Angel Deradoorian is a Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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-based musician best known for her work with Dirty Projectors

Dirty Projectors

The Dirty Projectors aka David Longstreth includes Amber Coffman , Angel Deradoorian , Brian McOmber , Nat Baldwin , and Haley Dekle during live performances...

. Deradoorian's debut EP, Mind Raft, was released under her surname

Surname

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 on May 5, 2009 by Lovepump United Records

Lovepump United Records

Lovepump United is an independent record label founded in 2004 by then - Vassar College students Jake Friedman and Mookie Singerman in Poughkeepsie, New York. The label is currently based in New York City. Friedman and Singerman were the only members of a duo Glitter Pals whose EP was Lovepump's...

. Her last name is of Armenian heritage. In 2009, she recorded a track with Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York City that formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. The Band has four members: Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson, and Chris Baio. The band released its first album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which produced the singles "Mansard...

 Keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot

Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, cellist Alexandra Lawn , violinist Rebecca Zeller, and drummer Kenny Bernard.-History:...

's vocalist Wes Miles on their Discovery

Discovery (band)

Discovery is the American indie rock, electronic, funk recording project of Rostam Batmanglij, the keyboardist from Vampire Weekend, and Wesley Miles, the vocalist from Ra Ra Riot, friends who began recording together in the summer of 2005.-History:...

 album LP

LP (Discovery album)

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. The track is entitled "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". Animal Collective

Animal Collective

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 chose her to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties

All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)

All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....

 festival that they curated in May 2011. On February 22, 2011, she released a split 7" with Albert McCloud containing a song by McCloud entitled "Planetarium 2010" and her own song "Marichka".

External links

• Angel Deradoorian's VITAL STATS at Anthem Online
• [ Angel Deradoorian] entry on AllMusic
• Angel Deradoorian on MySpace
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• Stereogum's Mind Raft preview
• Pitchfork article announcing Angel Deradoorian's solo debut
• Village Voice recommends Deradoorian SXSW show