The Water Cycle formed in Los Angeles in 2017, with Emily Mangano on vocals and songwriting, Chris Garcia on guitar, Alex Rossi on bass, and Jake Davis on drums. They put out an EP called 'Echoes of a Lost Love' that same year, followed by their debut album 'The Art of Heartbreak' in 2020.
Their 2019 single 'I Went on a Date for the First Time in a Year and Cried After' got some attention for its direct, confessional lyrics. The song's title gives you a pretty clear idea of the emotional territory they work in.
Mangano has mentioned dealing with anxiety and depression, which comes through in the writing. The band's sound sits somewhere between indie rock and emo, built around guitar lines and straightforward rhythms that support those personal lyrics.
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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