:Corbu (band)
{{Short description|American musical duo}}
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| origin = Brooklyn, New York
| genre = Neo-Psychedelia, Electronic, Dream Pop
| years_active = {{Start date|2014}}-present
| label = 3Beat (EU), Big Picnic (US)
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| website = {{URL|www.corbucorbu.com}}
| current_members = Jonathan Graves, Amanda Scott
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Corbu is an American musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York.{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/soundcheck-august-6-2016|title=SOUNDCHECK: THE 22 BEST MUSIC RELEASES OF THE WEEK|website=www.nylon.com}} The duo is headed by Jonathan Graves on vocals and Amanda Scott on synth and percussion.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/31/corbu|title=Corbu (No 1,731)|newspaper=The Guardian|date=31 March 2014 |last1=Lester |first1=Paul }}
The band released the EP We Are Sound in 2014, and the EP Everything You Imagine is Real in 2015.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
Their debut album, Crayon Soul{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/08/12/corbu-crayon-soul-adventure-time/|title=Corbu's inspirations: How Adventure Time, Broadcast, and Carl Sagan inspired their debut|website=www.ew.com}} was mixed by Dave Fridmann,{{cite web|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/exclusive-track-premiere-through-emptiness-corbu|title=Exclusive Track Premiere:'Through Emptiness,' Corbu|website=www.interviewmagazine.com|date=16 May 2016 }} and released in August 2016. Following the debut of Crayon Soul, Corbu supported Bloc Party on a United States tour. Their track "Battles" was picked up by The Sunday Times,{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/on-record-pop-rock-and-jazz-8ds9mqwq6|title=On record: Pop, rock and jazz|website=The Times|date=26 June 2023 }} and featured an animated music video directed by Daniel Cordero{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/corbu-battles-premiere|title=CORBU WILL INSPIRE YOU TO FIGHT ALL YOUR "BATTLES"|website=www.nylon.com}}
History
Graves and Scott, both originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, met in New York City.{{cite web|url=https://stitchedsound.com/interview-with-corbu/|title=Interview With Corbu|website=stitchedsound.com|date=20 September 2016 }} After recording their first single, "We Are Sound," it was played by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 in 2014.{{cite episode|title=#R1Future Festival Rewind|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q12sn|network=BBC|station=Radio 1|date=23 January 2014|series=Zane Lowe Sessions}} That year, Corbu remixed "You & I (Forever)" by Jessie Ware, landing them on the Red Bull Music Awards 20 before 15 list.{{cite web|url=https://coolhunting.com/culture/red-bull-20-before-15/|title=RED BULL MUSIC: 20 BEFORE 15|website=www.coolhunting.com|date=19 December 2014 }} The name Corbu comes from the French architect, writer, designer, and painter Le Corbusier.
In addition to their Bloc Party tour, Corbu played at Austin City Limits in 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.kvue.com/article/entertainment/events/austin-city-limits/artists-of-acl-take-a-journey-far-out-with-corbu/269-328081463|title=Artists of ACL: Take a journey 'far out' with Corbu|website=www.kvue.com|date=30 September 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2016/07/22/corbus-interview-new-york-dave-fridmann|title=CORBU'S SPACE-AGE POP IS A SWEET SOURCE OF ESCAPE IN 2016|website=www.diymag.com|date=22 July 2016 }} and Electric Forest in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jp4beb/electric-forest-2017-lineup|title=Odesza, Bob Moses, and Roman Flügel Head to Electric Forest 2017|website=www.vice.com|date=18 November 2016 }}
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Category:Electronic music groups from New York (state)
Category:Musical groups from Brooklyn
Category:Musical duos from New York (state)