Will Schwartz
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Will Schwartz is an American
pop musician, and a member of the band Imperial Teen
, whose debut album Seasick was released in 1996.
Of the "queer alt-rockers Imperial Teen," one New York Times reviewer wrote that "though every song on the album is good, the best are the ones about homosexuality
("Butch"), Kurt Cobain
("You're One") and complete nonsense ("Imperial Teen")".
Will Schwartz later joined with Tomo Yasuda
for their dance pop project hey willpower
, an outfit which also includes dancers Erin Rush and Justin Kelly. hey willpower released the EP hey willpower in 2005, and the LP PDA in 2006. Schwartz remains active with both bands, Imperial Teen's latest effort, The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band
, saw release in 2007.
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pop musician, and a member of the band Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen is a San Francisco-based indie pop group made up of Roddy Bottum primarily on guitar/vocals, Will Schwartz primarily on guitar/vocals, Lynn Truell primarily on drums and backing vocals, and Jone Stebbins primarily on bass and backing...
, whose debut album Seasick was released in 1996.
Of the "queer alt-rockers Imperial Teen," one New York Times reviewer wrote that "though every song on the album is good, the best are the ones about homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
("Butch"), Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
("You're One") and complete nonsense ("Imperial Teen")".
Will Schwartz later joined with Tomo Yasuda
Tomo Yasuda
Tomo Yasuda is a Japanese-American electronic musician, who is based out of San Francisco. He has recorded as a solo artist, and as a member of the bands The Boy Explodes, hey willpower, and Tussle....
for their dance pop project hey willpower
Hey willpower
Hey Willpower is an American pop band, led by vocalist Will Schwartz and electronic musician Tomo Yasuda , with rotating collaborators including musicians and dancers.-History:...
, an outfit which also includes dancers Erin Rush and Justin Kelly. hey willpower released the EP hey willpower in 2005, and the LP PDA in 2006. Schwartz remains active with both bands, Imperial Teen's latest effort, The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band
The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band
The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band is the fourth album by indie rock band Imperial Teen. It is the follow-up to their third full-length record On , and was released in the U.S. on August 21, 2007 from Merge Records...
, saw release in 2007.