Arthur & Yu
Band
GIVE is a snapshot of Seattle's local pop scene in 30 tracks, one of which suggests a more collaborative tomorrow...the hiphop songs on "GIVE" push for sonic newness more than the rock ones. Seattle's soft-rock mini-movement is summed up by Arthur & Yu and Grand Archives, who bring slow-core and posi-core Prozac to "GIVE." Fleet Foxes' song "Mykonos"... In this article: Seattle, Fleet Foxes, Wild Honey, Seattle Times, MTV, and Hardly Art |
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The Stranger - Line Out | 4 days ago
Caffe Vita-Sponsored Comp GIVEs Support to Food Banks, Arts Corps
...the Duke, and Unnatural Helpers will later be available A GIVE benefit concert featuring Grand Archives, D. Black, Grant Olsen of Arthur & Yu, Kinski, Gabriel Mintz, Tea Cozies, and M.C. Tilson from the Saturday Knights takes place at the...
In this article: Crocodile, Seattle, Throw Me the Statue, and David Bazan
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The Seattle Times | 5 days ago
Give it up for 'GIVE,' a downloadable benefit compilation featuring an all-star lineup of Seattle bands
...varied bands. Proceeds help local hunger relief and arts education. A concert featuring Grand Archives, D. Black, Grant Olsen of Arthur and Yu, Gabriel Mintz, MC'd by Tilson of The Saturday Knights. 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, The Crocodile,...
In this article: Seattle, The Saturday Knights, Grand Archives, Crocodile, Fleet Foxes, and Talbot Tagora
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Graig Markel
...of Horses, Transmissionary Six, A-Frames, the Girls, Nada Surf, the Spits, Jim Carroll, Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Tiny Vipers, Arthur and Yu, and many more. Graig has an affection for Vinyl and even his latest record with the Animals...
In this article: Graig Markel, Seattle, Modest Mouse, Jeremiah Green, Tiny Vipers, Ableton Live, Pet Sounds, and Joan of Arc
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Wikipedia | October 14, 2009
Arthur & Yu
Arthur & Yu are an indie folk band from Seattle, Washington. Their sound has been compared to that of various 1960s bands, as well as an aesthetic appeal of John Lennon/Yoko Ono. The duo's title roots from childhood nicknames, 'Arthur' and...
In this article: In Camera, Velvet Underground, Dntel, Dumb Luck, Hardly Art, Craigslist, and The Album Leaf
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The Stranger - Line Out | June 02, 2009
Great Ghosts
...and entirely subjective nostalgia for old times), you can also catch Mt. Eerie performing this Thursday at Cafe Vita, at a benefit for the Vera Project featuring Say Hi, Arthur & Yu, Shawn Smith, paintings by Ty Williams, and soup by One Pot:
In this article: Phil Elverum, You Turn Me On, Say Hi, Beat Happening, and Shawn Smith
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Denver Post Entertainment | December 25, 2008
Best Bets
...solid records, and people assumed that Hardly Art would follow suit. And they were right. One of Hardly Art's first releases was Arthur & Yu's "In Camera," an intelligent record of melodic indie folk. And so it makes sense that Grant...
In this article: Hardly Art, New Year's Eve, Kwanzaa, Dylan Thomas, Colorado, and Sub Pop
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Pitchfork | July 03, 2008
Black Lips, Notwist Do New Sub Pop Singles Club Pitchfork
Black Lips, Notwist Do New Sub Pop Singles Club | Pitchfork Plus: Black Mountain, Mika Miko, Om, Arthur & Yu, Tyvek Clear off some room on that record shelf now, and save yourself the trouble later: in conjunction with all their 20th...
In this article: Sub Pop, Black Lips, Notwist, Tyvek, Mika Miko, and Black Mountain
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Pitchfork | October 31, 2007
News: Arthur & Yu Tour With Kevin Drew, Iron & Wine (Again)
...a week's worth of December gigs in the Wild Wild West. In between all that: a lone Seattle date, but one of cosmic proportions, at which Arthur & Yu collide with the very inspiration for their label's name: The Thermals. Who knows what will...
In this article: In Rainbows, Jay-Z, Iron & Wine, Radiohead, Roc Boys, Cadence Weapon, Hardly Art, and Spencer Krug
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www.washingtonpost.com | September 27, 2007
Recordings
...as unexpected, are "House by the Sea" and "Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)," which are gently funky and sonically eerie. "In Camera," Arthur & Yu's cooing debut album, also has an atmospheric sound, but that's mostly because the Seattle...
In this article: In Camera, The Shepherd's Dog, Brian Deck, Velvet Underground, Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra, Iron & Wine, and Ronettes
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Pitchfork | September 14, 2007
Arthur & Yu Tour With Iron & Wine Pitchfork
Arthur & Yu Tour With Iron & Wine | Pitchfork Arthur & Yu-- a folky Pacific Northwest duo featuring neither an Arthur nor a Yu-- will soon hit the streets with Iron & Wine-- a folky Atlantic Southeast singer-songwriter named neither Iron nor...
In this article: Iron & Wine, Hardly Art, In Camera, Great Lake Swimmers, Upper Darby, PA, Bend, OR, and Toronto, Ontario
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Arthur & Yu are an indie folk band from Seattle, Washington. Their sound has been compared to that of various 1960s bands, as well as an aesthetic appeal of John Lennon/Yoko Ono. The duo's title roots from childhood nicknames, 'Arthur' and 'Yu', for Olsen and Westcott, respectively. They have been touring across the U.S. in promotion of their debut, In Camera. They were also featured on Dntel's album, Dumb Luck.
- Name:
- Arthur & Yu
- Origin:
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Years Active:
- 2006-present
- Current members:
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- Grant Olsen
- Sonya Westcott
- Genre:
- Indie folk
- Record Label:
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- Hardly Art
- Memphis Industries
- Stomp Records
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