THEESatisfaction is a former American music duo based in Seattle, Washington. It consisted of Stasia "Stas" Irons and Catherine "Cat" Harris-White.[3]
THEESatisfaction | |
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| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2008–2016 |
| Labels | Sub Pop |
| Past members |
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| Website | www |
History
Stasia Irons was born in 1985 in Tacoma, Washington.[4] Catherine Harris-White was raised in Hawaii.[4] Irons moved from Tacoma to Seattle in 1996,[4] while Harris-White moved from Hawaii to Seattle in 1997.[4] The two met in 2005 while Irons was attending the University of Washington and Harris-White was attending Cornish College of the Arts.[4]
THEESatisfaction was formed in 2008.[4] They began to self-release their recordings through Bandcamp.[5] In 2010, the duo released a collaborative single with Champagne Champagne, titled "Magnetic Blackness".[6] The duo was featured on Shabazz Palaces' 2011 album Black Up.[7]
In 2011, the duo signed to the record label Sub Pop.[8][9] It was the second hip hop group to be signed by Sub Pop.[10]
The duo released a studio album, Awe Naturale, on Sub Pop on March 27, 2012.[11]
The follow-up studio album, Earthee, was released on Sub Pop on February 24, 2015.[12]
In 2016, THEESatisfaction announced that they had decided to "end the group" to "rest, reflect & grow independently."[13]
Discography
Studio albums
- Awe Naturale (2012)
- Earthee (2015)
EPs
- That's Weird (2008)
- Snow Motion (2009)
- Transitions (2010)
- THEESatisfaction Loves the Sa-Ra Creative Partners (2010)
- THEESatisfaction Loves Stevie Wonder: Why We Celebrate Colonialism (2010)
- Sandra Bollocks Black Baby (2011)
- THEESatisfaction Loves Anita Baker (2012)
- THEESatisfaction Loves Erykah Badu (2013)
- And That's Your Time (2013)
Singles
- "Magnetic Blackness" (2010) (with Champagne Champagne)
- "I Don't Like You" (2015)
References
External links
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