SPLIT SMITTENS (the) / JUST JOANS (the) 7"

TWEE POP, SPLIT-RELEASE

THE SMITTENS

The Smittens are a five-piece indiepop band from Burlington, Vermont and like to think of themselves as a DIY twee pop explosion. Dana Kaplan, Colin Clary, David Zacharis, Holly Chagnon, and Max Andrucki switch up instruments, song-writing, and singing to create brilliantly lyrical and hyper-catchy pop songs of all colors, shapes and sizes. Formed on a whim at a party in 2002 by a group of popkids who wanted to make for their friends the kind of music they love, the Smittens have emerged as one of the country’s best-loved underground indiepop quintets, with headlining slots in the past year at the New England, New York, Toledo, and Athens Popfests. The bands third album The Coolest Thing About Love, mixed by Eric Masunaga, is out now, on Athens, Georgia’s indie institution Happy Happy Birthday To Me.

THE JUST JOANS

"Bitter or sweet, all memories become precious as the years Move on". The just joans formed in north lanarkshire in 1997. They released their debut album, "last tango in motherwell", in 2005 on ivan lendil records. Tony Kiernan of "Is this music" magazine described it as "...probably the best scottish album this year". It sold 7 copies, 4 of which Tony bought. They have released 3 mini-albums, "virgin lips", "hey boy...you're oh so sensitive" and "love and other hideous accidents" on WeePOP! records. The first two sold out, and the newest (Love and other hideous accidents) got its official release on valentines day 2009.