Morningwood
is an alternative rock band from New York City, USA, founded in 2001. [1] Morningwood was signed to Capitol Records. They have recently signed with VH1 and are the first artist on the newly formed VH1 Records.
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Career
Their debut album,
Morningwood
, was produced by
Gil Norton, known for his work with
Pixies,
the Foo Fighters, and
Echo & the Bunnymen. Singles from the album include "
Nth Degree", "Jetsetter" and "New York Girls." They toured with
Mindless Self Indulgence,
Head Automatica,
Gang of Four,
Kasabian, and
The Sounds on various legs of their US tour in 2006.
Their song "Nth Degree" has been used in several
Mercury vehicle commercials, featuring actress
Jill Wagner. Another of their songs, "Nü Rock," was used in the video games
Burnout Revenge
,
SSX On Tour
,
Thrillville
. A demo version of a Morningwood song called "Warrior" was used in a Payless shoes TV spot. Morningwood received national exposure in the United States as a finalist in
December 2005 Yahoo.com's
Who's Next. They appeared three times on
The Late Show with David Letterman, twice on
Last Call with Carson Daly, once on
The Tonight Show, once on
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and twice on
CD USA. They played live at the
MTV Studios at midnight for the
Human Giant 24 hour marathon. In 2008, the song "New York Girls" was used in the popular
Sex and the City
movie.
Morningwood's lead singer
Chantal Claret is famous for commanding audience members to take off their clothes, typically when the song "Take Off Your Clothes" is performed. A brave spectator will often climb atop the stage and strip.
The band is finishing up work on a new album.
[2]
Morningwood's popular song "Best of Me" is featured as the theme song for Vh1's
Daisy of Love, and has been remixed by
Little Jimmy Urine of
Mindless Self Indulgence and also Kevvy Mental (
Kevin James Maher) of
Fake Shark - Real Zombie!.
Band members
- Chantal Claret - Vocals
- Peter "Pedro" Yanowitz (formerly of the Wallflowers) - Bass, backup vocalist
Discography
Studio albums
| Year
| Album details
| Chart Positions
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| US
| US
Heat
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| 2006
| Morningwood
- Released: January 10, 2006
- Label: Capitol Records
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| 1
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EPs
| Year
| Album details
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| 2005
| Morningwood
- Released: 2005
- Label: Rockhardcock
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| 2008
| Sugarbaby
- Released: 2008
- Label: Capitol Records
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Singles