Throw Me the Statue

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Throw Me the Statue

---

Landscape = yes
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre = Indie pop
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = Secretly Canadian
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/throwmethestatue Throw Me the Statue (myspace)]

Throw Me the Statue is an American indie pop band.

Biography

Throw Me the Statue was formed by Scott Reitherman after he began self-releasing CDs of buzzy, lo-fi indie pop in 2004. Friends, including Pedro the Lion member Casey Foubert, pitched in to help as Reitherman added instruments including drum machines and glockenspiels to round out his sound. A full band came into shape in early 2007 as Throw me the Statue's debut album Moonbeams was released on Reitherman's Baskerville Hill label and later on Secretly Canadian. They have been featured on Pitchfork Media [cite web | title=New Music: Throw Me The Statue | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/44116-throw-me-the-statue-lolita-mp3stream | accessdate=July 27 | accessyear=2007] and NPR [cite web | title=Throw Me The Statue: 'Lolita' | url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18518156 | accessdate=February 01 | accessyear=2008] and have received airplay on the independent Seattle radio station KEXP.

In 2008 Throw Me the Statue toured the US, played at SXSW and the Sasquatch Festival, and opened for Cake in Seattle. They are playing the London Luminaire on the 30th October 2008.

Discography

Albums

*"Moonbeams" (CD) - Baskerville Hill - 2007
*"Moonbeams" (re-release) (CD) - Secretly Canadian - 2008

ingles

*"About to Walk" (CD) - Baskerville Hill - 2007
*"Lolita" (7"/CD) - Secretly Canadian - 2008

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/throwmethestatue Throw Me The Statue Myspace page]
* [http://www.secretlycanadian.com/artist.php?name=throwmethestatue Band profile on Secretly Canadian]