Growing up in musical families with professional pianists for fathers and vocalist for mothers, their influences bounced between classical, jazz, bluegrass, country, alt-rock, and the obscure. Their collective playlist you won’t find on mainstream radio. They are “explorers and admirers” of indie music greats like Andrew Bird, St. Vincent, Sufjan Stephens, Arcade Fire, Ben Folds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Sarah Jaffe (and the Beatles). Their original tunes reflect their exposure to a wide variety of instruments while staying true to their orchestral roots. In addition to the tight harmonies, guitar, bass, glockenspiel, mandolin, banjo, piano, organ, accordion, and kazoo…you can’t miss the edgy violin and cello that defines this duo.
In 2015, the band won Traverse Magazine’s “Red Hot Best” of Northern Michigan Music for their third year in a row, as well as The Emerging Artists Series at Summerfest. They were named one of the top seven breakout artists at SXSW 2015 by Billboard Magazine. Their album, Bittersweet, won “Album of the Year” and the band landed, “Best New Artist” 2015 WYCE Jammie awards. Their song, The Silence, won St. Cecilia, Art Prize People’s Choice.
They released their self produced, Parking Lot EP for free in 2016 and found a new home with Sony Masterworks at the close of the year. They are excited to release their first album with major distribution in the summer of 2017. The first single “KW” (wsg Keller Williams) off the album, was born on March 10th 2017 as the band made their way to their third SXSW in Austin TX for a series of showcases.