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Electric Guest is a Los Angeles-based band formed in 2011. The group comprises Asa Taccone and Matthew 'Cornbread' Compton. Luke Top plays bass and Reese Richardson plays keyboards/guitar in the touring version of the band. On April 24, 2012, the band released their debut album, Mondo. They released their second album, Plural, on February 17, 2017, and their third album, Kin, on October 18, 2019.

History[edit]

Asa Taccone met Matthew Compton after renting a room, previously inhabited by Brian 'Danger Mouse' Burton, in a large house of mostly musician tenants.^[1] Compton was a session drummer, and the two artists began to collaborate.^[2] Burton heard demos of their work and, over the span of a year, urged Taccone to make an album.^[2]

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• Includes FREE MP3 version of this album. MONDO Electric Guest. KIN marks Electric Guest’s first LP in two years as well as the duo’s first new music.
• Los Angeles-based duo Electric Guest made a sharp turn on their sophomore effort, Plural. Five years after their debut, Mondo, the pair returned with an album that was more icy electro sheen than hot-blooded retro throwback. On Mondo, Danger Mouse's production handiwork was obvious, imbuing Motown-inspired jams like 'This Head I Hold' with his.
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Taccone recalled an older woman once calling him 'an electric guest of the universe', and used the quote as an inspiration for their band name.^[1]

They performed their single 'This Head I Hold' on an April 2012 taping of the Late Show with David Letterman and have made other television appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Conan in the United States. In the UK, they have done studio performances for Lauren Laverne, Dermot O'Leary, and Rob da Bank on BBC sessions. While they have performed live on television they have also had their music featured in popular US television shows such as Teen Wolf, HBO's award-winning Girls and Suits.

Electric Guest debuted their album Mondo in April 2012. The album is very much influenced on retro grooves from the 1970s and 1980s. As reviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, the sound of Mondo is a “Beck-ian journey into L.A. slacker soul, full of hooky neon jams that ponder fame's fraught highway and the emptiness of modern life.”^[3]

Burton co-produced Electric Guest's debut album Mondo after a year of exchanging advice and music with Asa Taccone, who happened to be a friend's younger brother.^[4] Taccone then moved to Los Angeles by taking the room Burton was moving out of. Their relationship continued, and ultimately blossomed into their collaboration on Mondo.^[5] Besides the album and singles, there has also been a popular cover of Little Dragon's 'Ritual Union' which was done for the 'Like a Version' sessions for Triple J in Australia.^[6] Nu:Logic also did a remix of 'This Head I Hold' on UFK Drum&Bass.^[7]

Both men have been influenced by distinct genres. Compton has noted Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons and Vu de l'extérieur as favorites,^{[citation needed]} and said he grew up mostly listening to indie artists.^[1] Taccone grew up on hip/hop and soul,^[1] citing Souls Of Mischief's 93 'til Infinity album, E-40, and Mac Dre as influences.^[8] The band is notable for its pop sound that features Motown sensibilities with Taccone's falsettos.^[1]

Matthew Compton has also appeared on other artist's records, including playing drums on the track 'Wes Come Back' from Rodes Rollins' debut EP Young Adult (2017) and 'Mystery Man' (2018).

Music videos[edit]

The band has released nine music videos: 'This Head I Hold', 'American Daydream', 'The Bait', 'Dear to Me', 'Oh Devil', 'Back for Me', 'Dollar', 'Play With Me' and 'More'.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Reception[edit]

They were featured as one of twelve on MTV's list of Artists to Watch in 2012 as well as NME's Radar Band of the Week in February 2013.^[15]The Guardian said the band 'specialise in soulful, funked-up pop so insidiously catchy you suspect it was designed as a homage to – even a pastiche of – the originators of the form.'^[16]

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Tour[edit]

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Their Mondo tour debuted in 2012, selling out shows. Along with Taccone and Compton, keyboardist Todd Dahloff and his brother, guitarist Tory Dahloff, join the duo on tour.^[2] One tour review reads, 'Real, raw, good emotion was a pumping from these fellows.'^[17] In 2012 and 2013 they toured through France several times, with the last tour ending with a sold out headliner at Le Trianon venue in Paris. The UK also has a large fan base with several tours that have gone through; the most recent tour ending with a headlining sold out show at the Scala in London.

