The Naked and Famous is a two piece indie band hailing from Auckland, New Z… Read Full Bio ↴The Naked and Famous is a two piece indie band hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, now based out of Los Angeles, California. The band comprises Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, Aaron Short, David Beadle and Jesse Wood, with Powers and Xayalith being the two current active members. According to the Young Blood Songfacts, they took the name from a line in UK trip hop singer-songwriter Tricky's track, Tricky Kid.
After their initial formation in 2008, their debut album "Passive Me, Aggressive You" was released on the "Somewhat Damaged" label during September 2010. The single "Young Blood" debuted at number one on the New Zealand chart - the first New Zealand artist to do so in three years. On 6 December 2010, the BBC announced that The Naked and Famous had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.
Their second album, 2013's In Rolling Waves, reached the top 5 on the New Zealand Albums chart, and top 15 on the Australian Albums and US Billboard Top Alternative Albums charts. Their following album, Simple Forms, was Xayalith and Powers' first release as a two-piece. Their fourth album, Recover, was released in 2020, and peaked at 19 on RMNZ's New Zealand Artist Albums chart.
After their initial formation in 2008, their debut album "Passive Me, Aggressive You" was released on the "Somewhat Damaged" label during September 2010. The single "Young Blood" debuted at number one on the New Zealand chart - the first New Zealand artist to do so in three years. On 6 December 2010, the BBC announced that The Naked and Famous had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.
Their second album, 2013's In Rolling Waves, reached the top 5 on the New Zealand Albums chart, and top 15 on the Australian Albums and US Billboard Top Alternative Albums charts. Their following album, Simple Forms, was Xayalith and Powers' first release as a two-piece. Their fourth album, Recover, was released in 2020, and peaked at 19 on RMNZ's New Zealand Artist Albums chart.
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In Rolling Waves (Deluxe)
The Naked and Famous Lyrics
A Small Reunion I don't mean to sound ungrateful Shouldn't we both be in…
A Stillness Gallantly rise Strike spears of light Inside my eyes Over th…
Golden Girl Fall away Fall away Melt the edge of today Am I your gold…
Grow Old Fall away Fall away Melt the edge of today Am I your golden…
Hearts Like Ours Borders and horizon lines We're alone but side by side We're…
I Kill Giants The end of June came And took you away We were all…
Rolling Waves Before we sleep can I hear you say? For the last…
The Mess There's nothing here but the distance There's nothing here b…
To Move With Purpose I've seen a million different people A million different fac…
Waltz I can see you with your brothers And your homes have…
We Are Leaving Cover up your shaky hands I hear that you're doing well Back…
What We Want I can see you crawling And I'm chasing on all fours Wouldn't…