Beacon is an American

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group from

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History

Beacon was founded in 2011 by Thomas Mullarney and Jacob Gossett, both of whom were students at the

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at the time. They began by self-releasing their first singles through the

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platform. Later that year,

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issued the group's first EP, ''No Body'', leading to tours with

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, and Tycho. In 2012 the group signed with

Ghostly International Ghostly International is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by Samuel Valenti IV and currently headquartered in Brooklyn, New York City. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye (a.k.a. Tadd Mullinix), Com Truise, Tycho, Gol ...

, who released their debut full-length in 2013. A sophomore full-length arrived on the same label in early 2016. In 2020,

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used the band's song "Show Me How" while launching a new MacBook Pro model at the company's November keynote event.Check out the music that Apple played at its 'One More Thing' event

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, November 10th, 2020

Discography

;Albums *''The Ways We Separate'' (

, April 2013) *''Escapements'' (Ghostly International, February 2016) *''Gravity Pairs'' (Ghostly International, November 2018) *''Along The Lethe'' (Apparent Motion, September 2022) ;EPs *''No Body'' (

, November 2011) *''For Now'' (

, October 2012) *''L1'' (Ghostly International, December 2014)

References

{{Authority control American electronic music groups Musical groups from Brooklyn Ghostly International artists