{"artistName":"Pomplamoose","artistId":100642,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e63/e6341677360e846c8fe66627d86d1374_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e63/e6341677360e846c8fe66627d86d1374_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/e63/e6341677360e846c8fe66627d86d1374_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/e63/e6341677360e846c8fe66627d86d1374_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/e63/e6341677360e846c8fe66627d86d1374_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003ePomplamoose is an American indie music duo consisting of multi-instrumentalists Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn. The band formed in the summer of 2008 and sold approximately 100,000 songs online in 2009. \n Etymology\nThe name of the band derives from the French word pamplemousse, meaning grapefruit. Pomplamoose is an English-spelling approximation of the French pronunciation. \n Recordings and performances\nPomplamoose's presence is primarily videos on YouTube and MySpace with few live performances gathering over 322,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel as of October 2011. The group first gained widespread recognition when their video performance of Hail Mary was featured on the front page of YouTube. The duo recently produced the latest studio album of Julia Nunes. \nTheir videos mostly take the form of \"VideoSongs\", a medium Jack Conte defines with two rules: \nWhat you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice), \nIf you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds), \nOn April 11, 2010, the band was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered. Conte discussed the \"glitz-free\" manner in which they record: \n\nI guess I kinda don't like how there's such a pedestal for music culture and especially for band culture, it just feels fake; it feels like smoke and mirrors. I feel like music doesn't have to be like that. It can be something that's very normal and very accessible. \n\nAlso in April 2010, their cover of The Chordettes' \"Mr. Sandman\" was used in a commercial for Toyota's Avalon series, set in an art-deco train station. \nIn September 2010, Pomplamoose recorded a collaboration with Allee Willis entitled \"Jungle Animal\". Willis contacted the duo after hearing their cover of \"September\" by Earth, Wind \u0026amp; Fire and offered to write the new song for them. Willis also provided the single art for the song. \nDuring the Christmas season of 2010, Pomplamoose performed in several ads in the style of their YouTube videos for Hyundai singing their versions of the Christmas classics such as \"O Come All Ye Faithful\", \"Jingle Bells\", \"Up on the Housetop\" and \"Deck the Halls\". \nIn 2011, Pomplamoose began a weekly, interactive, half-hour webcast called \"Hey, It's Pomplamoose: A Show about Pomplamoose and Other Things\" that airs every Tuesday. After the March 29th show, the webcast has been put on hiatus until their East Coast tour is completed. The tour includes Ryan Lerman, Carlos Cabrera, and Lauren O'Connell as backing band and opening act. For the Washington, DC show, Pomplamoose opened for OK Go, also known for their YouTube videos.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Pomplamoose","playStationPath":"/stations/280763138/play","stationId":280763138,"bioPath":"/music/Pomplamoose/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/The+Pierces","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/698/698826e38a7f52f4df237d0062132dc7_md.jpg","artistName":"The Pierces","artistId":73734,"station_id":265786289},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Weepies","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f04/f0472589aa56f604611b8ea0b0bef13f_md.jpg","artistName":"The Weepies","artistId":11173,"station_id":113300206},{"musicPath":"/music/Fun+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ba4/ba4a2448886e3886ecfb635c6d46dc36_md.jpg","artistName":"Fun.","artistId":56161,"station_id":259801235},{"musicPath":"/music/Ben+Folds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/be4/be4d69b638c46f2c5fddeefbf2457710_md.jpg","artistName":"Ben Folds","artistId":149,"station_id":113270243},{"musicPath":"/music/Sea+Wolf","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a02/a023c7e48a581576f57d7f067fbc8d04_md.jpg","artistName":"Sea Wolf","artistId":10579,"station_id":113458074},{"musicPath":"/music/Walk+The+Moon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3b9/3b902c512aca99713f5893aea9d079f9_md.jpg","artistName":"Walk The Moon","artistId":99715,"station_id":278213053},{"musicPath":"/music/Suzanne+Vega","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b9c/b9ca35d9a8c79dee57de433fdb19135c_md.jpg","artistName":"Suzanne Vega","artistId":1461,"station_id":113291545},{"musicPath":"/music/Cur+De+Pirate","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/492/49218b44ec1d649d4f743a3e0067fd16_md.jpg","artistName":"Cœur De Pirate","artistId":465789,"station_id":401403796},{"musicPath":"/music/Russian+Red","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0ad/0ad9bd8f8a8e7aca78cc8b454daf7e14_md.jpg","artistName":"Russian Red","artistId":92350,"station_id":273909273},{"musicPath":"/music/Lake+Street+Dive","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/564/564e04bec1b05baa2abf3e66e85dc1f0_md.jpg","artistName":"Lake Street Dive","artistId":376746,"station_id":395902811},{"musicPath":"/music/ANIMA+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e77/e779e3304c67fd811ec187a7a20a8b0a_md.jpg","artistName":"ANIMA!","artistId":334887,"station_id":389192588},{"musicPath":"/music/Cavetown","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1f6/1f6875375ae96b46245f8f8dbcc8a741_md.jpg","artistName":"Cavetown","artistId":403294,"station_id":398647186},{"musicPath":"/music/Dan+Croll","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/86a/86a8407f920fea301b49b7c51665a939_md.jpg","artistName":"Dan Croll","artistId":216568,"station_id":352033415},{"musicPath":"/music/Noisettes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/539/53972dd9bd484b4635a09b1343310fa5_md.jpg","artistName":"Noisettes","artistId":15832,"station_id":136533019},{"musicPath":"/music/Nataly+Dawn","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fd8/fd885d6b6d4d4e65b8f8e91ab4bc93ef_md.jpg","artistName":"Nataly Dawn","artistId":429331,"station_id":400434289},{"musicPath":"/music/Darwin+Deez","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7c9/7c92f2e0013f83e617d53152b025e543_md.jpg","artistName":"Darwin Deez","artistId":78791,"station_id":267161655},{"musicPath":"/music/Smallpools","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/898/898d5aaadd9a601908a48be49674e4ae_md.jpg","artistName":"Smallpools","artistId":236254,"station_id":352008146},{"musicPath":"/music/Matt+Maltese","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b2c/b2c081bc187090580b499deca3150f99_md.jpg","artistName":"Matt Maltese","artistId":430121,"station_id":400475570}]}