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LANY is a duo dream pop band from Los Angeles consisting of Paul Klein and Jake Goss. The group was formed in March 2014. Their name stands for “Los Angeles New York.”

When Klein met the other members in Nashville and LANY was born, Goss and Priest abandoned their previous project called WRLDS. A month later, the trio took to Soundcloud and uploaded two tracks anonymously. Acronyms was their 3-track debut EP, which increased their fan base and online traffic, especially due to their hit song “ILYSB.” After they dropped two more singles, they revealed their identities.

LANY signed to Polydor Records in 2015 after they released the I Loved You. EP in June. They toured across the United States in support of acts such as Halsey and X Ambassadors. Make Out EP came out in December of the same year.

2016 began with the release of “WHERE THE HELL ARE MY FRIENDS” and its accompanying music video and was quickly followed by a 6-track EP entitled kinda, released in the summer of 2016. They toured the U.S. in support of Oh Wonder before embarking on their first headline tour in the fall.

In early 2017, LANY announced their self-titled debut album, released June 30, and premiered the album’s first promotional single “Good Girls.” They then began their second headline tour in Europe and Australia and supported John Mayer before returning to headline a tour in the U.S.

Malibu Nights, was the band’s second studio album announced on March 8, 2018, via an Instagram post with Klein stating that the album was written from January 4 to February 14, 2018. The album was released on October 5, 2018. Their third studio album, mama’s boy was released on October 2, 2020. A deluxe version of the album was released on February 5, 2021, and featured three stripped performances serving as bonus tracks.

On September 3, 2021, gg bb xx the band’s fourth studio album was released followed by the deluxe version of the album with five additional songs was released on November 5, 2021. Unfortunately, on April 27, 2022, the band announced the departure of keyboardist Les Priest, who had left “to focus on life as a writer/producer in Nashville and the remaining two members of the group decided not to replace him but just to continue as a duo.

On May 29, 2023, LANY announced their fifth studio album i really really hope so which is set for release on September 29, 2023.