{{Short description|Nerd-folk musical duo}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:The Doubleclicks}}{{About|the nerd-folk duo||Double click (disambiguation)||}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = The Doubleclicks | image = The Doubleclicks at JoCo Cruise Crazy 3.jpg | alt = Two musicians performing on cello and ukulele | caption = The Doubleclicks performing in 2013. | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Portland, Oregon, United States | genre = Nerd-folk, Comedy, Singer-Songwriter, Geek rock | instrument = cello, guitar, ukulele, electronics<!-- e.g. cat piano & theremin --> | years_active = 2011–present | label = | associated_acts = Molly Lewis, Paul and Storm, Joseph Scrimshaw, Kevin Murphy | website = {{url|thedoubleclicks.com}} | current_members = Aubrey Turner <br/> Laser Webber | past_members = }} {{Listen |filename=Doubleclicks - Nothing To Prove sample.ogg |title=Nothing to Prove |description=A short sample of "Nothing to Prove" from the duo's second album ''Lasers and Feelings'' (2013).
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'''The Doubleclicks''' are a nerd-folk musical duo based in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California, consisting of siblings '''Laser Webber''' (formerly '''Angela Webber''' and '''Laser Malena-Webber''') and '''Aubrey Turner''' (formerly '''Aubrey Webber''').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twentysidedstore.com/collections/events/products/spotlight-the-doubleclicks-concert|title=Spotlight: The Doubleclicks Concert|accessdate=23 September 2018|archive-date=24 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924033755/https://twentysidedstore.com/collections/events/products/spotlight-the-doubleclicks-concert|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.nerdist.com/mystery-science-theater-3000-mst3k-theme-song-cover-doubleclicks/|title=The Doubleclicks Covered the MST3K Theme with a Cat Keyboard (Premiere)|work=Nerdist|date=May 2, 2017|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830072644/http://nerdist.com/mystery-science-theater-3000-mst3k-theme-song-cover-doubleclicks/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Doubleclicks |url=https://thedoubleclicks.com/about |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=The Doubleclicks |language=en-US}}</ref> They first became known for performing nerd-friendly comedy music, including songs about Dungeons & Dragons, dinosaurs, and other geeky themes. While their later songs retain those elements, there has been a stronger focus on feminist and other social issues, and more personal themes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Presley |first1=Katie |title=New Music Monday: The Doubleclicks 'Women Know Math' |url=https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/new-music-monday-doubleclicks/women-know-math |website=Bitch Media |accessdate=23 September 2018 |date=27 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=The Doubleclicks |title=Sensitive Badass |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s19GG4tibpk |website=YouTube |accessdate=23 September 2018 |quote=If you haven't yet realized that we are political, you haven't heard us so we will start yelling |date=14 December 2016}}</ref>
== History == ===Personal=== Aubrey is the older sibling; Laser was born on November 16.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |last=Turner |first=Aubrey |author-link= |user=aubreylturner |postid=CWWFs1MvmM9 |date=November 16, 2021 |title=It’s Laser’s Birthday!!!!!!!! The day I got a sibling was the best day of my life and I’m so grateful I got the best one |script-title= |access-date=2 May 2025 |link= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |ref=}}</ref> The Webber siblings grew up in Westford and Boston, Massachusetts listening to the Smothers Brothers (particularly their version of "Streets of Laredo"), "Weird Al" Yankovic and Tom Lehrer.<ref name="Barron" /><ref name="Vondersmith" /> They are part of a musical and artistic family; their father, Stephen Webber, is a music professor at Berklee College of Music, and they claim to have been playing music since before they could read; their mother, Susan Webber, is a fiber artist and former Spanish teacher.<ref name="RussellInterview">{{cite news|url=http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/eagleinside-small.png|title=Musician talks shop; recalls youth|first=Melissa|last=Russell|work=Westford Eagle|date=September 15, 2012|page=A6|archive-date=August 10, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810160943/http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/eagleinside-small.png|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20140306/comedy/double-trouble|title=Double Trouble|date=March 6, 2014|first=Alex|last=Notman|work=Eugene Weekly}}</ref> Both attended Abbot Elementary, where they first learned to use stringed instruments, and Westford Academy, with Aubrey graduating in 2003 and Laser in 2006.