Electric Guest earned a month-long residency at the Echo in Echo Park, Los Angeles.^[16] They have made domestic festival appearances at SXSW,^[18]Bonnaroo Music Festival,^[18]Sasquatch,^[1] and the Outside Lands. Internationally, they have performed at the Montreux, Splendour in the Grass in Australia,^[2] and the Leeds Festival in the UK, as well as the Festival Printemps de Bourges, Eurockeennes, and We Love Green (all in France). In 2013, they appeared on Austin City Limits and the First City Fest. They also played at Berlin's Fashion Week as well as Cannes Film Festival.

They were a headline act for SLO Brew's 30th Anniversary Music Festival on September 8, 2018 in San Luis Obispo, California.^[19]

In 2019, they performed on popular comedy podcast Comedy Bang Bang for their holiday special, performing 'Oh, Devil' and two songs from Kin.

Members[edit]

• Asa Taccone – vocals, instrumentals
• Matthew 'Cornbread' Compton – drums
• Luke Top – bass guitar
• Reese Richardson – guitar, keyboard

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Extended plays[edit]

Singles[edit]

Other charted songs[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdefGotch, Kristin (May 7, 2012), 'An Interview with Electric Guest'. PopMatters. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
2. ^ ^abcdShedden, Iain (June 16, 2012), 'Nice and cheesy'. The Australian :10
3. ^Hermes, Will (May 7, 2012). 'Electric Guest Mondo Album Review'. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
4. ^Tittiger, Annie (October 29, 2012), '7 Questions for Asa Taccone'. Mondern Luxury. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
5. ^Rolling Stone staff (April 11, 2012), 'Danger Mouse Reveals Why He Produced Electric Guest's Debut Album'. Rolling Stone.Retrieved February 22, 2016.
6. ^'Electric Guest – Ritual Union'. August 12, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
7. ^'Electric Guest – This Head I Hold (Nu:Logic Remix)'. April 12, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
8. ^Kauffman, Alexia (May 3, 2012), 'Q&A with Electric Guest'. We Love DC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
9. ^Tim Nackashi (Director) (August 10, 2017). Electric Guest – Oh Devil (Music video). YouTube. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
10. ^Jorma Taccone (Director) (January 24, 2012). Electric Guest – American Daydream (Music video). YouTube. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
11. ^Jonas&François (Director), Jules Dieng (Producer) (January 17, 2013). Electric Guest – Bait (Music video). YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
12. ^Alan Del Rio Ortiz (Director) (December 6, 2016). Electric Guest – Dear To Me (Music video). YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
13. ^Tim Nackashi (Director) (August 10, 2017). Electric Guest – Oh Devil (Video). Youtube.
14. ^Joe Weil (Director) (October 18, 2019). Electric Guest – More (Video). Youtube. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
15. ^'Radar Band Of The Week – No. 123: Electric Guest'. IPC Media Entertainment Network. February 15, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
16. ^ ^abLester, Paul (March 7, 2012), 'Electric Guest (No 1,223)'. The Guardian. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
17. ^(May 8, 2012), 'Dynamic Show Review | Electric Guest | 5.2.12'. The Soul Dynamic tumblr. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
18. ^ ^abDrever, Andrew (July 27, 2012), 'Sticks and stones a low note'. The Age.
19. ^slobrew.com/live
20. ^'Electric Guest – Chart History'. Billboard.com.
21. ^'4 Charts Independent Albums'. Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
22. ^ ^ab'Discografie Electric Guest Wallonie'. ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien.
23. ^ ^abcd'LesCharts.com: Electric Guest page'. LesCharts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
24. ^'KIN by Electric Guest'. Apple Music. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
25. ^'Electric Guest – Chart History – Alternative Songs'. Billboard.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
26. ^'Electric Guest – Chart History – Hot Rock Songs'. Billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
27. ^ ^ab'Discografie Electric Guest Vlaanderen'. ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
28. ^Peaks in the UK:
    • 'This Head I Hold': 'Chartlog UK'. The Zobbel Website. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

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For The Key’s year-in-review, we asked our trusted sources – our writers and photographers, XPN’s on-air staff, fellow bloggers in the Philly scene and even a few musicians – to send us their Top Five Whatevers. Could be the traditional music route – albums, songs, concerts of the year – or it could be only loosely connected. We’ll be sharing these recaps every day through to the end of the year. Today, XPN Morning Show host Michaela Majoun shares her five most sonically addictive songs of 2012.

By which I mean songs you just can’t get out of your head, not necessarily because of lyrical content or musical depth, but because of a sound that hooks you. I suspect it has something to do with repetition and viscerally-felt clapping or drum noise and the other things noted below. There are studies about why music is addictive – read more here and here. Continue reading →