The Bots

Formed as a two-piece by LA-based brothers Mikaiah and Anaiah Lei, The Bots self-released their first full-length when they were just 15 and 12 respectively. A lot has changed since then—seven years on from Pink Palms, which is considered their debut album proper, The Bots have returned with its follow-up, 2 Seater. For this record it’s just Mikaiah—now 28—on his own. These songs were actually written when he was between the ages of 19 and 22. To that extent, it straddles time, bringing the past into the present through its catchy and nuanced, layered and delicate songs.

For while these melodies—produced by Black Pumas’ Adrian Quesada—are warm and fuzzy, they look back on the emotions of a younger version of himself, one struggling with heartbreak and riddled with regret, but with the added perspective and distance of being older and more removed from the immediacy of those emotions. The result is a stunning record that mixes up genres—there are definitely elements of Mikaiah’s more electronic solo project, Eskimo Kisses, present in some of these songs—and one that reintroduces The Bots to the world. More than anything, as is evident from talking to Lei, these songs are an unrestrained celebration of creativity, of his passion for making music, and of once again doing what he clearly and truly loves.

-Flood Magazine

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With comparisons to 90’s bands like Sonic Youth and The Pixies to modern day English acts like Wolf Alice and IDLES, it’s no wonder why the LA based quartet, Cuffed Up, have been turning heads since their debut double A-side was released at the end of 2019. The band garnered much support as an unsigned act first of all from KEXP (Song of The Day/Music That Matters), and subsequently from the likes of NME, DIY Magazine and The Line Of Best Fit.

After an opening run supporting Silversun Pickups in 2020, the band released their self-titled debut EP through Hassle Records (UK) and Corduroy Records (US) where the lead singles “French Exit” + “Small Town Kid” garnered much acclaim from legendary UK tastemakers like Steve Lamacq (BBC Radio 6), Daniel P Carter (BBC Radio 1) + John Kennedy (Radio X).

Their new EP, Asymmetry, is out October 22nd on Royal Mountain Records (Alvvays, Wild Pink, METZ).

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