Got a Girl

American musical duo

Got a Girl
Got a Girl in 2015
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	French pop, hip-hop, trip hop, indie pop, jazz
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Bulk Recordings

Members	Mary Elizabeth Winstead Dan the Automator

Website	got-a-girl.com

Got a Girl is an American musical duo formed in 2012 consisting of singer Mary Elizabeth Winstead and music producer Dan "The Automator" Nakamura. The band's first studio album, I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now, was released in 2014.

History

According to Exclaim!, Got a Girl originated in 2010, when the pair met at a cast dinner of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World which co-starred Winstead. Nakamura had contributed music to the film, and she approached him saying she was a fan. At the film's red carpet premiere, Nakamura asked Winstead if they could "make music together".^[1]

Winstead and Nakamura worked together musically on Deltron 3030's album Event 2 (released 2013), which Nakamura produced and Winstead provided vocals for the songs "The Agony" and "Look Across the Sky".^[2]

In May 2012, The Playlist reported that Winstead and Nakamura were working on a record.^[3] Winstead had previously sung an a cappella cover of the song "Baby It's You" by the Shirelles for the 2007 film Death Proof,^[4] and co-wrote and recorded a demo with music producer Thai Long Ly.^[5] Winstead and Dan had also performed an original song at the SXSW in March 2013.

On July 22, 2014, the duo released I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now on Bulk Recordings.^[6]

In September 2015, they embarked on a four-city tour of Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles, where they played their entire album live, including a cover of Handsome Boy Modeling School's "I've Been Thinking".^[7]^[8]

Discography

Albums

I Love You but I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now (2014)

Singles

"You and Me (Board Mix)" (2013)
"I'm Down" (2013)
"Did We Live Too Fast?" (2014)
"There's a Revolution" (2014)

References

^ "Dan the Automator and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Announce Debut Album as Got a Girl". exclaim.ca.
^ "Deltron 3030 Talk New Solo Projects Involving Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jon Spencer, Ladybug Mecca and Mike Patton". exclaim.ca.
^ Oliver Lyttelton (23 May 2012). "'Scott Pilgrim' Star Mary Elizabeth Winstead Working On A – The Playlist". The Playlist. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
^ "Mary Elizabeth Winstead Exclusive Interview (Part 1 of 2)". RadioFree.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
^ ""Warmth Of Him" by Mary Elizabeth Winstead". ThaiLongLy.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
^ "I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now by Got a Girl". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
^ "Exclusive Interview: Got a Girl". The Owl Mag. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
^ "Live Review : Got A Girl @ Largo at the Coronet, Los Angeles 9/28/15". The Owl Mag. Retrieved 2017-05-14.