The Wild Reeds are an American
indie
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band based in Los Angeles, California.
History
The founding members of the Wild Reeds were its three multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriters, Mackenzie Howe, Kinsey Lee and Sharon Silva.
They first met as concertgoers at the
West Hollywood
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club
the Troubadour when they were students: Howe and Silva at
Azusa Pacific University
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, and Lee at
Glendora's
Citrus College
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.
[ Each of them had already begun to perform as amateur solo artists at ]open-mic
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events and at college parties.[ Their friendship led to their supporting one another as backing singers.][ They began working together as a trio in 2009, after the idea was suggested to them by someone who had enjoyed their performance at a charitable fundraiser.][ They were subsequently joined by the bassist Nick Phakpiseth and the drummer Nicholas Jones.][ Their songs span the genres of ]alt-country
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, folk
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, experimental pop
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and indie-rock
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, and are characterized by what has been described as "ethereal" vocal harmonizing and an essentially hopeful nature.[
The Wild Reeds released their first full-length album, the self-published ''Blind and Brave'', on August 9, 2014.]Dualtone Records
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' ''The World We Built'', followed on April 7, 2017,
Discography
LPs
*Blind and Brave (2014, self-released)
*The World We Built (2017, Dualtone)
*Cheers (2019, Dualtone)
EPs
*Best Wishes (2016, self-released)
*New Ways to Die (2018, self-released)
Solo projects
Mackenzie Howe released a debut solo EP under the name of Pet Dress titled ''Fear of Breakdown'' which was released on June 12, 2020.
References
Musical groups from Los Angeles
American indie folk groups
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