Dub Thompson is an American
indie rock
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music duo consisting of Matt Pulos and Evan Laffer, originating from
Agoura Hills, California
Agoura Hills () is a city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 20,330 at the 2010 census, which decreased to
20,299 in 2020. It is in the eastern Conejo Valley between the ...
. The duo plays a style of
post-punk
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,
post-rock,
punk rock,
alternative rock
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style
experimental rock
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music. Dub Thompson was established in 2014, while they released a
studio album, ''9 Songs'' (2014), with
Dead Oceans
Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Dead Oceans is part of Secretly Group, which also ...
.
Background
Matt Pulos, vocalist and guitarist, and Evan Laffer, drummer, become friends while attending
Agoura High School
Agoura High School is a public high school in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District.
Athletics and activities
Agoura High School's athletic teams are nicknamed the Cha ...
in
Agoura Hills, California
Agoura Hills () is a city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 20,330 at the 2010 census, which decreased to
20,299 in 2020. It is in the eastern Conejo Valley between the ...
. Their band was originally named Wolf Thompson after the Vice Principal of
Lindero Canyon Middle School.
Music history
The duo commenced as a musical entity in 2014, with releasing a
studio album, ''9 Songs'', on June 10, 2014, with
Dead Oceans
Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Dead Oceans is part of Secretly Group, which also ...
.
This album got a Metascore of a 70 from seven ratings.
Members
;Current members
* Matthew David "Matt" Pulos
(born June 24, 1995)
– vocals, guitars
* Evan Benjamin Laffer
(born November 30, 1994)
– drums
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''9 Songs'' (June 10, 2014,
Dead Oceans
Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Dead Oceans is part of Secretly Group, which also ...
)
References
External links
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Musical groups from California
2014 establishments in California
Musical groups established in 2014
Dead Oceans artists