Discovery (band)
Encyclopedia
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.
on July 7, 2009 on XL Recordings. The album features guest vocal contributions from Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig
and Dirty Projectors
' Angel Deradoorian
. It was described by music critic Patrick Sisson as "filled with innocent, lovelorn lyrics and the last 30 years' worth of guilty-pleasure keyboard cliches". The album received mixed reviews with Hugh Montgomery of The Observer
describing it as "giddily populist and slyly inventive in equal measure" and Prefix calling it "a joyous run through the tropes of contemporary R&B", while Pitchfork Media
's Scott Plagenhoef said "this could be your favorite or most-loved record of the year". Tom Hughes of The Guardian
described it as "two American indie-rock gentlemen abandon guitars and try to prove their R&B chops over 30 ear-loving minutes of handclaps, high-hats and expert synths." John Meagher of the Belfast Telegraph described it as "amazing".
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
, electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
recording project of Rostam Batmanglij
Rostam Batmanglij
Rostam Batmanglij is a producer and multi-instrumentalist of New York-based indie rock band Vampire Weekend and co-founder of electro-soul group Discovery.-Background:...
, the keyboardist from 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...
, and Wesley Miles, the vocalist from 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:...
, friends who began recording together in the summer of 2005.
History
Discovery, the band created in 2005, released their debut album LPLP (Discovery album)
LP is the first album by the band Discovery, released July 7, 2009 on vinyl and July 14, 2009 on CD via XL Recordings.-Reception:Initial critical response to LP was generally favorable...
on July 7, 2009 on XL Recordings. The album features guest vocal contributions from Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig is the lead singer and one of the guitarists of New York-based indie rock band Vampire Weekend.-Background:...
and 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...
' Angel Deradoorian
Angel Deradoorian
Angel Deradoorian is a Brooklyn-based musician best known for her work with Dirty Projectors. Deradoorian's debut EP, Mind Raft, was released under her surname on May 5, 2009 by Lovepump United Records. Her last name is of Armenian heritage...
. It was described by music critic Patrick Sisson as "filled with innocent, lovelorn lyrics and the last 30 years' worth of guilty-pleasure keyboard cliches". The album received mixed reviews with Hugh Montgomery of The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
describing it as "giddily populist and slyly inventive in equal measure" and Prefix calling it "a joyous run through the tropes of contemporary R&B", while Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
's Scott Plagenhoef said "this could be your favorite or most-loved record of the year". Tom Hughes of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
described it as "two American indie-rock gentlemen abandon guitars and try to prove their R&B chops over 30 ear-loving minutes of handclaps, high-hats and expert synths." John Meagher of the Belfast Telegraph described it as "amazing".