LANY
LANY | |
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 LANY at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas on September 28, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | thisislany |
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LANY (/ˈleɪni/, an acronym for "Los Angeles New York") is an American pop band from Los Angeles. formed in Nashville in 2014. The band consists of Paul Jason Klein, Charles Leslie "Les" Priest, and Jake Clifford Goss.
Signed to Polydor and Interscope Records, the band have released three top 40 albums: LANY (2017), Malibu Nights (2018), and Mama's Boy (2020). Additionally, they have released a slew of singles, their most successful being the RIAA-certified "ILYSB" (2015), the Julia Michaels collaboration "Okay" (2019), and "Mean It" (2019) with Lauv. In 2020, they released their third studio album Mama's Boy, which was followed by their fourth album, gg bb xx, in September 2021.
Music career[]
2014–2017: Musical beginnings and LANY[]
LANY was formed in March 2014 when Paul Jason Klein, who had a small solo career, flew to Nashville to meet up with friends Jake Goss and Les Priest. Previously, Goss and Priest had a separate project by the name of WRLDS, but this was discontinued after the formation of LANY.[11] The following month they anonymously uploaded two songs, "Hot Lights" and "Walk Away", to SoundCloud in order to differentiate between their old and new projects. Their debut EP, Acronyms, followed later that year, with the song "ILYSB" generating significant interest online. Singles "Made in Hollywood" and "Bad, Bad, Bad" soon followed, along with the reveal of their identities.
LANY is an acronym for "Los Angeles New York". Klein explained the name in an interview:
"We knew we wanted a four-letter word because of design and aesthetic purposes, but as you can imagine, all the four-letter words in the entire world are taken. We moved to acronyms and for a while we thought we would be TTYL, but then we decided we didn’t want to be 13 for the rest of our lives. I eventually thought of the span across the country from L.A. to New York, and at first I was thinking it would be L-A-N-Y, but people kept getting confused on how to pronounce it when I told them, saying things like 'L-A-and-Y?' So then we’re like forget it—let's call ourselves LANY, pronounced Lay-Nee."[11]
In 2015, LANY embarked on American tours supporting Twin Shadow, Tove Styrke, X Ambassadors, Troye Sivan and Halsey.[12] A second EP titled I Loved You. followed, as did festival appearances including Lollapalooza.
In December 2015, after signing to Polydor Records,[13] a re-release EP titled Make Out was released; consisting of all songs (not including "Hot Lights" and "OMG") released prior to I Loved You. Shortly after this, a UK support tour with Ellie Goulding was announced for March 2016 and a live stripped back version of "ILYSB" was released on YouTube.[14] A US support tour with Troye Sivan ran through February, followed by the announcement of their first US headline tour, The Make Out Tour, in May.[15] On March 11, 2016, LANY released a single titled "Where the Hell Are My Friends". The track debuted on Beats 1 with Zane Lowe.[16] One month later, they released their first music video for the song.[17]
After their headline tour in May, LANY played a series of festivals in summer 2016, including Bonnaroo, Firefly, and Outside Lands.[18]
LANY began their second headline tour in the fall of 2016 called the Kinda Tour in support of their EP by the same name. It included 14 European dates and 37 US dates.
On February 15, 2017, LANY announced they would be opening up for 7 shows of John Mayer's The Search for Everything Tour. It included 5 US dates and 2 dates in Canada.[19]
Through their official Instagram and Twitter, the band announced that they'd be releasing their debut album, LANY, on June 30, 2017, to be preceded by the singles "Good Girls" on March 3, as well as "It Was Love", "The Breakup", and "13".[20]
On June 30, 2017, LANY released their debut, self-titled album. The single "Super Far" debuted on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 on Apple Music preceding the release of the full-length album. The band held pop-up shops in Los Angeles and New York to promote the album. They have released music videos for "Good Girls", "ILYSB", and "Super Far". The band announced a US headline tour that occurred from September through November 2017. LANY spent the summer of 2017 playing festivals and touring Australia and Asia. They toured Europe in the winter of 2017.
