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Dev was an electropop trio that formed in Los Angeles around 2010. The group consisted of Dev Hynes, Emily X-Ray, and Jeff Bhasker. Hynes, who also records as...

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Dev, the early 2010s electropop trio from LA

A short-lived group known for 'Bass Down Low' and the debut album 'The Night the Sun Came Up'.

If you want to hear what they were about, start with 'Bass Down Low' and 'Kiss My Lips'. They're the tracks that still sound like 2011.

Dev's 'Bass Down Low' was one of those songs that defined a certain radio sound around 2011, a catchy electropop track that still turns up in throwback playlists. The trio's run was brief, but they left a handful of songs like 'Kiss My Lips' and 'Fireball' that capture that moment when indie pop and dance beats were blending on the airwaves.

The group formed in Los Angeles around 2010 with Dev Hynes, Emily X-Ray, and Jeff Bhasker. They released three albums starting with 'The Night the Sun Came Up' in 2011, but Hynes left in 2012, and the band's activity slowed after their 2014 album 'Something to Remember'.

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Dev was an electropop trio that formed in Los Angeles around 2010. The group consisted of Dev Hynes, Emily X-Ray, and Jeff Bhasker. Hynes, who also records as Blood Orange, had already worked with artists like Florence + the Machine and Solange before the band started. Their debut album 'The Night the Sun Came Up' came out in 2011.

The single 'Bass Down Low' got some radio play and helped put them on the map. They followed it with two more albums, 'Bittersweet July' in 2012 and 'Something to Remember' in 2014. Other tracks like 'Thank You' and 'Naked' kept their sound in rotation for a while.

Hynes left the group in 2012, which changed things for the remaining members. The trio's run was relatively brief, but songs like 'Bass Down Low' still pop up in playlists from that early 2010s electropop moment.

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