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Pretty Balanced played from Nov 2004 to Feb 2010. For the last nine months of their existence, they were known as The Alphabet. They showcased a new sound that’s been called piano chamber rock, rock electronica, and finally by the band, Ctrl+Alt+tronica: the amalgamation of classical instruments, primarily piano, violin, double bass, and contemporary ones- vocals, drums and plenty of electronics.
On 18 April 2009, the band announced on its site that it was no longer Pretty Balanced, but would instead be performing under the name The Alphabet. On the band’s website, Shimer says “it was a long time coming; we talked about it for well over a year and finally settled on one we all really loved. one of the main beefs with “pretty balanced” was that people had a hard time remembering it (got a lot of “perfectly balance” and stuff) and also, it was a little complacent for what we’ve become. and as anna maria stjarnell pointed out in her review on collected sounds, “pretty balanced make an album that is anything but.” she meant it as a compliment, and we took it that way. it is good to be excitingly funny-looking and terrifyingly aschew.”
On 17 February 2010, Judith announced on her blog for side project The Sneaky Mister that the band had recently dissolved.
On 18 April 2009, the band announced on its site that it was no longer Pretty Balanced, but would instead be performing under the name The Alphabet. On the band’s website, Shimer says “it was a long time coming; we talked about it for well over a year and finally settled on one we all really loved. one of the main beefs with “pretty balanced” was that people had a hard time remembering it (got a lot of “perfectly balance” and stuff) and also, it was a little complacent for what we’ve become. and as anna maria stjarnell pointed out in her review on collected sounds, “pretty balanced make an album that is anything but.” she meant it as a compliment, and we took it that way. it is good to be excitingly funny-looking and terrifyingly aschew.”
On 17 February 2010, Judith announced on her blog for side project The Sneaky Mister that the band had recently dissolved.
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AffectingShades wrote:
Holli Would
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AnnChess wrote:
So far there isn't a song by them I don't like. They're surprisingly good and they need more attention. My Mind is a Box is a musical masterpiece.
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Sasha_OldSchool wrote:
magic music...!
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FloreDimartino wrote:
So fucking GOOD! [2]
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ShadowolfIncubi wrote:
I miss them so much! T_T
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DeadUnicorns wrote:
insane amounts of talent up in hurrr
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ariaczek wrote:
i'm so so so so so in love with them <3
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kuiper_______ wrote:
So fucking GOOD!
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Zor4n wrote:
Genuinely Bad, that's what i am talking about.
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LadySwansong wrote:
where can i get the un released stuff?
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Feelingless wrote:
green beans <3
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deafotter wrote:
fucking love it
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TheMelANNcholic wrote:
I'm so happy to have discovered them... too bad they've split up,but they're a brilliant band anyways
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hellomartin wrote:
when i was listening to the song My mind is a box, i really had goose skin all over)
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Tyffanny wrote:
Her voice <3
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ugril wrote:
one of the most underrated bands ever, RIP [3]
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snoopyisdead wrote:
@jesscadz: http://www.wwwiii2.org/pb/ Other early albums are also there
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tigertaildance wrote:
Judith, I want to spoon on a public floor with you. I hope you find this :)
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Vancouver2010 wrote:
"Genuinely Bad" is unbelievably good.
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jesscadz wrote:
where can I get Remix-Spektor?~!
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Scarlet Starlet EP Release Date
25 Apr 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/prettybalanced
Hiya guys,Some
KIIIND of crappy news: we announced the Scarlet Starlet
EP release
date as May 1st, and true to our track record, are not going
to make
that. We had ou...
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Scarlet Starlet EP Release Date
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