Today we’d like to introduce you to The Haunts. Them and their team share their story with us below:
The Haunts were formed once Aaron Brotman (guitar) and Alanna Swadlow (drums) found themselves without a band in the summer of 2018. They were tired of trying to work around the schedules of multiple band members, and so that frustration (and a heavy appreciation for previous guitar/drum bands such as The White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Japandroids) resulted in the minimal setup The Haunts would become instrumentally. With the addition of Max Collier on vocals, The Haunts were fully formed and began spreading our own garage rock-infused spin on LA’s music scene.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The pandemic has proved to be pretty tough for not only us as a band but on live music as a whole. It definitely was strange to put a pause on one of the aspects of each of our lives that gives us so much purpose, but it proved to be productive with how much we were able to write in the time spent in quarantine. Now that shows are making a steady return, it’s been great to be able to debut songs we wrote in the midst of the pandemic and see them be received so well.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
We’re a three piece (vocals/guitar/drums) garage rock band from LA, known for writing songs reminiscent of early 2000’s acts such as The Killers, The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Franz Ferdinand, etc., all while being able to put our own unique spin on the genre to make it original and our own. We’re extremely proud of being able to stay true to ourselves and our process of only playing and writing the songs we would want to listen to ourselves. We like to think the aspect that sets us apart from others is our three piece configuration, along with the combination of our unique sound and live show.
What would you say have been one of the most important lessons you’ve learned?
The most important lesson we feel we’ve learned along the way is to just keep writing music for ourselves first and foremost; we always consider ourselves the first filter of “is this song one we would go out of our way to listen to?”. It’s truly humbling that what we’ve done so far has been received so well by those we play for, and we hope that people continue to enjoy the music we put out.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehauntsband/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thehauntsband
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/thehauntsband
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuSRlxCPq0Kfcwh5GStI6-w
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-265358157
- Other: https://thehauntsband.bandcamp.com/
Image Credits:
Allyssa Cornier
