Smallpools is an American
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and sub ...
band formed in 2013. The band consists of Sean Scanlon (vocals), Mike Kamerman (guitar), and Beau Kuther (drums).
After their debut single "
Dreaming" charted at number one on
The Hype Machine
Hype Machine is a music blog aggregator created by Anthony Volodkin.
History
Hype Machine was originally a music database created in 2005 by Anthony Volodkin, then a sophomore computer science major at Hunter College.Heilemann, JohCapturing the ...
, Smallpools' self-titled debut EP was released via
RCA Records
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on July 16, 2013.
History
Mike Kamerman, from
Marlboro
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,
New Jersey
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and Sean Scanlon, from
Verplanck,
New York
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, had been playing in various bands since 2007. After relocating to
Los Angeles
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to further their musical careers, they met
Oregon
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natives Joe Intile and Beau Kuther. Working with producer trio
Captain Cuts
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, the band released their debut single "
Dreaming" online on May 16, 2013, reaching No. 23 on ''Billboard''s Alternative Songs chart.
The song was released as the first single off their debut, self-titled EP.
"Dreaming" was included on the ''
FIFA 14
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'' soundtrack. They made their late night television debut performing "Dreaming" on ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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'' on October 28, 2013. The band and their song "Over & Over" were featured in a promotional video for
Snapchat
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, introducing Snapchat Stories in October 2013. The band released their first full-length album, ''
Lovetap!'', on March 23, 2015. In support of the album, they performed their second single "Karaoke" live on ''
Late Night With Seth Meyers
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'', in March 2015. On December 1, 2016 the band announced a new single to be released titled "RUN WITH THE BULLS." The song was accompanied with a music video via
Billboard.com
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. After parting ways with
RCA Records
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, the band partnered with
AWAL
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/
Kobalt Music Group
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and released "The Science of Letting Go" on August 4, 2017 followed up by the "So Social" EP on December 7, 2018. Collectively, the two EP's have generated over 72 million streams on
Spotify
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. Smallpools released their sophomore album titled "Life In A Simulation" on October 15, 2021.
Touring
The band made their live debut at the
Brooklyn Bowl on July 13, 2013. On July 15, the band began touring in support of
San Cisco
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across 10 cities in the United States.
They have also supported several bands whilst touring America, including
Two Door Cinema Club
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,
Walk the Moon
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,
Grouplove
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,
Neon Trees
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, and
Twenty One Pilots
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. On March 26, 2014, it was announced that Smallpools would perform at
Lollapalooza
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on August 2, the second day of the three-day festival.
On May 8, 2015, Smallpools performed on the main stage at the
Rock in Rio USA in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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. The band has also graced the stage at
Firefly Music Festival
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twice, gathering large eager crowds in both 2014 and 2018. In 2015 Smallpools embarked on 2 sold out headlining tours (LOVETAP! Tour & The American Love Tour) in support of their
RCA
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debut album 'LOVETAP!'. Smallpools supported
MisterWives on their 2017 'Connect the Dots' tour and in 2018 they co-headlined the 'Spring is Sprung' tour with
Great Good Fine Ok
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.
In 2019, Smallpools hit the road on their 'So Social' tour which included sold out nights at the
930 Club in Washington, DC,
Bowery Ballroom
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in New York City, the
Bluebird Theatre in Denver. Smallpools finished off the year supporting
Third Eye Blind
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on their "Screamer" tour.
Band members
Current members
* Sean Scanlon – lead vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, piano (2013–present)
* Michael "Mike" Kamerman – guitar, vocals (2013–present)
* Beau Kuther – drums, vocals (2013–present)
Former members
* Joseph "Joe" Intile – bass guitar, vocals (2013–2015)
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Lovetap!'' – RCA Records (March 24, 2015)
*''Life in a Simulation'' – RCA Records (October 15, 2021)
EPs
*''Smallpools'' – RCA Records (July 16, 2013)
*''The Science of Letting Go'' – (August 4, 2017)
*''So Social'' – (December 7, 2018)
Singles
*"
Dreaming" (2013)
*"Mason Jar" (2013)
*"Killer Whales" (2014)
*"Karaoke" (2014)
*"A Real Hero" (2015)
*"Run with the Bulls" (2016)
*"Million Bucks" (2017)
*"Passenger Side" (2017)
*"Pray for Me" (2018)
*"Stumblin' Home" (2018)
*"Stumblin' Home" (featuring
the Aces) (2018)
*"Social" (2018)
*"Insincere" (2019)
*"SYCS" (2019)
*"Play Pretend" (theme song for ''
The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show'') (2020)
*"Slowdown" (featuring
Morgxn
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Early life
Morgxn was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. After college, he moved to New York City to act in theater. ...
) (2020)
*"Cycle" (2020)
*"Simulation" (2020)
*"The Answer" (with
NEFFEX) (2021)
*"science fiction" – (march 19, 2021)
*"life of the party" – (June 4, 2021)
*"Migraine" – (August 27, 2021)
*"Cameras and Coastlines" – (August 5, 2022)
References
External links
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2009 establishments in California
Indie pop groups from Los Angeles
Indie rock musical groups from California
Musical groups established in 2013
RCA Records artists