Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen | |
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Also known as | Star 69 |
Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Genres | Indie pop, alternative rock |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Merge |
Members | Roddy Bottum Will Schwartz Jone Stebbins Lynn Truell |
Website | imperialteen |
Imperial Teen is a
History
Imperial Teen first gained notice with its debut album,
The band's second album,
The band toured throughout these years, and its success led to opening several dates in 1998 for Hole, fronted by Courtney Love, a friend and (briefly) former Faith No More bandmate of Roddy Bottum. Imperial Teen was also slated to be the opening act for one leg of the 1999 Marilyn Manson–Hole co-headlined Beautiful Monsters Tour, but the tour ended after only a few March dates when Hole dropped out and Manson had to postpone dates due to an ankle injury. Imperial Teen ended up headlining a club tour instead.
A 1999 article in
Issues with support levels and label restructuring at
Will Schwartz joined with Tomo Yasuda for his dance side project Hey Willpower. The outfit, also including dancers Erin Rush and Justin Kelly, released a self-titled EP in 2005.
Imperial Teen returned on the live scene with two shows at the
The band's fifth studio album, Feel the Sound, was released on January 31, 2012.
Jone Stebbins said in a 2017 interview that the band was preparing material for a sixth studio album, although the process is slowed down by their living far apart from one another.[9] Roddy Bottum revealed in late 2018 that he was mixing a new Imperial Teen album.[10] The album was released by Merge Records in June 2019, titled Now We Are Timeless.
Discography
Studio albums
- Seasick (1996)
- What Is Not to Love (1998)
- On (2002)
- The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band (2007)
- Feel the Sound (2012)
- Now We Are Timeless (2019)
Live albums
- Live at Maxwell's (2002)
Singles and EPs
- Imperial Teen (1996) – vinyl 45
- You're One (1996) – vinyl 45
- "Butch" (1996) – various CD singles, promos, and 45s
- Sweet and Touching (date unknown) – vinyl 45
Songs on compilations
- "Balloon (Remix)" on American Eagle Outfitters: Spring Music compilation (1997)
- "Yoo Hoo" on the JawbreakerMovie Soundtrack (1999)
- "The Beginning" on Ten Years of Noise Pop 1993–2002 (2002)
- "Sugar" on Merge Records Presents Survive and Advance, Volume 1 (2002)
- "Freaks" on Wig in a Box: Songs from & Inspired by Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2003)
- "Ivanka" on Old Enough to Know Better (2004)
References
- ^ Rotter, Joshua (February 19, 2020). "Imperial Teen Sang About LGBTQ Issues Before It Was Cool". SFWeekly. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Joy of singles: Imperial Teen's Will Schwartz goes pop with his bubbly side project, hey willpower" – The Advocate September 13, 2005, retrieved from FindArticles.com
- ^ " CRITIC'S CHOICE/Pop CD's;Realities Of Living, Bad and Not" – The New York Times May 14, 1996
- ^ "Faith No More – Behind "Evidence" Pt 2 And ALSO..." YouTube. June 10, 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ Album reviews – Imperial Teen – Rolling Stone Posted at RollingStone.com February 9, 1999
- ^ a b Roddy Bottum article – The Advocate February 16, 1999
- ^ Wikipedia: Exclusive: Imperial Teen Reveal New Album Details
- ^ Robert Christgau, David Fricke, Christian Hoard, Rob Sheffield (December 17, 2007). "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 20, 2007
- ^ "Interview: Jone of Imperial Teen". After the Show. March 2, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "Faith No More Are Working on New Music". Kerrang!. November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.