Givers

Givers
Givers live in Lafayette, Louisiana in 2010
Background information
Origin	Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Genres	Indie pop, worldbeat
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Glassnote Music
Website	www.giversmusic.com
Members	Tiffany Lamson Taylor Guarisco Kirby Campbell Josh LeBlanc Nick Stephan
Past members	William Henderson

Givers (stylized as GIVERS) are an indie pop group from Lafayette, Louisiana. The band is made up of vocalist and percussionist Tiffany Lamson, vocalist and guitarist Taylor Guarisco, drummer and vocalist Kirby Campbell, bassist and guitarist Josh LeBlanc, and flautist, saxophonist, and keyboardist Nick Stephan.[1]

History

Givers was formed in Lafayette, LA by Tiffany Lamson, Taylor Guarisco, Kirby Campbell, Josh LeBlanc, William Henderson, and Nick Stephan.[2][3] Lamson was previously a member of New Orleans indie rock band Rotary Downs,[4] [5] and still contributes to local Lafayette act ArborVitae.

On February 1, 2011, Givers signed to Glassnote Records.[6] In March 2011, the band was named one of TIME's "Ten Acts That Rocked South by Southwest".[7] On August 20, 2010, the popular music site Stereogum featured Givers as a Band To Watch.[8]

In 2011, Henderson was replaced by Nick Stephan,[3] and the group released their first full length album In Light on June 7.[9] On June 13, they performed "Up Up Up", the first single off the album, on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[10]

Their song "Up Up Up" is featured on EA Sports' FIFA 12 and in the US Television Series Glee, Season 3, Episode 15 - "Big Brother" (performed by Kevin McHale and Dianna Agron), broadcast on April 10, 2012, Windows 8 Release Preview advertisement and just recently, the newly announced Nokia Lumia 720.

Givers performed at the music festival Coachella in 2012 and Lollapalooza in 2012 as well as the New Orleans Jazz Fest. They also performed with New Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band as part of their 50th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall in January of 2012.

Discography

• Givers EP (2009)
• In Light (2011)

References

1. ^ "GIVERS". Glassnote Music. February 2011
2. ^ Lester, Paul (7 June 2011). "New band of the day – No 1,038: Givers". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 Sep 2011. 
3. ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. Givers at Allmusic
4. ^ "Rotary Downs Bio". Rotary Downs.com. Retrieved 10 Sep 2011. 
5. ^ "About/EPK". Rotary Downs.com. Retrieved 10 Sep 2011. 
6. ^ "Glassnote Signs GIVERS". Glassnote Music blog. February 1, 2011.
7. ^ Duff, Craig (March 23, 2011). "Ten Acts That Rocked South by Southwest: GIVERS". Time magazine.
8. ^ Brandon (August 20, 2010). "Band To Watch: Givers". Stereogum. Retrieved February 20, 2012. 
9. ^ "GIVERS announce debut album, 'In Light'". Glassnote Music blog. April 21, 2011.
10. ^ "Givers perform 'Up Up Up'". Late Night with Jimmy Fallon blog. June 14, 2011

External links

• Myspace profile
• Facebook profile
• Glassnote page