Mainland is an American
post-punk/rock band based in
Brooklyn,
New York
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. The current members are Jordan Topf, Corey Mullee, and Alex Pitta.
Background
2011-2015
Members Corey and Jordan first met at a party, Jordan being in another band at the time. After leaving his former band, he reconnected with Corey to form Mainland. Alex worked at restaurant with Jordan and joined shortly after. The band’s name comes from a word Topf first heard used by his mother, who spoke of missing the mainland of
California where she grew up. Said Topf, “It felt fitting for our story and how we met in
New York City. There tends to always be a sense of nostalgia and longing in our music whether it be about a place or a person.”
2015-present
In December 2015, Mainland released a 4-song EP titled ''Outcast'' under
300 Entertainment
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, the record label which they signed with earlier that year. The EP was released exclusively through ''
Billboard
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''. They toured with Canadian band
Marianas Trench from January–February 2016. They were the opening act for
Jukebox the Ghost in February 2016, and the opening act for
Melanie Martinez's Cry Baby tour. In June 2016, they released their single "Beggars" followed by a stream of self-produced singles “Permission Slip”, “Empty Promises”, and “Dummy Test”. On April 28, 2019, the band released a 5-song EP titled ''Villains'' under
300 Entertainment
Theory Entertainment LLC, doing business as 300 Entertainment, is an American record label founded by Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, Todd Moscowitz, and Roger Gold. The label's roster includes acts across multiple genres such as hip hop, rock, pop, ele ...
. It included singles "I Found God" and “Hometown". On May 22, 2019, Mainland collaborated with
Rynx for the release of his fourth single, “Read My Mind.”
Notable Features
Mainland’s single "Not As Cool As Me" was featured on
Shake Shack's Shack 10 playlist on
Spotify, which features 10 popular songs playing in locations each month.
Influences
Collectively, Mainland's influences include British bands such as
The Cure,
Depeche Mode
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,
New Order, and
The La's. In Jordan Topf’s words, "We love the way those bands mask well-crafted pop songs with poignant lyrics."
Mainland also lists
Michael Jackson,
The Velvet Underground, and
The Clash as artists that inspire them.
Discography
*Shiner EP (2014)
*Outcast EP (2015)
*Beggars (2016)
*Permission Slip (2016)
*Empty Promises (2016)
*Dummy Test (2016)
*I Found God (2017)
*Hometown (2018)
*Villains EP (2018)
External links
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References
American pop music groups
American pop rock music groups
Musical groups from Brooklyn
American post-punk revival music groups
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