, Rachael Jensen
Begun as Swastika Girls, the home recording project of former childhood friends in the failed mill town of Everett, Washington, the membership of the band—in mutual disinterest and indifference—quietly chipped away at itself until only one particularly under-qualified member, singer and relative non-musician Zac Pennington, remained.
As long on ambition as he was short on musical aptitude, Pennington willed what was little more than a particularly arduous band name into a recording partnership with some of his especially capable acquaintances—namely The Dead Science’s Jherek Bischoff and Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart. That partnership became a record called (((GRRRLS))) (2004), released on Pennington’s newly-christened vanity label, Slender Means Society.
Soon after Pennington moved to Portland, Parenthetical Girls became something of an actual band—though mostly in the non-committal sense: comprised first of (a much-indebted) Pennington, Bischoff, and Bischoff’s Dead Science-mate Sam Mickens, and eventually just Pennington and Mickens. This core trio would ultimately produce Safe As Houses (2006), a record that would go on to some critical acclaim.
Following the release of Safe As Houses, the band fatefully settled on a more stable line-up, adding to its ranks several recent Portland imports in Matt Carlson, Rachael Jensen
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Safe As Houses
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thrashdeth wrote:
so beautiful and magical.
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sonsofavery wrote:
So good live!
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neonemesis213 wrote:
Careful Who You Dance With <3
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fightswithbears wrote:
Yeah that's either him or someone who looks an awful goddamn lot like him.
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MattLeFevre wrote:
was the lead singer in an episode of Portlandia?
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Nakkinak wrote:
this is madness
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Avantgardian wrote:
It's like Placebo and of Montreal had a love-child who grew up on late-60's baroque pop. <3
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Criznittle wrote:
Parenthetical Girls "There Goes A Tenner" is featured on Indie/Rock Playlist: November (2011) download here: theindierockplaylistdotcom
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Introducing wrote:
Part IV is almost as good as Part II, but way better than Parts I and III
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true_til_deaf wrote:
Just listened to Privilege Part IV... twice... so good. On itunes store now. 12" up on their site to preorder.
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rtom87 wrote:
it was so long ago since I last listened to them. shame.
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daile wrote:
awesome band, they need more recognition
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Tattooheart wrote:
cool........
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TManWQualities wrote:
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jheuel wrote:
I always start listening to bands right after they've toured and i missed them. booo.
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alligatorindian wrote:
ZAC!
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VGoRiLLaZ wrote:
B-b-b-bye, Rachel.
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nssnradio wrote:
Did Rachael really leave the band? howcome? sad..
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AnnuiNova wrote:
♥
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kirstiecat wrote:
Interview with Zac Pennington here: http://www.bigtakeover.com/interviews/an-interview-with-zac-pennington-of-parenthetical-girls
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The Casbah, San Diego CA, United States
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Feb
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Los Campesinos!
The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA, United States
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