Smoosh: Seattle Indie Darlings

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Most girls in junior high spend their time chilling at the mall, pranking boys and avoiding homework. For Seattle sisters Asya, 12, and Chloe, 14, those activities take a backseat to their band, Smoosh. Together, the girls have been charming the indie rock world since releasing their debut, She Like Electric -- an addictive rock record that blends Asya's sweet keyboards and Chloe's rip-roaring drums for an edgy rock sound anchored by Asya's surprisingly mature vocals.

The band got started in 2000, when the girls' parents dragged them to a music store to get a violin re-strung. Asya (who first sidled up to her grandma's upright piano at the wee age of one) and Chloe zeroed-in on a red drum set, and one of the store employees, Jason McGerr (who happens to be a member of DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE) offered to give them lessons.

With McGerr's help, the girls started piecing together songs in a small studio at the Seattle Drum School, burning CDs of their sonic creations. On a whim, they sent some tracks to local radio station KEXP, scoring some airplay that caught the attention of indie label Pattern 25 (which released She Like Electric in 2004).