Total Slacker is an American

United States

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 band from Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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, New York

New York

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In one year as a group, they have released two singles on independent record labels both in the U.S. and Europe

Europe

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, and have played over 100 shows in New York,
garnering the attention of press and international radio play. Total Slacker's drummer Ross Condon, is the younger brother to Zach Condon of the band, Beirut

Beirut (band)

Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar...

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In January 2011, their single "Crystal Necklace" reached #36 on Pitchfork

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's Top 50 songs from 2010 readers poll.



On March 14, 2011, the bands single "Crystal Necklace" was released on London

London

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 based record label Fierce Panda, a compilation cassette tape with bands Dum Dum Girls

Dum Dum Girls

Dum Dum Girls are an American indie pop band from California that formed in 2008. Their name comes from both The Vaselines' album Dum Dum and the Iggy Pop song "Dum Dum Boys"...

, Twin Sister, Beach Fossils

Beach Fossils

Beach Fossils is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York City. They are currently signed to Captured Tracks.-Studio Albums:*Beach Fossils *What a Pleasure EP -Other Releases:...

, Real Estate

Real Estate (band)

Real Estate is an Indie rock band hailing from Ridgewood, New Jersey now rooted in Brooklyn, N.Y.-Band members:* Alex Bleeker – bass, vocals* Martin Courtney – guitar, vocals* Matthew Mondanile – guitar, vocals* Jackson Pollis – drums...

 and Weekends.



On July 26th, 2011 Total Slacker debuted on BBC Radio

BBC Radio

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 for Tom Ravenscroft /Jon Hillcock's program in London.



On August 10th, 2011 the single "Video Store Rental Guy" was featured in Kai Neville's surf film: Lost Atlas, and covered in Surfing Magazine

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On October 30th, 2011 Total Slacker made a cameo on MTV

MTV

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's new show "Weird Vibes"
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On November 9th, 2011 Front man Tucker Rountree was interviewed on NBC

NBC

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.com about their debut LP "Thrashin" and the recent occupy wall street protests.




Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

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 reviewed their debut LP "Thrashin", released in London on Marshall Teller Records September 27th, 2011.

Notable press

• The New Yorker
  The New Yorker
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  magazine defined them in a January 11, 2010 article as: "part of the Brooklyn contingent of a sub-genre ... shitgaze."
• Pitchfork Media
  Pitchfork Media
  Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
  
   premiered their debut music video (October 2010) of the song: "Crystal Necklace.", Directed and filmed by Mathew Caron with cinematography by Christopher Person and animations by Danielle Burgos.
• Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone
  Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
  
  -Paris reviewed the band in July 2010 saying: "...a very lascivious sound and hovering vocals...Listless and languid phrasing."
• Village Voice..."Front man Tucker Rountree manages to echo both Thurston Moore and Lou Reed
  Lou Reed
  Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
  
  with his half-sung, half-spoken lyrics about being young, broke, and in love."

Singles

Date	Single	Backed with	Record label	Format	Other details
2010	Crystal Necklace	Video Store Rental Guy	Impose	7" single	500 copies
Date	Single	Backed with	Record label	Format	Other details
2010	Ultimate Party Dood	Creepos	Marshall Tellar Records	7" single	500 copies