In 1999, Joe DeNardo moved into a house in Olympia, Washington. His roommate, Kevin Doria, turned out to share his interest in music. Within a few months the pair began playing heavy, looped guitars in their basement, under the name 1000 AD. In 2001, they changed their name to Growing and in 2004 they moved to Brooklyn where they still reside.Stints at All Tomorrow’s Parties, and with bands like Hot Chip, Boris, Sunn 0))), Black Dice, Gang Gang Dance, and OOIOO brought Growing to wider audience and expanded the band’s musical spectrum. Always expanding their sonic vocabulary, this album welcomes member Sadie Laska (of IUD), who has increased the depth of the act's sound with varied electronics, samples, and vocal parts. Now they’re exploring electronics and computers in ever new and less categorical ways.Motherboard visits the practice space of the band one day before the release of their eighth album PUMPS! and the start of a 6 week North American tour in support of it. We also capture their first show of the tour in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and talk with the band about their sound.Want to grow your own beats? Growing and Korg are giving away a Korg Kaossilator. Enter hereBuy Growing’s new album PUMPS! at Vice Records storegrowing.php, visit their MySpace page and watch more Electric Independence shows._
