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Nearly ten years after her two solo records, New York Times “Artist to Watch” Tami Hart is back with the debut album from the latest of her many projects, Making Friendz. Social Life, her much anticipated return, is a sweet, sweaty mixture of lo-fi punk and glossy pop, R&B and disco, rooted in a spirit of collaboration with fellow artists and friends. But make no mistake, Making Friendz is Tami Hart.

Hart, formerly signed to Mr. Lady Records, recorded two full-length albums by the time she was 21, and was awarded an impressive 8.0 on Pitchfork.com for her album What Passed Between Us. By 22, Hart consciously moved away from the “folkie” image her critics had constructed and began her foray into noisepunk. She played guitar and sang in Gangway (bandmates included members of Band Wives who would later become No Age) and played with Coachwhips, Abe Vigoda, K.I.T., eventually touring with Mika Miko. In 2005, Hart moved to New York City and started a two-piece garage band, Winning Looks, which Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill) recorded and pressed a limited 7” of.Most recently, Hart has been playing bass for JD Samson’s latest band, MEN.

But by the time the Winning Looks 7” was released, Hart had already begun writing songs and finding collaborators to work with on Making Friendz. Inspired by listening to tracks by the likes of Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and Missy Elliott, Hart began experimenting with dance music, while still keeping her innate punk point of view. After recording demos of what would eventually become Social Life, Making Friendz signed with Brooklyn record label Last Bummer Records, and will be releasing the album in June of 2011.

Quotes:

“Brooklyn's Making Friendz is, frankly, awesome.” – LA Weekly

“Making Friendz is definitely the place to be. It is really incredible, fun, amazing personalities, a sense of humor, and pop sensibility.” – JD Samson

“[Making Friendz] just went crazy here on stage… I LOVE them!”—Sia

“Every time we hear their songs we want to lose our shit on the floor and then go giggle with them.” – Chief Magazine