The Pop Ups

The Pop Ups
Website http://www.thepopups.com

The Pop Ups (Jason Rabinowitz and Jacob Stein) are a GRAMMY nominated children’s musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York. Making their national TV debut on Sprout’s “Sunny Side Up Show” in April 2014, the duo released their third album “Appetite For Construction” to critical acclaim in August 2014. The Pop Ups perform regularly around New York City venues using cardboard props, hand-painted sets and a cast of original puppets. They also have toured nationally, including a tour with Yo Gabba Gabba! Live. A leading band in the kids music genre, the Wall Street Journal says the music “reflects the creativity percolating on the independent children's music scene,” and Time Out New York Kids recognizes them as one of the top 15 kids’ music bands in the nation.

Overview

Joining forces in 2009, creators Jason Rabinowitz and Jacob Stein have a combined background in music and art. Jason Rabinowitz, a performer and musician, has appeared in Broadway shows “One Man, Two Guvnors” and “Encores! City Center”. Jacob Stein, having studied Art at Yale and Columbia has taught music and education at the University level. The duo created a puppet musical for their two previous albums, weaving unique “electro-acoustic pop” songs into a live stage show. The Pop Ups won praise from critics for their first stage show “PASTA: A Pop Ups Puppet Musical,” which enjoyed successful runs in New York and Los Angeles.[1] The Pop Ups’ music is recorded from Jason’s home in South Brooklyn, which is also where their stage shows, videos and merchandise are all assembled.

“Radio Jungle” (2012) features such notable collaborators as Shawana Kemp (Shine & the Moonbeams), legendary psych-rock pioneer Peter Stampfel (The Fugs and Holy Modal Rounders), and Oran Etkin, a clarinetist-educator who has participated in other productions recognized by the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs). In 2012 they also released "40 Things To Do In A Blackout" a post Hurricane Sandy relief single. “Appetite For Construction” (2014) premiered to wide critical acclaim from outlets such as Huffington Post, Cool Mom Picks and parents.com.[2] SiriusXM program director Mindy Thomas described the sound as "sophisticated pop beats, juxtaposed with kid-centric lyrics, in a way that's simultaneously masterful and comical,” and named the record “an all-ages album that is defining the family music scene today."[3]

Critical Reception

Released in 2012, “Radio Jungle” garnered a GRAMMY nomination and accolades from Parents’ Choice, the Fids and Kamily Awards (a national critics’ poll) and PopDose.[4] The first single from their most recent album “Appetite For Construction” hit number 1 on SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live. The Pop Ups have won 2 Parents Choice Awards, 2 National Parenting Publication Awards, and won the #1 Song of the Year on Kid’s Corner.[5] The duo have also been featured in Wall Street Journal[6] and New York Times, as well as top 10 lists by Time Out New York, The Washington Post, Fids and Kamily, Zooglobble, Red Tricycle.

"Appetite For Construction" was featured in September 2014 on NPR's All Things Considered by children's music reviewer Stefan Shepherd, who noted that "if MTV had a kids music channel in their video heyday, this song, "All These Shapes" would have been in constant rotation".[7]

In December 2014, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Children's Album category[8]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ New York Times. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/theater/show/38139/PASTA-A-Pop-Ups-Puppet-Musical/overview. Retrieved 2014-09-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Bogle, Jeff. "An Anthem For Boys Who Wear Dresses". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  3. ↑ Mike, Ragogna. Traffic Beat http://www.mikeragogna.com/pop-ups-bring-appetite-construction/. Retrieved 2014-09-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "Grammy Nominations: Best Children's Album". Grammy.com.
  5. ↑ Parents Choice http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=30844&award=xx&from=The%20Pop%20Ups. Retrieved 2014-09-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Rosman, Katherine. "The Goofiest of Garage Band". Wall Street Journal.
  7. ↑ Shepherd, Stefan. "Music Reviews: 'Wired' and 'Appetite For Construction'". NPR. National Public Radio. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  8. ↑ List of Grammy Nominees 2015
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