Petal is an American

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band from

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, currently signed to

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. The band consists of one permanent member, Kiley Lotz, (who is non-binary,) with the rest of the band a rotating group of musicians.

History

Petal began in September 2013 with the self-release of an extended play titled ''Scout''. The EP caught the attention of the record label

Run For Cover Run for Cover Records is an American independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2004 by Jeff Casazza at the age of 17 with a $1,000 loan, the label functioned as a small one-person bedroom operation in Brighton, until Casa ...

, who signed them to their label three months later in December 2013. The EP was re-released after they signed to Run For Cover. On September 1, 2015, Petal released the song "Sooner" from their debut album, ''Shame''. Petal released their debut full-length album, ''Shame'' on October 23, 2015, via Run For Cover. On April 3, 2018, "Better Than You" was released as the first single from their second album, ''Magic Gone'', which was released on June 15, 2018, also via Run For Cover. Critical reception of ''Magic Gone'' was largely positive, with

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saying,

"This might be inward-looking music, but the songs still zip. “Better Than You” and “Tightrope” remind me of alt rock radio in the very early ’90s, before the post-
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boom turned everything into angst central. You could pogo to these songs just as easily as you could cry to them. It’s a funny thing, how the heaviness of the words and the lightness of the music can feed each other, how they can make each other stronger. It’s a dichotomy that makes ''Magic Gone'' — an album that’s utterly drowning in sadness in a lot of ways — into something warm and comforting and friendly: an album that might help you out and bring you up if you’re ever feeling something like what Lotz was feeling when she wrote these songs."

In June and July of 2018, Petal co-headlined a United States tour with Run for Cover label mates

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. The band then went on a worldwide tour from January to March 2019, first in the United States with artists Sir Babygirl and Cave People, then in Europe and the UK supporting American musician

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, and ending in Japan.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Shame'' (2015, Run For Cover) *''Magic Gone'' (2018, Run For Cover)

EPs

*''Scout'' (2013, Run For Cover) *''Comfort'' (2017, Run For Cover)

References

{{Authority control Indie rock musical groups from Pennsylvania Musical groups established in 2013 Musicians from Scranton, Pennsylvania Run for Cover Records artists 2013 establishments in Pennsylvania Non-binary musicians