User:Billkwando/The Debutante Hour

The Debutante Hour (band)
The Debutante Hour are a trio, based in New York City, consisting of multi-instrumentalists Susan Hwang, Maria Sonevytsky, and Mia Pixley.

From the band's official bio:

"The group formed as a duo in 2007 when Maria Sonevytsky and Susan Hwang joined songwriting forces and fashion sensibilities. In addition to playing their favorite NYC venues, they toured Far East Asia (South Korea, Japan) and Europe (Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Italy, UK). Mia Pixley joined them in 2008 and has added to a fuller sound and irrepressible energy."

Hwang's songs have been described as "oddly amusing love songs about zombies and bed-bugs" and in reference to their debut album, The Birth and Death of Meaning, it's been stated "For as much as The Debutante Hour have an obvious penchant for absurdity, a closer listen reveals three women actually trying to make sense of their world through a dark humour."

Their song "Croak Hiss and Sputter" has been described as a "shindig tribute to a relationship’s tribulations, all in the manner that a cheeky trumpet personifies, not quite daring to expose its true feelings by using the most upbeat of formulas". . They have also been described as having a "bouncy, cabaret style"

The Birth and Death of Meaning was produced by Franz Nicolay. Brian Viglione is also listed as a collaborator.