2018–2019: Malibu Nights[]
LANY announced their second album, Malibu Nights, on March 8, 2018 via an Instagram post.[21] Klein stated that the album was written from January 4 – February 14, 2018.
The next month, on April 5, 2018, LANY had their first arena concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines. Tickets for the show were sold out in 24 hours leading to a second show the next night.[22][23]
The first single, "Thru These Tears", was released on July 17. The album's second single, "I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore", was released on August 22, 2018. Their highly anticipated second studio album "Malibu Nights" was released on October, 5th, 2018 consisting of 9 songs.[24] In 2018, LANY embarked on their Malibu Nights World Tour beginning on October and lasted until October 2019. The band released "Okay", a single with singer Julia Michaels, on April 23, 2019. This was their first song to include a featured artist.[25] On November 14, 2019, LANY collaborated with American singer-songwriter Lauv, for the song “Mean It”, which ultimately was listed on Lauv’s debut album, How I'm Feeling. On December 17, 2019, the music video was released, featuring both artists in the deserts of Los Angeles.
2020: Mama's Boy[]
On April 30, 2020, LANY announced the title of their third album, Mama's Boy, via social media. The album was released on October 2, 2020.[26] On May 13, they released the album's lead single, "Good Guys".[27] On July 1, their second single "If This Is the Last Time" was released. The album's third single, "You!", was released on August 13, 2020.[28] Two months later on October 2, 2020, they released their third studio album titled Mama's Boy.[29] To promote the album, the band has announced 5 dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland for 2021. Pre-sale began on September 30 while the general sale began on October 2. The band has announced more dates to come on a later date.[30]
2021: gg bb xx[]
On February 4, 2021, LANY released the deluxe edition of Mama's Boy.[31] This included the release of three new versions of songs—"Heart Won't Let Me" (stripped), "Sad" (stripped), and "I Still Talk to Jesus" (live). "I wanted the outer to sound and feel like I was playing this song alone in a Sunday school room with the door slightly cracked, and you were listening down the hall," Klein said of the original recording. The live rendition of the track draws listeners even closer and into the room alongside LANY.[31] On July 12, LANY announced that their fourth album, gg bb xx, would be released on September 3.
Band members[]
Current members[]
- Paul Jason Klein – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar (2014–present)
- Jake Clifford Goss – drums, percussion, sampling pad (2014–present)
- Charles Leslie Priest – keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, backing vocals (2014–present)
Touring members[]
- Giuliano Pizzulo – keyboards, guitars, background vocals (2018–2021)
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [32] |
AUS [33] |
CAN [34] |
UK [35] | ||
| LANY | 32 | 53 | — | 90 | |
| Malibu Nights |
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36 | — | 92 | 81 |
| Mama's Boy |
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7 | 67 | 67 | 22 |
| gg bb xx |
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— | — | — | — |
Extended plays[]
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Acronyms |
show
Track listing |
| I Loved You |
show
Track listing |
| Make Out |
show
Track listing |
| Kinda |
show
Track listing |
Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [37] |
AUS [38] |
BEL [39] |
IRE [40] |
NZ [41] |
SIN [42] |
SLK [43] |
SWI [44] |
UK [45] | |||||
| "Hot Lights" / "Walk Away" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Make Out | ||
| "Made in Hollywood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bad, Bad, Bad" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "ILYSB" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Where the Hell Are My Friends" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | kinda | ||
| "Yea, Babe, No Way"[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Good Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | LANY | |||
| "It Was Love" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Breakup" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "13" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Super Far" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Thru These Tears" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Malibu Nights | ||
| "I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Thick and Thin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "If You See Her" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Malibu Nights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Okay" (with Julia Michaels) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Mean It" (with Lauv)[48] |
