Lucius (band)

Lucius

Lucius in 2013
Background information
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Genres Indie rock, indie pop
Years active 2011 - present
Labels Mom + Pop Music, Dine Alone Records, Play It Again Sam
Associated acts The Rentals, San Fermin
Website http://ilovelucius.com
Members Jess Wolfe
Holly Laessig
Dan Molad
Peter Lalish
Andrew Burri
HDR photo of Lucius in Chicago at Lollapalooza midnight concert at Lincoln Hall, 2 August 2014

Lucius is a five piece indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York.[1] The band consists of Jess Wolfe (lead vocals and synth), Holly Laessig (lead vocals and keys), Dan Molad (drums and vocals), Peter Lalish (guitar and vocals) and Andrew Burri (guitar, drums, vocals).

Lucius has been lauded by the New York Times for their "luscious, luminous, lilting lullabies",[2] praised by NPR for their "charisma and charm."[3] and by Rolling Stone as "the best band you may not have heard yet".[4]

Mom + Pop Music released the band's debut album Wildewoman in North America on 15 October 2013. Play It Again Sam released Wildewoman in UK/Europe, Australia and Japan on 31 March.

Lucius performing at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall on 16 May 2014.

The Guardian featured Lucius as its New Band Of The Day on Feb 14th 2014 and described them as "the missing link between Arcade Fire and Haim... How can they fail? They won't"[5]

Economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is a noted fan of the band and has featured their music in his blog.[6][7]

Wolfe and Laessig have also been involved with The Rentals, contributing vocals to their 2014 album Lost in Alphaville, and San Fermin, contributing vocals to their 2013 self-titled debut album.

Members

The group is a five-piece featuring two lead singers and three other musicians.[8]

History

Background and Formation

The band started its formation in 2005[9] when Wolfe and Laessig met while attending Berklee School of Music.[10] After becoming friends together and casually singing under the name Lucius, they moved to Brooklyn to develop their careers. In Brooklyn, the two moved into an old Victorian home that had a 60 year old recording studio and music school. Eventually, they met the other members of the current group.[9]

Discography

EPs

Albums

Singles

Award

In the 2013 Silver Sound Music Video Film Festival + Band Battle, Lucius' video for "Go Home" won the award for "Best Animation".[14]

References

  1. ↑ Marc Hirsh (2013-02-07). "The voices of Lucius share the same wavelength". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  2. ↑ NYT Arts Beat: Four Word CMJ Reviews by Ben Sisario
  3. ↑ Lucius: Tiny Desk Concert : NPR
  4. ↑ "Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, Kendrick Lamar Top Boston Calling". Rolling Stone.
  5. ↑ Paul Lester (2014-02-14). "New Band Of The Day". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  6. ↑ Paul Krugman (8 December 2013). "Lucius Live (Personal)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  7. ↑ Paul Krugman (15 August 2014). "Friday Night Music: Lucius Does Buddy Holly". The New York TImes. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  8. ↑ DENNY DYROFF (2013-02-14). "Lucius take the stage at Milkboy in Philadelphia". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Atlas, Zoe. "Lucius at The Sinclair". Sound of Boston. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  10. ↑ Ryzik, Melena. "Talking With Jess Wolfe And Holly Laessig Of Lucius". New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Songs From The Bromley House". Tower Records. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  12. ↑ "WHAT HAPPENED TO 'SONGS FROM THE BROMLEY HOUSE'?". Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  13. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Songs-From-The-Bromley-House/dp/B002XQSPQK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1407414741&sr=8-6&keywords=lucius
  14. ↑ "MVFF+BB 4 Best Animation". Retrieved 19 May 2014.

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