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Electric Youth (band)
Electric Youth is a Canadian synth-pop duo from Toronto, Ontario[1] consisting of Bronwyn Griffin (vocals, songwriter) and Austin Garrick (producer, songwriter, synthesizer, drums). CareerGarrick and Griffin have been dating since grade 8.[2] Their initial breakthrough came in 2011 when their song "A Real Hero", created in association with College, was prominently featured in the movie Drive.[3][4] The song was written by Garrick, in part about Chesley Sullenberger and the crash landing of Flight 1549.[5] "A Real Hero" was nominated for a 2012 MTV Movie Award in the category of "Best Music".[6] Spin magazine named "A Real Hero" one of the 20 Best Songs of 2011.[7] Contrary to some reports in the press, the group did not name themselves after Electric Youth, the 1989 album by pop singer Debbie Gibson.[8] Garrick explained to Rolling Stone magazine about the group's sound:
In late 2013 Electric Youth signed with Last Gang Records and Secretly Canadian.[9] On September 30, 2014, the band released their debut album "Innerworld" through Last Gang Records in Canada and Secretly Canadian in the rest of the world, debuting at #13 on the Billboard Top Dance Electronic Albums chart.[10] "Innerworld" was produced by Electric Youth. Vince Clarke (Erasure/Yazoo/Depeche Mode) and Peter Mayes (PNAU/Empire of the Sun) provided additional production, and the album was mixed by Mayes. "Innerworld" includes previously released tracks 'The Best Thing' and 'A Real Hero (feat College)'[11] It received wide critical acclaim including NME[12] and NPR First Listen.[13] Rolling Stone declared Electric Youth one of the Ten Artists You Need To Know in 2014.[2] Electric Youth carried out their first headlining tour across the US and Canada in November, 2014.[14] In 2019 Electric Youth released their second studio album “Memory Emotion”, receiving a Juno Award nomination for Electronic Album of the Year.[15] DiscographyStudio albums
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