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Lexi Vega
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Genre:Indie rock
Years Active:2018–present

Lexi Vega,[1] better known by her stage name Mini Trees, is an American indie rock musician based in Los Angeles. She has toured with Julien Baker[2] as well as Death Cab for Cutie,[3] Tasha, Briston Maroney, Hovvdy, and Deep Sea Diver.[4]

Career

Vega began making music as a career in 2018. Vega independently released her debut EP as Mini Trees in 2019 titled Steady Me. Vega independently released her second EP, Slip Away, in June of 2020.[5] In April 2021, Vega signed with Boston based record label Run for Cover Records[6] Two months later, Vega announced her debut full-length album, Always In Motion, due out on Run for Cover.[7] The album was released on September 17, 2021.[8]

Personal life

Vega was born in Southern California[9] to a second generation Japanese-American mother and an immigrant father from Cuba. She was raised in the town of La Cañada and currently lives in Torrance. Vega's father passed away when she was five years old.[10]

Both of Vega's parents had worked in the music industry; her mother was a vocalist in Japanese pop jazz fusion group Hiroshima and her father worked as a professional drummer.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mini Trees . Run for Cover Records . An American independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts. . April 29, 2024.
  2. Web site: Qbertplaya . Ellen . Julien Baker played Beacon Theatre with Thao & Mini Trees . 15 September 2021 . . 1 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Pearis . Bill . Death Cab for Cutie announce 2022 tour dates, playing Forest Hills Stadium w/ Low (BV presale) . 2024-04-29 . BrooklynVegan . en-US.
  4. Web site: Russell . Scott . Mini Trees Announces Spring 2022 U.S. Tour with Hovvdy . . 1 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Mosk . Mitch . Track-by-Track: Mini Trees Dives into Her Intimate, Sun-Kissed Sophomore EP 'Slip Away' . 30 June 2020 . Atwood Magazine . 1 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Leiber . Sarah . Mini Trees Signs to Run for Cover Records . . 1 October 2021.
  7. Web site: Hakiman . Rob . Mini Trees strives to hold it together on the propulsive "Carrying On", announces debut album . 28 July 2021 . . 1 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Kaye . Ben . Mini Trees Breaks Down Debut Album Always in Motion Track by Track: Exclusive . 17 September 2021 . . 1 October 2021.
  9. Web site: Russell . Scott . Mini Trees Details Debut Album Always In Motion, Shares "Carrying On" . . 1 October 2021.
  10. Web site: Lello . Michael . Lexi Vaga continues to find herself as Mini Trees . 23 December 2021 . Highway 81 Revisited . 23 December 2021.
  11. Web site: Jaranilla . Karolyn . Being okay with not knowing: A conversation with Lexi Vega of Mini Trees . From The Intercom . 25 August 2021.

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