Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head is no more. Instead, the Seattle pop act will now be known as Brite Futures.
That’s right. After a mysterious countdown appeared a few days ago on this website, NPSH teased it all over Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. And technically the countdown ended at noon today, but since the information leaked, the band updated site prior to the end of the countdown.
If you go to any of their sites, you can download Brite Futures’ new single “Dog Eared Summer,” a breezy electro pop song laced with acoustic guitars and hand claps. When I heard it for the first time I thought of the beach. Dancing on the beach at sundown with s’mores. Not sure why, but it’s an aptly-named song great for the start of the summer.
Not that there are any hard feelings between the band and Ms. Portman, as she will still remain on their guest list +1 at every show. But as said in a statement released by the band on their Myspace page, “We chose our band name on a whim when we were still in high school, and ‘Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head’ has seen us through an unexpectedly amazing four years. Our love affair with Natalie’s name was like a summer fling that lasted… and lasted… and lasted. But now it is summer once again, and time for a change.” The band released a touching farewell video to Natalie Portman this morning on their YouTube account, which can be viewed below.
To catch Brite Futures in their first show as Brite Futures, they’ll be playing at Neumo’s in Seattle on July 17th for a benefit show for the volunteer-run all-ages venue The Vera Project.
