Biography
Formed in 2001, this Washington, DC, USA-based duo comprises two stalwarts of the city’s hardcore and post-hardcore scene, Ian MacKaye (16 April 1962, Washington, DC, USA; guitar/vocals) and Amy Farina (drums/vocals). The duo began working together during a hiatus in activities from MacKaye’s Fugazi, one of America’s most fêted hardcore bands. Farina, meanwhile, had been a member of 90s cult favourites the Warmers. Their debut was the atypical children’s song ‘Vowel Movement’ (2003), which saw the normally technology shy MacKaye even sanctioning an accompanying video. The duo’s self-titled debut album, released in 2005, was also in marked contrast to their hardcore roots, opting for a largely acoustic pop sound complete with call-and-response vocals and harmonies. The following year’s Get Evens was a more fully realised and coherent recording, with the political thrust that had informed the debut...
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