That is Tour Diary, the place artists give us a behind-the-scenes have a look at life on the street. Again in 2024, julie launched their massively anticipated debut album, my anti-aircraft buddy, a continuation of the thrill they’d constructed after their 2020 single, “flutter,” blew up, garnering tens of millions of streams and resulting in sold-out reveals. Earlier than their explosive rise, the Orange County-bred trio bonded over their love of Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and Swirlies — a mix that’s mirrored of their dense, pedal-heavy sound. Whereas evoking nostalgia for a time they by no means received to reside in, they additionally strike a powerful stability: channeling ear-splitting quantity whereas leaving room for actual moments of magnificence and melancholy. That’s finest witnessed offline, at one in every of their many reside reveals, which have taken them throughout — from taking part in Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw to opening for the Marias’ Submarine tour to holding their very own at Outbreak Fest within the U.Okay. Most just lately, they’ve been on a co-headlining tour with Fleshwater, kindred spirits who draw from an identical ’90s various wellspring however lean extra grunge. It made their time collectively a match made in reverb-y heaven.
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Having wrapped the run earlier this month, the trio took us by means of a number of the highlights beneath. Up subsequent, the band will play Knockdown Heart in NYC earlier than supporting Interpol on a string of dates in the summertime.
Dillon writing setlists earlier than the present in Lengthy Island.
Alexandria and her ’78 Mustang bass.
A fan exterior the venue with a maaf tattoo in Grand Rapids.
Alexandria throughout soundcheck in Albany.
Dillon in between songs in Burlington.
Dillon, Keyan, and Alexandria in a Richmond airport jet bridge on their means again to Los Angeles.
Everybody indicators the guestbook at an Airbnb in Louisville.
Keyan dialing in his pedals.
The band and pals watching Fleshwater’s set in Worcester.
Keyan taking part in “skipping tiles” together with his customized black Mustang guitar.
