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| Genres | Indie, Pop |
| Occupation | Musician |
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Emily Moore is an LA-based musician who records under the name Total Brutal, and is one-half of the pen pin Pop duo with Jeni Magaña.
As a multi-instrumentalist, she has also performed with Taylor Swift, Fun, Charlie XCX, Dua Lipa, and Mitski, among others.
Biography
Emily Moore was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She relocated to Los Angeles, California, and began her current career as a touring and session musician, during which she has worked with Taylor Swift, Charlie XCX, Dua Lipa, Mitski, KT Tunstall, Kesha, and numerous others.
Moore played keys, guitar and vocals for Fun from 2008 to 2014. During this time the band won “Song of the Year” and “Best New Band” at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
In 2020, Moore began writing and recording her own songs as Total Brutal. She issued ‘’Willow,’’ her first single on April 22nd 2020, and followed it “Choosy Moms,” “Egypt,” and “Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas” that same year.
In 2021, Total Brutal returned with the “Had a Feeling,” and a single of remixes of “Egypt” and “Choosy Moms” by Desert Cities. In 2024, she collaborated with Mini Saints on the “Me and You” single, which was later remixed by Zach Atom.
pen pin (2022 - present)
In 2022, Moore formed the pen pin duo with Jeni Magaña, who she had met whilst touring with Mitski. pen pin released their debut single ‘’Spooky Love’’ on October 26, 2022, which they followed with ‘’Office Party’’ on December 14.
They returned in 2023 with two more singles, ‘’The Fringe’’ on August 23, and ‘’The Boredom’’ on September 29.
Solo Discography
- Willow (Honey Panda Records, 2020)
- Choosy Moms (Grand Theft, 2020)
- Egypt (Honey Panda Records, 2020)
- Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas (Honey Panda Records, 2020)
- Desert Cities Remixes (Honey Panda Records, 2021)
- Had a Feeling (Honey Panda Records, 2021)
References
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- "Mitski - Nobody (Live From Roadrunner in Boston)". February 4, 2023 – via YouTube.
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