The Vaughns

The Vaughns is an American indie rock band from New Jersey.

The Vaughns
The Vaughns at the 2018 North Jersey Indie Rock Festival.
Background information
OriginSpringfield, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresIndie rock
Years active2014 (2014)–present
LabelsSniffling Indie Kids
Websitethevaughns.com
MembersDave Cacciatore
Ryan Kenter
Anna Lies
Tom Losito

History

The Vaughns are a four-piece indie pop rock band from Springfield Township, New Jersey, that formed in 2014.[1] The band attended high school together, and at the suggestion of their friends, began rehearsing together.[2] The Vaughns play a blend of garage rock and blues, and cite musical influence from the Beatles, Arctic Monkeys, Sublime and Nirvana.[2][3] They draw comparison to the music of Courtney Barnett, the White Stripes, and Alabama Shakes.[4][3]

The Vaughns and tomfoolery (2014-2017)

The Vaughns released their debut EP, entitled The Vaughns, in August 2014.[4] Their second EP tomfoolery was released on October 24, 2015, and the band notes "the main goal in recording tomfoolery was to capture the raw live sound."[4] In 2016, the Vaughns' music was featured on the MTV show, Brothers Green Eat, and on the syndicated radio show, Little Steven's Underground Garage.[5] That year, they also contributed to the Third Annual 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge, with the track "Vamos."[6]

Singles and FOMO (2017 to present)

The single "Santa Cruz" was released in 2017. In an interview with Consequence of Sound, Lies explains "when writing the song I was thinking about the contradictions between love as we see it in real life, and love as depicted in movies[;] when I look at great couples in my life I see something much lighter [and] so the thought was that maybe what we strive for in love should be more like that: consistent and warm."[7] In 2018, the song "Coffee Sundae" was released, which is described as a "whimsical track [that] chronicles dealing with a romantic partner who is still in contact with their ex."[8] The Vaughns performed at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival, on October 6, 2018.[9] Prior to the release of their debut album, The Vaughns released two more singles, "50%" and "Shout." On May 10, 2019, The Vaughns independently released their debut LP, FOMO.

Members
  • Dave Cacciatore – guitar and vocals
  • Ryan Kenter – drums and percussion
  • Anna Lies – vocals, guitar and synth
  • Tom Losito – bass and vocals

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References

Citations

  1. Arlene's Grocery Staff 2018.
  2. Hudelson 2014.
  3. Oliver 2015.
  4. Conte 2015.
  5. Makin 2016.
  6. Helman 2016.
  7. Fu 2017.
  8. Makin 2018.
  9. BrooklynVegan Staff 2018.
  10. Childers, Elena. "Never Get FOMO with This Exclusive Premiere of The Vaughns' Debut Album". BTRtoday. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  11. Fu, Eddie. "The Vaughns debut moody new single "Santa Cruz" - listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  12. Mosk, Mitch. "Premiere: A Special Spark in The Vaughns' Passionate "Coffee Sundae"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  13. "Track Premiere: The Vaughns - "50%"". The Alternative. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  14. Carr, Paul. "The Vaughns - "Shout" (premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

Bibliography

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