Smoosh.....Super sonic youth

[KiwiCoromandel]

They're only 12 and 14, but Smoosh have toured with Pearl Jam and are heading here with Eels.

The 12-year-old girl who some say plays drums better than Meg White is sitting in a hotel lounge, swinging her legs in stripy socks so they thud against the table.

Sitting more sedately is the other half of Smoosh, 14-year-old Asya, who sings and plays keyboards. She has that long-suffering look older siblings often bear and spends most of the interview trying to protect her croissant from Chloe's grasp and shooting her "Hey! Dumbass!" stares.

Smoosh come from Seattle, where they were championed by fellow Washington bands Death Cab For Cutie and Sleater-Kinney. They've shared stages with Pearl Jam, the Go! Team and Jimmy Eat World and have embarked on their longest tour, which brings them to Australia with American indie-rocker Eels.

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/super-son...2637744813.html

[Potato]

If I get off my ass, and get tickets to the Eels show here on the 31st (I think), I'll come back to this post and let you all know how talented these kids are.

[DudeAsInCool]

Looking forward to your review, Potato. Here is Christian Science Monitor profile:

This girl band is the real kid rock

Smoosh is pop's hot – and young – new sister act.

Indie-pop duo Smoosh has rocked sold-out concert halls in New York, London, and Paris in recent weeks. The two musicians have signed countless autographs and spent hours doing press interviews for their new album, "Free to Stay." But for Chloe and Asya, the sisters who make up Smoosh, album sales, airplay figures, and writing new songs are of minor concern - right now their primary worry is finishing up school homework on time.

The drummer and keyboardist, ages 12 and 14, respectively, have already released two albums, garnered rave press from the likes of Billboard magazine and NPR's "All Things Considered," and have been nominated for Spin Magazine's 2005 "Band of the Year." Combine those feats with support act slots for the likes of Pearl Jam, Rilo Kiley, Sleater-Kinney, and their current tour with The Eels, and it's quickly apparent why the girls have little time for slumber parties and summer camp.

And yet the Seattle duo (whose parents won't release their last name for privacy concerns) are remarkably unfazed by their success. Drummer Chloe, talking on the phone from London, says she's "pretty happy" but "not going crazy over it." Those intent on writing the duo off as sheer gimmick, however, are sure to draw her ire. She insists that listeners take them seriously. "I don't really like it when people say, 'Oh, look at those guys, they're so adorable!' I want them to focus on our music."

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