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American band
18+
Background information
OriginLos Angeles
GenresAlternative R&B
Years active2011–present
LabelsHoundstooth
MembersJustin Swinburne
Samia Mirza
Websiteeighteenpl.us

18+ is an American band consisting of musicians and visual artists Justin Swinburne and Samia Mirza.

History and career

Having met at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Swinburne and Mirza launched the 18+ project in 2011 under anonymous pseudonyms. Their first recordings, a trilogy of mixtapes entitled M1xtape, Mixta2e, and Mixtap3, were launched online under the anonymous titles of 'Boy' and 'Sis'.

Much of the band's lyrical content concerns sex. Mirza commented on this: "I don't ever think the way we represent sex is explicitly sexy; we're not trying to seduce. We're playing up to roles we still see in music today."

In August 2014, 18+ released their first single, "Crow"/"Horn", on London nightclub Fabric's record label Houndstooth. This was followed by their debut album, Trust, which was released on Houndstooth in November 2014. Killian Fox, writing in The Observer, said of the album "Trust moves at a stoned pace, oozing sex and a glitchy sense of unease, though it’s never clear whether it’s critiquing its excesses or revelling in them."

The band's follow-up single, "Dry", was released on Houndstooth on 23 February 2015.

In January and February 2015, 18+ toured Trust in the US and Europe, including dates in Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Trust (2014), Houndstooth
  • Collect (2016), Houndstooth

Mixtapes

  • M1xtape (2011) - download only
  • Mixta2e (2012) - download only
  • Mixtap3 (2013) - download only
  • Fore (2016) - download only

Singles

  • "Crow"/"Horn" (2014), Houndstooth
  • "Dry" (2015), Houndstooth

References

  1. "Alone Together With 18+". electronicbeats.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ^ Holslin, Peter (2015) "Is 18+ an Art Project or a Band? Maybe Both", LA Weekly, January 15, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015
  3. ^ Hillyard, Kim (2015) "Next Wave #623: 18+", Clash, February 17, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015
  4. Maher, Amelia (2014) "18+ - Trust Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine", thefourohfive.com, November 14, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2015
  5. Carroll, Jim (2015) "18+: Trust", Irish Times, January 15, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015
  6. Steph Kretowicz. "Next: 18+". dummymag.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. Dazed (3 November 2014). "Stream 18+'s succulent debut album 'Trust'". Dazed. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  8. Fox, Killian (2014) "18+: Trust review – art-school R&B duo not quite as subversive as they think", The Observer, November 9, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2015
  9. "18+ Announce new single Dry / Body". The version. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  10. "18+ announce winter 2015 tour - Music News - Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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