18+ (band)

American band April 2025 Photograph of 18+ (band).jpg 18+ Los Angeles Alternative R&B Houndstooth 2011–present eighteenpl.us Justin SwinburneSamia Mirza 18+ is an American band consisting of musicians and visual artists Justin Swinburne and Samia Mirza.http://www.electronicbeats.net/en/features/alone-together-with-18-plus/ Alone Together With 18+ electronicbeats.net 22 February 2015 12 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150212074041/http://www.electronicbeats.net/en/features/alone-together-with-18-plus/ deadHolslin, Peter (2015) "Is 18+ an Art Project or a Band? Maybe Both", LA Weekly, January 15, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015 History and career Having met at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Swinburne and Mirza launched the 18+ project in 2011 under anonymous pseudonyms. Their first recordings, a trilogy of mixtapes entitled M1xtape, Mixta2e, and Mixtap3, were launched online under the anonymous titles of 'Boy' and 'Sis'.Hillyard, Kim (2015) "Next Wave #623: 18+", Clash, February 17, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015 Much of the band's lyrical content concerns sex.Maher, Amelia (2014) "18+ - Trust https://web.archive.org/web/20150411003505/http://www.thefourohfive.com/review/article/18-trust-141 2015-04-11 ", thefourohfive.com, November 14, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2015Carroll, Jim (2015) "18+: Trust", Irish Times, January 15, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015 Mirza commented on this: "I don't ever think the way we represent sex is explicitly sexy; we're not trying to seduce. We're playing up to roles we still see in music today." In August 2014, 18+ released their first single, "Crow"/"Horn", on London nightclub Fabric's record label Houndstooth.http://www.dummymag.com/features/next-18-plus-18plus18plus-interview Next: 18+ Steph Kretowicz dummymag.com 22 February 2015 This was followed by their debut album, Trust, which was released on Houndstooth in November 2014.http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/22386/1/stream-18s-succulent-debut-album-trust Stream 18+'s succulent debut album 'Trust' Dazed Dazed 3 November 2014 22 February 2015 Killian Fox, writing in The Observer, said of the album "Trust moves at a stoned pace, oozing sex and a glitchy sense of unease, though it’s never clear whether it’s critiquing its excesses or revelling in them."Fox, Killian (2014) "18+: Trust review – art-school R&B duo not quite as subversive as they think", The Observer, November 9, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2015 The band's follow-up single, "Dry",http://theversion.co.uk/2015/01/20/18-announce-new-single-dry-body/ 18+ Announce new single Dry / Body. The version 22 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150211043723/http://theversion.co.uk/2015/01/20/18-announce-new-single-dry-body/ 2015-02-11 dead was released on Houndstooth on 23 February 2015. In January and February 2015, 18+ toured Trust in the US and Europe,http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/18-announce-winter-2015-tour 18+ announce winter 2015 tour - Music News - Tiny Mix Tapes Tiny Mix Tapes 22 February 2015 including dates in Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris. Discography Studio albums Trust (2014), Houndstooth Collect (2016), Houndstooth Mixtapes M1xtape (2011) - download only Mixta2e (2012) - download only Mixtap3 (2013) - download only Fore (2016) - download only Singles "Crow"/"Horn" (2014), Houndstooth "Dry" (2015), Houndstooth References External links http://www.eighteenpl.us/ Category:American contemporary R&B musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2011 Category:2011 establishments in California