<ref name="RussellInterview" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/x1803414559/Nerd-rockers-revisit-Westford-roots?img=2|title=Nerd rockers revisit Westford roots|first=Melissa|last=Russell|work=Westford Eagle|date=September 15, 2012|archive-date=April 2, 2015|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144056/http://www.wickedlocal.com/x1803414559/Nerd-rockers-revisit-Westford-roots?img=2|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were part of a rock band in high school but had no plans to form a duo.<ref name="Vondersmith" /> Laser moved to Portland, Oregon to study International Affairs at Lewis & Clark College (with a year at the Anglo-American University in 2008) and Aubrey studied classical cello at the Berklee College of Music before moving to Portland as well.<ref name="Vondersmith" /><ref name="Clarey">{{cite magazine|url=http://yesweekly.com/article-16701-the-doubleclicks-sister-act-sings-a-song-(of-ice-and-fire).html|title=The Doubleclicks: Sister Act Sings a Song (of Fire and Ice)|first=Brian|last=Clarey|date=October 16, 2013|magazine=Yes! Weekly}}</ref> Both siblings married within a year of each other in 2016-2017,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barron |first=Joe |date=2017-08-17 |title=Doubleclicks' 'Love Problems' is a leap forward |url=https://www.dailylocal.com/2017/08/17/doubleclicks-love-problems-is-a-leap-forward/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Daily Local |language=en-US}}</ref> resulting in the changes to their respective last names. In 2019, Laser came out as trans and nonbinary; Laser used they/them pronouns at the time,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilbur |first=Brock |date=May 10, 2019 |title=The Doubleclicks Premiere a New Video and Discuss Their Brand New Album |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/the-doubleclicks/the-doubleclicks-premiere-a-new-video-and-discuss |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Paste}}</ref> and later identified as a trans man<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Webber |first=Laser |author-link= |user=lasertheboy |number=1651249126196273158 |date=26 April 2023 |title=It’s the final countdown for my new show! Don’t miss your chance to get my album about queer history and being a trans man 🏳️⚧️❤️ |script-title= |access-date=26 April 2025 |link= |quote= |ref=}}</ref> and started using he/him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-14 |title=x.com |url=https://twitter.com/lasertheboy/status/1558865330750992384 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |quote=I'm Laser (he/him).}}</ref> Laser's marriage has ended.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-28 |title=x.com |url=https://twitter.com/lasertheboy/status/1608192923459522565 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |quote=It’s been almost exactly a year since my marriage and previous life suddenly ended....}}</ref>
===The Doubleclicks=== thumb|left|alt=Photograph of the siblings almost back-to-back in front of a microphone stand, with Laser holding a cat-shaped electronic piano.|The Doubleclicks in January 2014 (Laser holding the cat keyboard) The siblings performed as a duo on open mic nights before booking a real gig at Mississippi Pizza.<ref name="Vondersmith" /> At first, the band was a part-time endeavour. Laser worked as a freelance writer and journalist, at the ''Beaverton Valley Times'' and ''Portland Mercury'',<ref name="Vondersmith" /><ref name="Henriksen" /> while Aubrey was a home-care provider for seniors.<ref name="Vondersmith" /><ref name="Mohan">{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/the_doubleclicks_kick_off_a_bu.html|title=The Doubleclicks kick off a busy 2015, including a pair of weekend Portland shows: The Week in Geek|first=Marc|last=Mohan|date=January 21, 2015|work=The Oregonian}}</ref> The band started their YouTube channel in 2011 with a 6-month song-a-week project and has since been releasing songs on YouTube and CD and touring throughout the US. They write many songs that are funny and emphasize geeky topics.<ref name="Henriksen">{{cite news|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/dungeon-masters/Content?oid=5995567|title=Dungeon Masters: The Doubleclicks Destroy Children's Souls|work=The Portland Mercury|date=April 26, 2012|first=Erik|last=Henriksen}}</ref> Laser initially wrote most of the songs, but has described their more recent songs as a collaborative effort. They often perform at pop culture conventions, at entertainment events such as w00tstock, and in nontraditional music venues such as comic shops and game stores.<ref name="Maiuri">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazettenet.com/artsentertainment/2281400-95/doubleclicks-comic-angela-northampton|title=Clubland: The Doubleclicks perform Monday at Modern Myths in Northampton|work=Daily Hampshire Gazette|date=October 10, 2012|first=Ken|last=Maiuri}}</ref>
Their second album, ''Lasers and Feelings,'' debuted at #7 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy Albums|date=July 27, 2013|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2013-07-27|accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref> Their fourth album, ''President Snakes,'' debuted at #4 on the same chart and moved to #2 the following week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy Albums|date=September 12, 2015|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2015-09-12|accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref> The following albums, ''Love Problems'' and ''The Book Was Better,'' each debuted at #1 on that chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy Albums|date=September 9, 2017|publisher=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2017-09-01|accessdate=June 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy Albums|date=May 18, 2019|publisher=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2019-05-18|accessdate=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
