A Los Angeles band that keeps shifting shape, from breakout singles to soundtrack ambitions.
For a quick sense of their range, put "My Type" next to something like "Benny Goodman." Jackson's writing and Murthy's bass and keyboard parts give even the upbeat tracks a specific texture.
They've never settled into one lane. "My Type" gave them a radio-ready moment in 2014, but you can hear them stretching out on something like "Destroyer" or the more layered "For Elise." Their 2020 album "The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" leaned hard into that cinematic feel, which feels like a natural extension of how they've always arranged things.
They started in LA in 2009 with A.J. Jackson, Daksin Murthy, and Greg Erwin. After "My Type" broke through, their sound moved from the pop-electronica mix of "ForPlay" to the more experimental touches on "Saintmotelevision." The lineup shifted when Erwin left in 2017, but they kept touring and putting out music, working through a label dispute around that time.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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