Psapp

{{Short description|British experimental electronica band}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Psapp

|image =

|caption = Psapp, London, Summer 2013 by Alessia Chiappino

|background = group_or_band

|origin = London, England

|genre = Electronica, indie pop

|years_active = 2002–present

|label = Melodic, Rallye, Wiaiwya, Arable, Leaf, Domino Records, The state51 Conspiracy

|website = [http://psapp.net psapp.net]

|current_members = Galia Durant
Carim Clasmann

}}

Psapp ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|p}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|s|æ|p}}) is a British experimental electronica band.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=MacKenzie |title=Psapp Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/psapp-mn0000104143/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=7 October 2021}} The band, a duo consisting of Carim Clasmann and Galia Durant, are sometimes credited with inventing a musical style known as toytronica, a form of electronica made with toys and toy instruments. They are also noted for their use of found sounds and homemade instruments, including the meowing of live cats, a "mechanical chicken", and a xylophone-like instrument made of bones they call the "boneaphone".{{cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Allison |title=Wielding Cuteness as a Weapon |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5566135 |website=NPR |access-date=7 October 2021 |date=19 July 2006}}{{cite web |last1=Freedom du Lac |first1=J |title=British duo Psapp uses everything plus the kitchen sink -- and cats |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-06-15-0606140340-story.html |website=The Chicago Tribune |access-date=7 October 2021 |date=15 June 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Peacock |first1=Robert |title=Psapp – What Makes Us Glow |url=https://counterfeitmag.co.uk/album-and-single-reviews/psapp-makes-us-glow/ |website=Counterfeit Magazine |access-date=7 October 2021}} They have released five albums, a Japan Exclusive Mini-Album, Northdown, and five EPs.

Psapp composed the song "Cosy in the Rocket", the main theme on the medical-drama TV series Grey's Anatomy, for which they have received multiple BMI awards.{{cite web |title=‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Composers Receive BMI Film/TV Awards |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20061020greys_anatomy_greys_anatomy_composers_receive_bmi_film_tv_awar |website=BMI |access-date=7 October 2021 |date=20 October 2006}} Some of their other songs have been used in other American TV shows such as The OC{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Mark |title=Psapp The Only Thing I Ever Wanted |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9096-the-only-thing-i-ever-wanted/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=7 October 2021 |date=8 June 2006}} and Nip/Tuck as well as the UK Channel 4 TV show Sugar Rush.

In 2015 they were chosen by David Byrne to play at the Meltdown Festival in London.{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Roisin |title=Psapp, Meltdown Festival, review: David Byrne's pick are full of charming quirks |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/psapp-meltdown-festival-review-david-byrne-s-pick-are-full-charming-quirks-10465735.html |website=The Independent |access-date=7 October 2021 |date=21 August 2015}}

Psapp's fourth album, What Makes Us Glow, was released on 11 November 2013,{{Cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.net/press/psapp-announce-details-of-their-fourth-album-what-makes-us-glow-out-11th-november-2013|title=Psapp Announce Details Of Their Fourth Album 'What Makes Us Glow' Out 11th November 2013|date=17 September 2013|website=Contactmusic.com|accessdate=14 April 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Offerings From Nashville, the Kitchen and This Side of Twisted |url=https://archive.today/M7XTg/again?url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/arts/music/new-albums-throwing-muses-death-grips-the-knells-psapp.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=7 October 2021 |archive-url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/arts/music/new-albums-throwing-muses-death-grips-the-knells-psapp.html |archive-date=14 October 2020 |date=29 November 2013}}{{cite web |last1=Pearis |first1=Bill |title=UK duo Psapp return with first LP in five years |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/uk-duo-psapp-re/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |access-date=7 October 2021}} and their fifth album Tourists, was released on 2 September 2019, both under the label The state51 Conspiracy.{{cite web |title=Tourists by Psapp |url=https://www.amazon.com/Tourists-Psapp/dp/B07WCJF6J8 |website=Amazon |access-date=7 October 2021}}

Psapp are known for their humour on stage, throwing toy cats (hand-made by the band) into the audience.{{cite web |last1=Rowland |first1=Sarah |title=Psapp - Interview |url=https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=14549 |website=Penny Black Music |access-date=7 October 2021 |date=23 March 2007}}