In a letter dated Feb 28, 2007, on their official website, it looks like everyone in the band, The Velvet Teen, have left to focus on other projects (and strangely, one of them have died). But that doesn't mean that the band have broken up, according to that letter.
They have released three full length albums, Out Of The Fierce Parade (Mar 2002), Elysium (Jul 2004), and Cum Laude! (Jul 2006). I don't actually have any of their albums, but I did check out a few MP3s from their record company, Slowdance, for free. They sound like your standard indie boy rock band, but then again, I haven't really listen to those songs.
The most interesting of their songs that I have is their cover of the Magnetic Fields' "No One Will Ever Love You" (which is probably undoubtably one of the best songs off their 69-songs triple-album, 69). The Velvet Teen's version features Joshua Staples singing in a, it's hard to describe, like a woman-sounding voice at the start.
I am also including the original version here, which does not feature Stephin Merritt's vocals, but Shirley Simms. For more information about that 69 album, see 69lovesongs.info.
PS, I dedicate this song to Morrissey, who's birthday is today. Steven Patrick, I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday! :)
vu ♥ Links: www.thevelvetteen.com
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