Brite Futures, formerly known as Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, play electro pop with a big wink. Formed in 2005, by fall 2007 the band played Seattle arts and music festival Bumbershoot and raised its profile thanks to an interview with Spin. Their full-length debut, Glistening Pleasure, arrived the following summer on their own Team Swam label, as they embarked on tours with CSS, the Go! Team, and Matt & Kim. By mid-2010 they became Brite Futures, explaining the old name had run its course, and offering an absurd farewell to Natalie Portman via video mashup. Their first recording as Brite Futures, the album Dark Past, followed in September 2011. ~ Chrysta Cherrie