Adult (stylized as ADULT.) is an American band from
Detroit,
Michigan, formed in 1998 by married couple[1] Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller. The band integrates vocals with
drum machines, analog
synthesizers and
electronic/
punk elements.[2] Both band members have art degrees. Miller has a painting degree, and Kuperus a photography degree.[3]
History
Before forming Adult, Miller was one half of the band
Le Car and released solo material under the name Artificial Material. Adult began releasing albums in 1998 under the
pseudonymPlasma Co. Initially, the band members were uncredited and not publicized, but by the time Anxiety Always was released, Adult was listed as husband-and-wife team
Adam Lee Miller and
Nicola Kuperus.[2] Miller and Kuperus are also the founders of the
Ersatz Audio record label. When launching their tour in support of the D.U.M.E.
EP, Adult announced that they had become a trio with the addition of guitarist Samuel Consiglio. The trio was short-lived – Consiglio left the band at the start of 2006. While popular in their home city of Detroit, they also enjoy a cult following throughout the rest of the US and are also very popular in Germany and the United Kingdom.[4] They toured with
Trans Am in 2002, and in May 2003, the band made its first headlining tour in the United States; gigs across
Europe followed soon after.
Adult have
remixed other artists, most notably
Felix da Housecat,
Fischerspooner,
Ladytron, A Number of Names,
The Faint,
Erase Errata and
Bis. Kuperus (who is also responsible for Adult's album artwork and photography) has sung on the recordings of other electronic acts including
Death in Vegas,
Swayzak and
Chicks On Speed. Kuperus has also showcased her photography at museums around the United States and Europe. Between 2008 and 2010, Adult produced the film "thee Three Graces tryptic: Decampment, Traditions & Possession(s)," which was only shown with Adult performing the score live. It was screened at
Anthology Film Archives (NY),
Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit), Distrital y Cineteca National: Mexico City Film Festival amongst other theaters. In 2010, Adult wrote and recorded the original score to the film OPEN by
Jake Yuzna. In 2013, the art museum
Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh invited Adult to contribute an installation; the result was called Diptyching[5] which included audio, video, and the re-creation of a life size façade of a house. In conjunction with the piece, Adult released a limited edition 12" Work/Wreck which included the music from the installation.
Adult's eighth studio album, Perception is/as/of Deception, was released in April 2020 on
Dais.[6]
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abCopeland, Liz. "Pressure drop: Adult. redefines 'dance punk' on Anxiety Always." Metro Times May 14, 2003
[1]
^Carioli, Carly. "High anxiety: Adult's 21st-century electro-pop." The Boston Phoenix April 17, 2003
"Music | High anxiety". Archived from
the original on 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2007-10-11.