It Was Romance

It Was Romance
Origin Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres garage rock, Indie rock, folk rock, blues rock, alternative rock
Instruments Vocals, electric ukulele, guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, accordion
Years active 2015-present
Website www.facebook.com/itwasromance
Members

It Was Romance is an American rock band formed by Lane Moore. It began as the bedroom recording project of lead singer and songwriter Moore, who years later added a backing band.[1] Moore is the chief songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, using an electric ukulele with distortion that she plays like an electric guitar as well as piano, synthesizer, accordion, bass guitar, and percussion.[2] Bust magazine called It Was Romance The Best Band Of 2015.[3]

History

It Was Romance began as a solo project by Lane Moore, who originally played all of the instruments and sang. In 2015, she expanded to include a backing band, releasing the self-titled album in 2015 to critical acclaim.

The Village Voice premiered their first single, "Philadelphia," on their website and praised the album.[4]

Paste Magazine described their sound as "hearkening back to a Dig Me Out era Sleater Kinney, Moore’s expansive sound covers love and all its mishaps with a catchy, blast loud and sing proud thoughtfulness. Blending garage rock with soul and experimental undertones, It Was Romance...walks multiple genres with a deft grace to mirror Moore’s bubbly wit and eye-catching presence." [5]

BuzzFeed included their first single "Philadelphia" in their Songs You Need In Your Life This Summer [6]

The band released a music video for the first single "Philadelphia" in June 2015. The video was directed by Moore and was an homage to the John Waters film Cry-Baby, with Moore playing Johnny Depp and Traci Lords.[7][8] The Advocate praised the video.[9] Curve Magazine called the video "badass." [10] Out Magazine praised the video as well.[11]

The music video for "Hooking Up With Girls" was released in late 2016 on the front page of Nylon (magazine).[12] The video is a shot-for-shot remake of Fiona Apple's "Criminal" music video. Moore starred in and directed the music video.

The video was quickly picked up by numerous media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Vogue, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, VICE, BUST Magazine, Refinery 29, and The Onion's AV Club New York Magazine and The Observer praised Moore for the video[13]

The Laugh Button praised Moore's voice, saying, "[Moore's] incredible voice, smoky and edgy and closely resembling the kind of stuff soulful grunge bands aspired to back in the 90s." [14]

In 2017, Moore created a music series at Arlene's Grocery called "90s Albums Live," with the first one being the Empire Records soundtrack, which It Was Romance performed live.[15]

Also in 2017, Billboard named It Was Romance one of 16 Female-Fronted Bands You Should Know.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

  • It Was Romance, self-released, 2015

Videos

  • "Philadelphia"
  • "Hooking Up With Girls"

References

  1. ↑ Team Clermont: It Was Romance
  2. ↑ Out Entertainer Lane Moore Is Taking Over The World
  3. ↑ Best Band Of 2015? We Think So | Listen To New Tracks By It Was Romance
  4. ↑ Exclusive Premiere: Listen to It Was Romance's 'Philadelphia'
  5. ↑ Talking Style with It Was Romance's Lane Moore
  6. ↑ 63 Songs You Need In Your Life This Month
  7. ↑ Lane Moore gives the ’50s a gender-bending makeover in It Was Romance’s ‘Philadelphia’ video
  8. ↑ Watch Lane Moore Channel John Waters in the Video For ‘Philadelphia’ New York Magazine
  9. ↑ Gender-Bending Music Video Will Have You Singing All Day
  10. ↑ It Was Romance’s Gender-Bending New Vid
  11. ↑ Watch: Lane Moore Plays Both Johnny Depp & Traci Lords in New Video
  12. ↑ It Was Romance’s New Video Is A Remake Of Fiona Apple’s "Criminal" A ’90s dream come true
  13. ↑ This Lesbian Homage to Fiona Apple’s ‘Criminal’ Is Exactly What You Need Right Now
  14. ↑ "Tinder Live" host Lane Moore pens a love song with a message: "Be My Rachel Maddow"
  15. ↑ Soul Sisters Podcast: Lauren Lapkus and Lane Moore on Why They're Obsessed With the '90s
  16. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7958070/16-lesbian-bands-singers-you-should-know
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