The I.L.Y's are an American

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duo from

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. They were formed in 2015 as a side project by

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members

Zach Hill Zachary Charles Hill (born December 28, 1979) is an American multi-instrumentalist and visual artist. He is best known as the drummer and co-producer of the groups Death Grips and the I.L.Y's, and as the drummer of math rock band Hella. Art In ...

(vocals, drums, guitar, and keyboard) and Andy Morin (guitar and bass). They have released two digital albums through Death Grips' Third Worlds label – ''

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'' in 2015 and '' Scum with Boundaries'' in 2016, both of which were released without any prior publicity. The I.L.Y's have never performed live other than as a part of Death Grips. They are currently signed with

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, under which they have released their third studio album ''

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'' in 2017.

History

The I.L.Y's existence was revealed on June 4, 2015, when a

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account associated with the

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group

shared a download link for the album ''

'', hosted on Death Grips' Third Worlds website, providing no other information regarding the album or artist involved. Fans and critics speculated that the I.L.Y's were a side project composed of Death Grips members involving

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guitarist Nick Reinhart, or an opening act for the band's summer tour. Ten days later, Death Grips confirmed that the I.L.Y's are a side project formed by Zach Hill and Andy Morin, and hinted that they planned to release the album physically. On July 16, 2016, the I.L.Y's released their second studio album titled '' Scum with Boundaries'' via

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and

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, again without any prior announcement. On March 25, 2017, a third studio album titled ''

'', complete with track-listing and artwork was announced due for release later the same year. The band later shared a double music video for two songs from the album called "Gargoyle" and "Bobo". The album was digitally released on May 16, with a physical release via

arriving on June 16.

Members

– vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums, producer *Andy Morin – guitar, bass, engineer, producer

Discography

* ''

'' (2015) * '' Scum with Boundaries'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017)

References

External links

American experimental musical groups American musical duos Garage rock groups from California Musical groups established in 2015 Musical groups from Sacramento, California Punk rock groups from California Rock music duos 2015 establishments in California {{US-experimental-band-stub