Female Genius, by FeMaLe GeNiuS

Female Genius

by FeMaLe GeNiuS

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1.	Fire 04:04	info	buy track
2.	Yellow Sunday 06:18	info	buy track
3.	Muzzle 05:41	info	buy track
4.	Smoke 05:20	info	buy track
5.	Choices 04:45	info	buy track
6.	Birthday Song 05:47	lyrics	buy track
I know how your mind works I know how your mind works I know how your mind worksI know how your mind works Why don’t you tell me what was up with you last night I could see it made you feel like shit It makes me feel like shit too Something must have happened • Cuz your were sad Something must have happened • To make you feel bad I think it’s my fault I think it’s my fault I think it’s my fault It never turns out how I planned it It never turns out • the way I planned That;s what I get for having expectations Thats what I get for making plans I think it’s my fault….. Why won’t you tell me • what the fuck was up last night I could see that you were feeling bad you were feeling uptight Why don’t you say What was on your mind It might make you feel better • Help you unwind It never turns out you planned it It never turns out how you planned it Sometimes it even turns out even better but It never turns out how you planned I know how your mind works….. Thats what you get for having expectations That’s what you get for making plans It never turns out how you planned it Because you suck at making plans Why won’t you tell me….
7.	Shut Up 03:44	info	buy track
8.	Madeline 06:19		buy track

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Julie Hair and Marnie Jaffe blasted out of the Lower East Side underground rock scene of the 1980s and are still creating. Julie’s experience in the legendary art-rock band 3 Teens Kill 4 and Marnie’s Live Skull footprint inform their musicality. (The video for “Madeline” features deep-fake versions of the two when they were in their twenties lipsynching to the song.)
The trio of multi-instrumentalists Julie Hair, Marnie Jaffe, and Nikki D’Agostino. With their unique arrangements; minimal, vocal-driven music; and bass loops layered with harmonies, keyboards, percussion and sax; they seem to have found the sonic equivalent of “outsider art.”
Nikki D’Agostino, an avant-garde composer who teaches music technology at CUNY City Tech, moved from being a fan to an integral member of the group. Her free improv, skronk, and lyrical sax lines add gravitas to the electric and effected instrumentation. Experienced performers, they are at home playing in an art gallery, nightclub, or someone’s home.
The lyrics speak to personal politics and authentic experiences. Musical virtuosity is not the endgame. If one were to try to assign FeMaLe GEniUs a genre, music-writer Kyle Gann’s view of what he describes as “post-minimalism (a pulsing, droning, hypnotic non-traditional tonality)” might be most analogous.

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released November 13, 2021

Julie Hair, Nikki D'Agostino, Marnie Jaffe. recorded by Richard Hutchins. Mixed by Eric Hoegemeyer. Mastered by Jim Kissling.

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FeMaLe GeNiuS Brooklyn, New York

Julie Hair and Marnie Jaffe blasted out of the LES underground rock scene of the 1980’s and are still creating. Julie’s experience in the the art rock band 3 Teens Kill 4 and Marnie’s Live Skull footprint inform their musicality. Nikki D’Agostino is an an avant-garde composer who contributes integral skronk, and lyrical sax lines. LES Artist Janice Sloane's uber minimal guitar adds sonic texture. ... more

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Jul 18

Mama Tried

Brooklyn, NY

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