The Doubleclicks made a video for their song "Nothing to Prove" about acceptance of women in geek culture.<ref name="Clarey" /><ref>{{cite news|title=McGinnis: The Doubleclicks take aim at 'fake geek girl' criticism|publisher=Toledo Free Press|url=http://www.toledofreepress.com/2013/07/30/mcginnis-the-doubleclicks-take-aim-at-%E2%80%98fake-geek-girl%E2%80%99-criticism/|accessdate=October 12, 2014|first=Jeff|last=McGinnis|date=July 30, 2013|archive-date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012183504/http://www.toledofreepress.com/2013/07/30/mcginnis-the-doubleclicks-take-aim-at-%E2%80%98fake-geek-girl%E2%80%99-criticism/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://democratherald.com/blogs/jennifer-moody/geek-girls-represent/article_7ea8c430-fd7a-11e2-90a0-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Geek girls, represent|first=Jennifer|last=Moody|work=Albany Democrat-Herald|date=August 4, 2013}}</ref> The video featured appearances from celebrities including Kelly Sue DeConnick, Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage—and was covered in print and online media, gaining over 1 million views on YouTube.<ref>{{Citation |title=Nothing to Prove - Geek Girls & The Doubleclicks | date=23 July 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Rjy5yW1gQ |language=en |access-date=2022-03-12}}</ref>
In 2014, The Doubleclicks ran a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for their third album, ''Dimetrodon,'' produced by Mike Phirman.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Doubleclicks' New Album "Dimetrodon" + Weekly Songs!|publisher=Kickstarter|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/angelar/the-doubleclicks-new-album-dimetrodon-weekly-songs/|accessdate=February 19, 2014}}</ref> The campaign raised over $80,000 and was the most successful Portland music Kickstarter to date.<ref>{{cite news|title=Geek-pop duo the Doubleclicks hit $80,000 with biggest Portland Kickstarter music project yet|publisher=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2014/02/geek-pop_duo_the_doubleclicks.html|accessdate=February 19, 2014|first=David|last=Greenwald|date=February 18, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Vondersmith2014">{{cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/223583-85053-songs-for-nerdly-ears|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803023948/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/223583-85053-songs-for-nerdly-ears|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 3, 2014|title=Songs for nerdly ears|date=10 June 2014|first=Jason|last=Vondersmith|work=Portland Tribune}}</ref> Laser quit his day job in December 2011,<ref name="RussellInterview" /> while the success of the Kickstarter campaign allowed Aubrey to quit her job as well, leaving both siblings able to work full-time on being the Doubleclicks.<ref name="Mohan" /><ref name="Vondersmith2014" />
== Music == thumb|alt=Photograph of the sisters; Aubrey on the left playing a cello and Laser on the right playing a guitar.|The Doubleclicks performing in January 2014 Commonly the lyrics to their songs are written by Laser while Aubrey creates the music.<ref name="Granshaw">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/geek/the-doubleclicks-interview-angela-aubrey-webber/|title=Debunking the 'fake geek girl' myth with the Doubleclicks|first=Lisa|last=Granshaw|date=April 24, 2014|accessdate=March 27, 2015|work=Daily Dot}}</ref>
The Doubleclicks have described themselves as part of the nerd-folk genre; which is similar to geek rock and nerdcore but without either drums or rapping.<ref name="Vondersmith">{{cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id%3D109981|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121616/http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=109981|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=The Sound of Nerd|date=16 May 2012|first=Jason|last=Vondersmith|work=Portland Tribune}}</ref> Their participation in geek music was not originally intended; it grew naturally from their music and allowed them to tap into the nerd community. Laser stated in 2012, "I don't know if we ever really intended to write 'geeky music'—and that's not exclusively what we do. I write songs about things I think about, which are love, depression, and games and movies"<ref name="Henriksen" /> and later, in 2014, "Everybody has self-important, sad love songs. We were doing something that was still earnest, but instead of talking about trees or nature or clubbing, we were using World of Warcraft as a metaphor for sadness."