Corbu (band)

American musical duo

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Corbu

Background information
Origin| Brooklyn, New York
Genres| Neo-Psychedelia, Electronic, Dream Pop
Years active| 2014 (2014)-present
Labels| 3Beat (EU), Big Picnic (US)
Members| Jonathan Graves, Amanda Scott
Website| www.corbucorbu.com

Corbu is an American musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York.[1] The duo is headed by Jonathan Graves on vocals and Amanda Scott on synth and percussion.[2]

The band released the EP We Are Sound in 2014, and the EP Everything You Imagine is Real in 2015.[citation needed]

Their debut album, Crayon Soul[3] was mixed by Dave Fridmann,[4] 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,[5] and featured an animated music video directed by Daniel Cordero[6]

## History

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Graves and Scott, both originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, met in New York City.[7] After recording their first single, "We Are Sound," it was played by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 in 2014.[8] That year, Corbu remixed "You & I (Forever)" by Jessie Ware, landing them on the Red Bull Music Awards 20 before 15 list.[9] 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,[10][11] and Electric Forest in 2017.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "SOUNDCHECK: THE 22 BEST MUSIC RELEASES OF THE WEEK". www.nylon.com.
2. ^ Lester, Paul (March 31, 2014). "Corbu (No 1,731)". The Guardian.
3. ^ "Corbu's inspirations: How Adventure Time, Broadcast, and Carl Sagan inspired their debut". www.ew.com.
4. ^ "Exclusive Track Premiere:'Through Emptiness,' Corbu". www.interviewmagazine.com. May 16, 2016.
5. ^ "On record: Pop, rock and jazz". The Times. June 26, 2023.
6. ^ "CORBU WILL INSPIRE YOU TO FIGHT ALL YOUR "BATTLES"". www.nylon.com.
7. ^ "Interview With Corbu". stitchedsound.com. September 20, 2016.
8. ^ "#R1Future Festival Rewind". Zane Lowe Sessions. January 23, 2014. BBC. Radio 1.
9. ^ "RED BULL MUSIC: 20 BEFORE 15". www.coolhunting.com. December 19, 2014.
10. ^ "Artists of ACL: Take a journey 'far out' with Corbu". www.kvue.com. September 30, 2016.
11. ^ "CORBU'S SPACE-AGE POP IS A SWEET SOURCE OF ESCAPE IN 2016". www.diymag.com. July 22, 2016.
12. ^ "Odesza, Bob Moses, and Roman Flügel Head to Electric Forest 2017". Vice.com. November 18, 2016.

Corbu discography at MusicBrainz