Mosquitos (band)

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = Mosquitos | image = | caption = Mosquitos | image_size =  | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = New York City | instrument = | genre = Indie pop, Bossa nova | occupation = | years_active = 2003–present | label = Bar/None Records | associated_acts = | website = [https://www.chrisrootmusic.com/ Chris Root Music] | current_members = Chris Root<br>Jon Marshall Smith<br>JuJu Stulbach | past_members = }}

'''Mosquitos''' is a New York City–based musical band consisting of guitarist Chris Root, keyboardist Jon Marshall Smith, and Brazilian singer JuJu Stulbach. The sound of Mosquitos has been described{{by whom|date=April 2023}} as a mix of bossa nova and indie pop.

==History== Root and Stulbach met in New York City, and later recorded their first tracks together in Brazil. Root had to leave Brazil without a finished mix, but soon after met Smith back in New York City. Eventually the three teamed up and formed Mosquitos. Much of the band's lyrics are autobiographical, referring to the relationship between Root and Stulbach.

''Billboard'' described the band's self-titled debut studio album as "an album that is pleasant enough: often sweet, often avant-garde (witness first track “Rainsong”) and often too simplistic."<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2003-08-30 |title=Mosquitos |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mosquitos-69447/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Discography== *2003 - ''Mosquitos'' (Bar/None Records) *2004 - ''Sunshine Barato'' (Bar/None Records) *2006 - ''III'' (Bar/None Records) *2017 - ''Mexican Dust'' (Six Degrees Records)

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==External links== *[https://www.chrisrootmusic.com/ Chris Root Music] *[http://www.bar-none.com/mosquitos/ Mosquitos biography on Bar/None Records] *[https://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/mosquitos/ Mosquitos biography on Six Degrees Records] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151001172653/http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2004-01-08/music.shtml Blame It on the Bossa Nova] *[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p559719|pure_url=yes}} Mosquitos] at Allmusic.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosquitos}} Category:Musical groups established in 2003 Category:Musical groups from New York City