The Naked And Famous

The Naked and Famous are a five piece indie band hailing from New Zealand. The band comprises of Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short, David Beadle and Jesse Wood. According to the Young Blood Songfacts, they took the name from a line in UK trip hop singer-songwriter Tricky’s track, Tricky Kid.

Their debut album Passive Me, Aggressive You was released on the Somewhat Damaged label during September 2010. The single “Young Blood” debuted at number one on the New Zealand chart - the first New Zealand artist to do so in three years.

Their debut album along with various singles can be downloaded from www.thenakedandfamous.com.

On 6 December 2010, the BBC announced that The Naked and Famous had been nominated for the BBC’s Sound of 2011 poll.

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