18+ (band) explained

18+
Origin:Los Angeles
Genre:Alternative R&B
Label:Houndstooth
Years Active:2011–present
Current Members:Justin Swinburne
Samia Mirza

18+ is an American band consisting of musicians and visual artists Justin Swinburne and Samia Mirza.[1] [2]

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'.[3]

Much of the band's lyrical content concerns sex.[4] [5] 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.[6] This was followed by their debut album, Trust, which was released on Houndstooth in November 2014.[7] 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."[8]

The band's follow-up single, "Dry",[9] was released on Houndstooth on 23 February 2015.

In January and February 2015, 18+ toured Trust in the US and Europe,[10] including dates in Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alone Together With 18+. electronicbeats.net. 22 February 2015. 12 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212074041/http://www.electronicbeats.net/en/features/alone-together-with-18-plus/. dead.
  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 ", 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. Web site: Next: 18+. Steph Kretowicz. dummymag.com. 22 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Stream 18+'s succulent debut album 'Trust'. Dazed. Dazed. 3 November 2014 . 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. Web site: 18+ Announce new single Dry / Body.. The version. 22 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211043723/http://theversion.co.uk/2015/01/20/18-announce-new-single-dry-body/. 2015-02-11. dead.
  10. Web site: 18+ announce winter 2015 tour - Music News - Tiny Mix Tapes. Tiny Mix Tapes. 22 February 2015.

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