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Matt & Kim are an Dance Punk duo/couple residing in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The group was formed in 2005 and is composed of Matt Johnson (vocals/keyboards) and Kim Schifino (drums). They are known for their do-it-yourself attitude toward their music.
The duo released their first album, Matt & Kim, on October 26, 2006. The album sold modestly, primarily at live shows. Many indie fans praised their music, and the two gained popularity through their many outgoing tours
Following the success of their first album, the duo signed with FADER Label and their second album, "Grand", recorded in Matt's chil
Matt & Kim are an Dance Punk duo/couple residing in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The group was formed in 2005 and is composed of Matt Johnson (vocals/keyboards) and Kim Schifino (drums). They are known for their do-it-yourself attitude toward their music.
The duo released their first album, Matt & Kim, on October 26, 2006. The album sold modestly, primarily at live shows. Many indie fans praised their music, and the two gained popularity through their many outgoing tours
Following the success of their first album, the duo signed with FADER Label and their second album, "Grand", recorded in Matt's childhood bedroom at his parent's home in Vermont, was released on the date of President Obama's first inauguration, January 20, 2009.
A video for one of the album's highlights, "Lessons Learned", in which the duo strips nude in Times Square, was shot during a very cold winter day in February 2009. The clip became a viral success, being bounced off of YouTube temporarily, which only heightened awareness. By September 13, 2009 though, "Lessons Learned" had won the Breakthrough Video award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
On November 2, 2010, the duo released their third album, Sidewalks. Co-produced by Ben Allen, Oliver Strauss and Matt, the album as a whole adopted a more refined, yet dense hip-hop influence in comparison to the previous two, while still maintaining the upbeat and party-esque style they are known for. Matt & Kim headlined two US tours in support, Fall 2010 and again during May/June 2011. As well, they played numerous global festivals including Australia's Big Day Out, Japan's Fuji and V in the UK. In addition, they toured through many US colleges, worked extensively through Europe and South America and In Fall 2011, they supported Blink-182 and My Chemical Romance on select dates.
Although not officially released as a single, the song "Good for Great" received significant airplay in some markets, and was ranked #65 on Boston station WFNX's Top 101 of 2011 list.
On June 22, 2012, Matt & Kim issued a brand new track, "Let's Go" as a digital single, meanwhile, the band put finishing touches on their fourth full length album, Lightning, released on October 2, 2012. So far, their single, "Let's Go", has peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. On June 25, 2012, the duo uploaded a video to their youtube channel featuring ball handler Pat the Roc performing basketball tricks as "Let's Go" plays in full. Then on September 4, 2012, the duo released a lyric video for another new song on the album, "Now"'. On October 1, 2012, "Overexposed", "Not That Bad", "Much Too Late", "Ten Dollars I Found", "Tonight", "It's Alright", "I Said" and "I Wonder" were released on youtube as official first listens. Matt & Kim premiered their official music video for "Let's Go" via the Funny or Die website. in November.
The full length album got a digital/cd/vinyl release on October 2, 2012 and the band began their official US Fall Lightning Tour the very next day in Burlington, VT.
On February 25th, 2013, the "It's Alright" music video was released, featuring Matt & Kim in a choreographed dance routine in bed.
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