PWR BTTM

PWR BTTM
PWR BTTM live in 2015
Background information
Origin	Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Genres	Rock music, Garage punk, Queercore
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Father/Daughter Records, Miscreant Records
Members	Liv Bruce Ben Hopkins
Past members	Maile Hamilton

PWR BTTM is an American queer punk duo composed of Liv Bruce and Ben Hopkins.^[1]

Formation

Bruce and Hopkins met in 2013, while they were both attending Bard College in New York.^[2] The band was originally a trio, which played many shows at Bard College. They spent several months working together and developing their skills as a pair before playing their first show or releasing their first demo, Cinderella Beauty Shop (2014).^[3]

The duo's name is an alternative to the term "power bottom", which is described by Fusion writer John Walker in a September 2015 article as "a receptive partner who eschews submission to play a dominant role during sex",^[4] meaning that while someone is "bottoming", they maintain the dominant power in a sexual interaction. Bruce and Hopkins both felt the name suited the group as a label of empowerment.

Discography

EPs

List of extended plays

Title	Released
Cinderella Beauty Shop EP	May 25, 2014
Republican National Convention (Split EP with Jawbreaker Reunion)	February 14, 2015

Albums

List of albums

Title	Released
Ugly Cherries	September 18, 2015

Singles

List of singles

Title	Released
"Ugly Cherries"	July 13, 2015
"Dairy Queen"	August 18, 2015

Resources

1. "PWR BTTM". Bandcamp. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
2. O'Donnell, Carey (September 25, 2015). "Meet Unapologetically Queer Rockers PWR BTTM". PAPERMAG. Paper Publishing Company. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
3. Kohn, Daniel (August 19, 2015). "PWR BTTM Feel 'Less Alone' Making Glitter-Coated Queer Punk". Village Voice. Village Voice. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
4. Walker, John (September 18, 2015). "Meet PWR BTTM: The queer punk band here to destabilize your neutrality". Fusion. Fusion Media Network. Retrieved January 22, 2016.