The Vaughns
The Vaughns is an American indie rock band from New Jersey.
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The Vaughns at the 2018 North Jersey Indie Rock Festival. | |
Background information | |
Origin | Springfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Indie rock |
Years active | 2014 | –present
Labels | Sniffling Indie Kids |
Website | thevaughns |
Members | Dave Cacciatore Ryan Kenter Anna Lies Tom Losito |
History
The Vaughns are a four-piece indie pop rock band from Springfield Township, New Jersey, that formed in 2014.[1] The band attended high school together, and at the suggestion of their friends, began rehearsing together.[2] The Vaughns play a blend of garage rock and blues, and cite musical influence from the Beatles, Arctic Monkeys, Sublime and Nirvana.[2][3] They draw comparison to the music of Courtney Barnett, the White Stripes, and Alabama Shakes.[4][3]
The Vaughns and tomfoolery (2014-2017)
The Vaughns released their debut EP, entitled The Vaughns, in August 2014.[4] Their second EP tomfoolery was released on October 24, 2015, and the band notes "the main goal in recording tomfoolery was to capture the raw live sound."[4] In 2016, the Vaughns' music was featured on the MTV show, Brothers Green Eat, and on the syndicated radio show, Little Steven's Underground Garage.[5] That year, they also contributed to the Third Annual 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge, with the track "Vamos."[6]
Singles and FOMO (2017 to present)
The single "Santa Cruz" was released in 2017. In an interview with Consequence of Sound, Lies explains "when writing the song I was thinking about the contradictions between love as we see it in real life, and love as depicted in movies[;] when I look at great couples in my life I see something much lighter [and] so the thought was that maybe what we strive for in love should be more like that: consistent and warm."[7] In 2018, the song "Coffee Sundae" was released, which is described as a "whimsical track [that] chronicles dealing with a romantic partner who is still in contact with their ex."[8] The Vaughns performed at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival, on October 6, 2018.[9] Prior to the release of their debut album, The Vaughns released two more singles, "50%" and "Shout." On May 10, 2019, The Vaughns independently released their debut LP, FOMO.
Members
- Dave Cacciatore – guitar and vocals
- Ryan Kenter – drums and percussion
- Anna Lies – vocals, guitar and synth
- Tom Losito – bass and vocals
Discography
Albums
- FOMO (2019)[10]
EPs
- The Vaughns (2014)
- tomfoolery (2015)
Singles
- "Santa Cruz" (2017)[11]
- "Bby Save Me" (2017)
- "BYKTWD" (2018)
- "Coffee Sundae" (2018)[12]
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" (2019)
- "50%" (2019)[13]
- "Shout" (2019)[14]
References
Citations
- Arlene's Grocery Staff 2018.
- Hudelson 2014.
- Oliver 2015.
- Conte 2015.
- Makin 2016.
- Helman 2016.
- Fu 2017.
- Makin 2018.
- BrooklynVegan Staff 2018.
- Childers, Elena. "Never Get FOMO with This Exclusive Premiere of The Vaughns' Debut Album". BTRtoday. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- Fu, Eddie. "The Vaughns debut moody new single "Santa Cruz" - listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- Mosk, Mitch. "Premiere: A Special Spark in The Vaughns' Passionate "Coffee Sundae"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "Track Premiere: The Vaughns - "50%"". The Alternative. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Carr, Paul. "The Vaughns - "Shout" (premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
Bibliography
- Arlene's Grocery Staff (April 27, 2018), "The Vaughns", Arlene's Grocery, retrieved February 22, 2019
- BrooklynVegan Staff (October 6, 2018), "The North Jersey Indie Rock Festival", BrooklynVegan, retrieved February 23, 2019
- Conte, Chelsea (November 30, 2015), "EP Review: The Vaughns – tomfoolery", Speak into My Good Eye, retrieved February 22, 2019
- Helman, Peter (October 25, 2016), "Slonk Donkerson – "Cassanova's at It Again"", Stereogum, retrieved February 22, 2019
- Hudelson, Molly (December 27, 2014), "Exclusive: The Vaughns talk bowling, NJ's local scene, and more", AXS, retrieved February 22, 2019
- Fu, Eddie (May 19, 2017), "The Vaughns debut moody new single "Santa Cruz" – listen", Consequence of Sound, retrieved February 22, 2019
- Louie, Tom (March 16, 2016), "North Jersey Notes: The Vaughns, Voodoo Terror Tribe, Psychoprism and More!", The Aquarian Weekly, retrieved February 22, 2019
- Makin, Bob (July 17, 2016), "Makin Waves with The Vaughns", Courier News, retrieved February 22, 2019
- Makin, Bob (July 4, 2018), "Makin Waves Scene Report with Dentist, Lowlight, The Vaughns and more", Institute for Nonprofit News, retrieved February 22, 2019
- Mosk, Mitch (June 21, 2018), "Premiere: A Special Spark in the Vaughns' Passionate "Coffee Sundae"", Atwood, retrieved February 22, 2019
- NJ.com Staff (January 5, 2016), "35 N.J. bands you must hear in 2016", NJ.com, retrieved February 22, 2019
- Oliver, Bobby (March 17, 2015), "Must-hear N.J.: The Vaughns extend rock sound from Springfield across N.J.", NJ.com, retrieved February 22, 2019