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Exit Clov, a five-piece indie rock band from Washington, DC whose sound is often described as "kaleidoscopic pop noir", performs 'It's a Cult' at the 2012 Telus TAIWANfest (研科台灣文化節) in the Vancouver Art Gallery plaza in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012.

The group features Taiwanese-American twin sisters Emily Hsu (vocals, keyboard, violin) and Susan Hsu (vocals, guitar, violin) along with Aaron Leeder (guitar), Brett Niederman (bass), and John Thayer (drums). The band's name is derived from Samuel Beckett's Endgame, although they admit that it was the only work of Beckett's that they had read at the time they selected the name.

Since forming in 2003 they have put out several EPs including their first two, which were self-released. In 2006 Jolly Roget Sessions was created with the help of producer Roger Greenawalt (No Doubt, Ben Kweller, Iggy Pop and Ric Ocasek). Their album titled "Island X" is based on Taiwanese folk songs Hsu sisters' grandmother shared with them during childhood. Earlier this year, Exit Clov performed at the "Spring Scream" festival in Taiwan and made a sensation in later appearances at some underworld venues.

Exit Clov has performed with a number of bands and artists, including Dr. Dog, Kanye West, Architecture in Helsinki, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Jukebox The Ghost, Cloud Cult, Razorlight and Tea Leaf Green.

The band has toured the United States playing such festivals as South by Southwest (SXSW) and the All Good Music Festival. They continue to tour the U.S., mostly performing in northeastern venues like the 9:30 Club in Washington, Bowery Ballroom in New York City, Middle East in Boston and their unofficial home stage in DC, The Black Cat.

Lyrics of the song 'It's a Cult' (released on June 1, 2012):

It's a cult
It's a fraud
I was looking for the real sign but it's a stone cold heist
Shoot to kill...
All I got was ticking bomb and a cardboard Christ
Burn the false messenger, set on fire
Unwrite the idiot Gospel, get it back.

Repeat

Discography

It's a Cult (2012) Single
Cover Boy (2010) 7-inch
Memento Mori (2010)
District Menagerie (2008) Single
Respond Respond (2006) EP
Jolly Roget Sessions (2006) EP
Up All Night: Jammin' to the Talking Heads (2005) Compilation - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Saskwatch (2004) EP
Starfish (2003) EP

Website:http://exitclov.com/

Emily and Susan's blog: http://mousybabe.com/
E-mail: mousybabe@gmail.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/exitclov

Twitter: http://twitter.com/exitclov & http://twitter.com/mousy_babe

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ExitClov

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/exitclov