Morningwood is a power pop/rock band from New York City, founded in 2001 and signed to Capitol Records. The band currently consists of Chantal Claret (vocals), Peter "Pedro" Yanowitz (bass), Will Tendy (guitar) and Jonathan Schmidt (drums). This is the third incarnation of the band - Guitarist Richard Steel, drummer Japa Keenon (both who played on the first record), Sam Koppleman (drums) and Jen Turner (guitar) (who appeared in videos and toured after the first record) have left the group. Their debut album, Morningwood, was produced by Gil Norton, known for his work with Pixies, the Foo Fighters, and Echo and the Bunnymen. ...show more

Morningwood is a power pop/rock band from New York City, founded in 2001 and signed to Capitol Records. The band currently consists of Chantal Claret (vocals), Peter "Pedro" Yanowitz (bass), Will Tendy (guitar) and Jonathan Schmidt (drums). This is the third incarnation of the band - Guitarist Richard Steel, drummer Japa Keenon (both who played on the first record), Sam Koppleman (drums) and Jen Turner (guitar) (who appeared in videos and toured after the first record) have left the group. Their debut album, Morningwood, was produced by Gil Norton, known for his work with Pixies, the Foo Fighters, and Echo and the Bunnymen.

Singles from the album include "Nth Degree", "Jetsetter" and "New York Girls". They toured with Mindless Self Indulgence, Head Automatica, Gang of Four, Kasabian, and The Sounds on various legs of their US gigs in 2006. Morningwood's "Nth Degree" has been used in several Mercury vehicle commercials, featuring actress Jill Wagner. Their song "Nü Rock" was used in the video games Burnout Revenge, SSX On Tour', "Thrillville"'.

A demo version of a Morningwood song called Warrior was used in a Payless shoes TV spot. Morningwood received national exposure in the United States as a finalist in December 2005 Yahoo.com's Who's Next. They appeared twice on Late Show with David Letterman, twice on Last Call with Carson Daly, once on The Tonight Show, once on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and twice on CD USA. They played live at the MTV Studios at midnight for the Human Giant 24 hour marathon. ...show less