Childbirth (band)

American alternative rock band

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Childbirth

Origin| Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres| Garage rock, alternative rock, punk rock
Years active| 2013 (2013)–present
Labels| Suicide Squeeze Records
Members| Julia Shapiro
Stacy Peck
Bree Mckenna

Childbirth is an American alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington, United States. The band includes members from other popular Seattle-based bands (Julia Shapiro of Chastity Belt, Bree McKenna of Tacocat, Stacy Peck of Pony Time). The band performs in maternity gowns and is currently signed to the label Suicide Squeeze Records

The three piece received some notoriety on websites such as Pitchfork and Vice Magazine for their viral song "I Only Fucked You As A Joke",[1][2] which also made Spin magazine's Top 100 Songs of 2014.[3]

NPR premiered the single "Nasty Grrls" for their most recent album, Women's Rights.[4] The record received positive reviews from reviewers including Pitchfork[5] and Spin,[6] and after some touring of both coasts, the band was invited to perform at the Sasquatch Music Festival,[7] and New York City's Northside Music Festival.[8]

In 2016, the band appeared on the podcast, Accidents On Purpose, where they claimed they are good at getting people to mow their lawn and made jokes about feminism.[9]

## Albums

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* It's A Girl (Help Yourself Records, 2013)
* Women's Rights (Suicide Squeeze, 2015)[10]

## References

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1. ^ ""I Only Fucked You As a Joke" by Childbirth Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
2. ^ "CHILDBIRTH's "I Only Fucked You as a Joke" Video is Too Real". Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
3. ^ "The 101 Best Songs of 2014". Spin.com. December 8, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
4. ^ Presley, Katie (July 8, 2015). "Song Premiere: Childbirth, 'Nasty Grrls'". NPR. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
5. ^ "Childbirth: Women's Rights Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
6. ^ "Review: Childbirth, 'Women's Rights'". Spin.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
7. ^ "Childbirth performing at Sasquatch 2016 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington on May 30, 2016. (Photo: Kevin Tosh/Aesthetic Magazine)". Aesthetic Magazine. June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
8. ^ "Childbirth playing Northside w/ Colleen Green and Diet Cig; Chastity Belt, Pony Time & Tacocat touring". BrooklynVegan.com. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
9. ^ "We Dabble In Math (Childbirth)", Soundcloud.com, retrieved March 6, 2018
10. ^ "Women's Rights - Childbirth - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

## External links

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* Childbirth on Bandcamp