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Lakeland
Lakeland formed in New York City in 2006 with Sam Lutfi on vocals and guitar, Thomas Maguire on drums, Danny McMasters on bass, and Andrew Swenton on...
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Lakeland formed in New York City in 2006 with Sam Lutfi on vocals and guitar, Thomas Maguire on drums, Danny McMasters on bass, and Andrew Swenton on keyboards. They put out their first album, 'The Awakening,' in 2008, which included the song 'If By.'
That track became their breakout, a straightforward emo-leaning indie rock song that connected with listeners. They followed it with two more albums, 'The Distance Between' in 2010 and 'In the Shadow of the Moon' in 2013.
Their other songs had titles like 'So Bruce Willis Was a Ghost The Whole Time?' and 'There's a Situation On The Shore,' which gave a sense of their lyrical tone. The band's sound worked with basic guitar arrangements and Lutfi's vocal delivery over those years.
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