Mothfight

Moth Fight
Mothfight Promotional Image, October 2009 Mothfight Promotional Image, October 2009
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas/Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Glo-fi, shitgaze, indie pop, neo-psychedelia, experimental
Years active	2007–present
Members	Kevin Attics Jessica Boettger Clarke Dominick Mike Yaklin
Website	[1]

Moth Fight is an American experimental pop outfit based in Austin, Texas. Their sound is a blend of orchestral instrumentation (trumpets, cellos, violins, banjos, barbershop harmony), tape loops, samples, synthesizers, and circuit bent toys.

Discography

File:Mothfight Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007.jpg

Kevin Attics and Jessica Boettger mid-performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX

US singles

• Hopscotch (2007) Natrix Natrix Records

Compilations

• "Rev. Sharp's Invention (Live)" featured on Technicolor Yawn: KVRX Local Live Vol. 12 (2008) KVRX
• "A Long Way from Home" featured on HABITAT (2008) Asthmatic Kitty

Trivia

• The song "Hopscotch" is apparently inspired by Julio Cortázar's novel Hopscotch and includes lyrics written in Gliglish, the constructed language La Maga teaches Horacio.

• "Hopscotch, pt. 2" references both Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky and the Grimm Brothers' White and Black Bride

See also

• Music of Austin

References

Sources consulted

Endnotes

External links

• Myspace