19 | 42 | 32 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 95 | 87 | 83 | How I'm Feeling | |||
| "Good Guys"[27] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mama's Boy | ||
| "If This Is the Last Time"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You!"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Cowboy in LA"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Quit Drinking" (with Kelsea Ballerini)[52] |
2021 | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Dancing in the Kitchen"[54] | — | — | — | — | —[B] | — | — | — | — | gg bb xx | |||
| "Stupid Feelings" (with 220 Kid)[56] |
— | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Never Mind, Let's Break Up"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Roll Over Baby"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles[]
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Super Far" / "Sign of the Times" | 2017 | Spotify Singles |
Tours[]
Headline
- The Make Out Tour (2016)
- Kinda Tour (2016)
- LANY World Tour (2017–2018)
- Malibu Nights World Tour (2018–2019)
- UK/IRE Tour (2021)
Promotional
- LANY: Live at Ayala Malls Philippines (2017)
Supporting
- Zella Day – Zella Day On Tour (2015)
- Halsey – Badlands Tour (2015–2016)
- Ellie Goulding – Delirium World Tour (2016)
- Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Tour (2016)
- John Mayer – The Search for Everything World Tour (2017)
Notes[]
- ^ "I Quit Drinking" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[53]
- ^ "Dancing in the Kitchen" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[55]
- ^ "Stupid Feelings" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[57]
References[]
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- ^ "Aiming for the heart: LANY songwriter gets more personal on debut album". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "LANY knows no genre". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Day, Laurence (March 14, 2016). "Indie-pop band LANY release debut single "Where The Hell Are My Friends"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ Ramli, Sofiana (December 15, 2017). "Indie-pop trio LANY returns to Singapore in March". Time Out Singapore. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Fischer, Reed (July 22, 2016). "LANY | 10 New Artists You Need to Know: August 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Desantis, Rachel (October 6, 2017). "How LANY's brand of synth-pop reflects the digital era". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (June 8, 2015). "LANY EP Premiere: Listen to 'i loved you.' in Full". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Toledo, Marimar (October 12, 2016). "Dream-pop band LANY glides their way to Backbooth on Thursday". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "LANY knows no genre". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Firman, Tehrene. "Heard of LANY? Well Listen Up, Because They're About to Become Your New Favorite Band | Teen Vogue". Teen Vogue. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "LANY Makes Catchy Electro-Soul On 'Make Out' EP (INTERVIEW) - Glide Magazine". Glide Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "LANY have signed to Polydor Records". Project U. October 4, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "LANY - ILYSB (Live in Los Angeles)". YouTube. January 26, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "LANY Official Website". thisislany.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Listen to "World First: LANY - "WHERE THE HELL ARE MY FRIENDS"" posted by Zane Lowe on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "LANY - WHERE THE HELL ARE MY FRIENDS". April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "LANY on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ LANY (2017-02-15). "7 SHOWS WITH OUR HERO.pic.twitter.com/Tk3JJxYDRd". @thisisLANY. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "Instagram post by LANY • Feb 25, 2017 at 10:10pm UTC". Instagram.com. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "paul klein on Instagram: "album 2 is called "malibu nights" and it was written jan 4 - feb 14 and you're gonna love it x"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ "LANY Returning To Manila in 2018". Philippine Concerts. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ^ "Lany Manila Concert 2018". Spot.ph.
- ^ "LANY Talks New Album 'Malibu Nights,' Taking Chances and Staying True to Their Identity". Billboard.com. October 5, 2018.
- ^ Roth, Madeline. "LANY And Julia Michaels Tell Us How They Turned Heartbreak Into A 'Breezy Bop' With 'Okay'". MTV News. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ @thisisLANY (April 30, 2020). ""mama's boy" the album by us out this year..." (Tweet). Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Jump up to: a b @thisisLANY (May 13, 2020). "we're back. "good guys" out everywhere now