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Mother Feather, Tickle Torture

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About Mother Feather, Tickle Torture

"If you're feeling this you're my next victim," front-woman Ann Courtney intones with steely-eyed confidence, assuring the audience of motherfeathers of their submission to the cult. With their ferocious and enthralling live show, Mother Feather has ignited a wildfire of followers since hitting the New York club scene in 2010.
Epic songs warrant larger-than-life costumes and dance, and a garishly bedazzled Courtney and hype-woman sidekick Elizabeth Carena slither, thrust, and high-kick their way through a set that invokes Marc Bolan's cheeky
swagger, Bowie's braggadocio, and the howl and shimmy of a "To Bring You My Love"-era PJ Harvey. This is pop cock-rock: anthemic riffs, now-or-never bravado, and tight dance beats bolstered by pop precision and purity of mission. "'Mother Feather' is the muse," says Courtney. "It is the embodiment of your wildest inspiration. Every song is a challenge -- to myself and the audience. I want catharsis and I want it now."

Connecting threads from the synth-heavy "Minneapolis Sound" to the future of sleazy electro-funk, Tickle Torture has been making waves in the local underground, as well as the national blogosphere. His chaotic live shows are half-party, half-performance art, and can often include up to 4 pounds of confetti. Armed with an all new live-band, Tickle Torture is the sex-pop soundtrack for a new generation of freaks.

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