<ref name="Barron">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tickettoentertainment.com/blog/2014/09/26/the-doubleclicks-nerd-rock-in-ardmore-oct-5/|magazine=Ticket Entertainment|title=The Doubleclicks' nerd rock in Ardmore Oct. 5|first=Joe|last=Barron|date=September 26, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162642/http://www.tickettoentertainment.com/blog/2014/09/26/the-doubleclicks-nerd-rock-in-ardmore-oct-5/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Separately in 2014, he further explained "Our songs are essentially about feelings and about our own experiences. It just happens to be that the metaphors we are making are nerdy ones because those are the cultural touchstones we have."<ref name="Granshaw" /> With the increase in the geek demographic, the duo believes that the "geek music" distinction may be becoming redundant.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/08/geek-love-kirby-krackle-the-doubleclicks-and-the-soul-of-nerd-rock/|magazine=Wired|accessdate=2015-03-08|title=Geek Love: Kirby Krackle, The Doubleclicks, and the soul of nerd rock|first=Mike|last=Selinker|date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>
The group has toured and performed with other performers of geek-friendly music, including Molly Lewis,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=37892|title=When it comes to nerdy ballads, the Doubleclicks get specific|work=The Daily Madison Isthmus|date=October 1, 2012|first=Mark|last=Riechers|archive-date=October 31, 2012|access-date=May 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031085226/http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=37892|url-status=dead}}</ref> Danielle Ate the Sandwich,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henricksen |first1=Erik |title=Danielle Ate the Sandwich, The Doubleclicks |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/events/19023229/danielle-ate-the-sandwich-the-doubleclicks |work=The Portland Mercury |date=2017}}</ref> and Lucia Fasano.<ref name="Angela 2016">{{cite web|author=Angela|url=http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/2016/08/16/announcing-california-tour/|title=West Coast Tour with Lucia Fasano!|work=The Doubleclicks|publisher=WordPress|date=August 16, 2016|accessdate=September 15, 2016|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919222410/http://www.thedoubleclicks.com/2016/08/16/announcing-california-tour/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Eye Spy LA staff 2016a">{{cite web|author=Eye Spy LA staff|url=http://www.eyespyla.com/www/thebuzz.nsf/89e9650777a62234882575d800605642/3ae14ef6727a3d998625801d0016a056!OpenDocument|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012203500/http://www.eyespyla.com/www/thebuzz.nsf/89e9650777a62234882575d800605642/3ae14ef6727a3d998625801d0016a056%21OpenDocument|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 12, 2016|title=Eye Spy LA Music Entertainment - The Doubleclicks at Genghis Cohen with Lucia Fasano in West Hollywood|work=Eye Spy LA|date=|accessdate=September 15, 2016}}</ref> They have been featured performers at Jonathan Coulton's annual JoCo Cruise,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jococruisecrazy.com/the-entertainment|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125064328/http://jococruisecrazy.com/the-entertainment |work=JoCo Cruise Crazy 3 |title=The Entertainment |archivedate=January 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://jococruise2017.sched.com/thedoubleclicks1 |title=JoCo Cruise 2017 |accessdate=23 September 2018}}</ref> and Coulton sang on one track of their 2017 album ''Love Problems''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barron |first1=Joe |title=Doubleclicks' 'Love Problems' is a leap forward |url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/entertainment/doubleclicks-love-problems-is-a-leap-forward/article_a3b19838-7cd6-50b1-b900-d4089a929a93.html |accessdate=23 September 2018 |work=Montgomery Media |date=17 August 2017}}</ref>
== Discography == thumb|alt=Photograph of Laser playing a guitar and singing into a microphone.|Laser Webber in 2012 thumb|alt=Photograph of Aubrey playing a cello.|Aubrey Turner in 2012
===Demo album=== * ''Beta Testing 1-2-3'' (CD & online, March 2011)
===Studio albums=== * ''Chainmail and Cello'' (CD & online, April 2012) * ''Lasers and Feelings'' (CD & online, July 2013) * ''Dimetrodon'' (CD & online, June 2014) * ''President Snakes'' (CD & online, August 2015) * ''Love Problems'' (CD & online, August 2017) * ''The Book Was Better'' (CD & online, May 2019)
===Live / "greatest hits" album=== * ''Dinosaurs and Feelings: Live and Great Hits'' (online only, April 2022)
===EPs=== * ''Blatant Pandering'' (online only, August 2011) * ''Worst Superpower Ever'' (CD & online, April 2012) * ''Christmas Ain't About Me'' (CD & online, December 2012)
===Compilation albums=== * ''Song-a-week'' (Demos) (online only, February–September 2011) * ''Song Fu 2012'' (online only, January–December 2012) * ''Weekly Song Wednesday'' (online only, September–December 2013) * ''Monthly Song Monday'' (online only, March 2014-?) * ''Weekly Song Wednesday: Season Two'' (online only, May 2014-July 2014)
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== External links == {{Commons category|The Doubleclicks}} *{{officialsite|http://www.thedoubleclicks.com}}
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