Menage a Twang
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Ménage à Twang is an all-female music trio from Brooklyn, New York who have been described a humorous "lady country trio." The New York Daily News profiled the band in early 2010, interviewing the band and detailing their songs, which are about aspects of New York City life not usually covered.
The band is composed of singer / songwriter Emily Moore
, a poet and English teacher at Stuyvesant High School
, singer / songwriter / guitarist Jessica Del Vecchio, a feminist scholar and teacher, and singer / songwriter / arranger / guitarist Rachel Levy, who works in TV. One of the group members attended Yale and two of the three members attended Princeton
. They have released one album, which includes the song Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar
. They have also released a video for the song Listen Sister, Don't Date A Hipster which also appears on their debut album.
The band is composed of singer / songwriter Emily Moore
Emily Moore
Emily Moore is a United States poet. She graduated from Phillips Academy and received her B.A. from Princeton University in 1999, where she studied under poet Paul Muldoon. Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Ploughshares, The Yale Review, The New Yorker, and Newsweek...
, a poet and English teacher at Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School , commonly referred to as Stuy , is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side and moved to a new building in Battery Park City in 1992. Stuyvesant is noted for its strong academic...
, singer / songwriter / guitarist Jessica Del Vecchio, a feminist scholar and teacher, and singer / songwriter / arranger / guitarist Rachel Levy, who works in TV. One of the group members attended Yale and two of the three members attended Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. They have released one album, which includes the song Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar
Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar
Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar is an ad campaign run in New York City that has resulted in a significant amount of coverage and satire....
. They have also released a video for the song Listen Sister, Don't Date A Hipster which also appears on their debut album.
Track listing
- 1. Let's Share a Studio and Temp 3:52
- 2. Listen Sister, Don't Date a Hipster 2:54
- 3. The Key to Your Apartment 3:09
- 4. One Night Stand 2:35
- 5. Secret Conservative Side 3:10
- 6. I'll Only Support Your Art for So Long 2:31
- 7. Dan Smith Will Teach Me Guitar 3:11
- 8. Weekend Service Changes 3:25
- 9. Good Face / Bad Art 3:16
- 10. Back Burner Love 3:41
- 11. Survivor 3:40
- 12. When Your Day Job Becomes Your Career 4:07
- 13. Never Again 2:55