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Really From
Alias:People Like You
Origin:Boston, Massachusetts
Genre:Indie pop, jazz, emo, math rock
Years Active:2014-2022 (on hiatus)
Label:Topshelf Records
Past Members:Chris Lee-Rodriguez
Michi Tassey
Matt Hull
Sander Bryce
Sai Boddupali
Nick Koechel

Really From was an American band from Boston, Massachusetts, originally known as People Like You. Their final album, Really From, was released in March 2021. Their sound has been described as mixing indie pop, jazz, emo, and math rock.[1] They referred to their own sound as "indie jazz".[2]

History

The band was formed as People Like You in 2014, by singer/guitarist Chris Lee-Rodriguez and drummer Sander Bryce, both graduates of Berklee College of Music.[3] Singer/keyboardist Michi Tassey and trumpeter Matt Hull, also Berklee graduates, were originally special guests on some songs but were later added as full members. Bassist Nick Koechel played on their first album; he was temporarily replaced by Sai Boddupali.[4]

They received early social media notice for their eclectic mix of styles.[5] As People Like You, they released the albums "This Is What You Learned" in 2014[6] and Verse in 2017.[2] The latter album was noted for its "fusion of jazz musicianship, emo spirit, and indie-pop tunefulness."[2] Many of their songs discuss issues faced by mixed-race and multi-ethnic persons in America.[7]

For legal reasons that the band chooses not to disclose, they changed their name to Really From in 2018.[3] [5] Under this name, they released a self-titled album in 2021. Reviewers praised the album for its "nuanced, uncompromising instrumentation"[8] and for its intelligent lyrics on self-identity, culture, and social traumas.[9] [10] Bassist Sai Boddupali rejoined the band shortly after the album's release.[11]

In July 2022, the band announced their intention to take an indefinite hiatus following two farewell shows in the fall, citing their desire to "maintain the integrity of what this project has become" at a "point in our lives when we want different things for themselves."[12] They played two farewell shows in Somerville, Massachusetts[13] and Brooklyn, New York in November 2022.[14]

Members

Former members

Discography

Albums

As People Like You

As Really From

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ruddell. Charlie. Really From: Really From. March 12, 2021. March 25, 2021. Pitchfork.
  2. Web site: Cohen. Ian. People Like You: Verse. August 3, 2017. March 25, 2021. Pitchfork.
  3. Web site: Indie Jazz Band Really From Is Reframing Its Origin Story. March 25, 2021. WBUR-FM. March 11, 2021.
  4. Web site: Gagnon . Tim . Boston's People Like You Bring Emo Jazz Sound to Album Exploring American Identity . WBUR . 25 February 2022. 28 July 2017.
  5. Web site: March 10, 2021. Band To Watch: Really From. Cohen. Ian. March 25, 2021. Stereogum.
  6. Web site: Review: People Like You - This Is What You Learned. Jones. Tristan. July 16, 2014. March 25, 2021. Sputnikmusic.
  7. Web site: March 12, 2021. Really From unveil new self-titled album: Stream. Enis. Eli. March 25, 2021. Consequence of Sound.
  8. Web site: March 12, 2021. 10 New Albums to Stream Today. Russell. Scott. Paste Magazine.
  9. Web site: Jaranilla. Karolyn. March 23, 2021. Really From's 'self-titled' is an honest yet compassionate unpacking of inherited trauma. March 25, 2021. From the Intercom.
  10. Web site: March 12, 2021. Cubbison. Jeff. Listen to Really From's new LP. Impose.
  11. Web site: Ruddell . Charley . The Turbulence Behind the Stillness of Mercet's Debut Album 'VIMS' . WBUR . 25 February 2022 . 28 April 2021.
  12. Web site: Really From on Twitter.
  13. Web site: Really From on Twitter.
  14. Web site: Really From on Twitter.

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