It Looks Sad. is an American emo band from Charlotte, North Carolina. The band has released two EPs and a full length LP. Their first self-titled EP was released in 2014.[1][2][3][4] In 2015, the band released two new songs, "Creature" and "Nagoya" both part of their 2015 EP, Kaiju.[5] Sky Lake, the band's first studio album, was released in 2018.[6] In March 2020, It Looks Sad. put out a four-track EP, Songs for Quarantine.[7]
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| Also known as | It Looks Sad, That's Why I Said It's You, Our Years |
| Origin | Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Years active | 2012-present |
| Labels | Currently Unsigned ex Tiny Engines |
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| Website | https://itlookssad.bandcamp.com/ |
History
editFormation: 2012
editIt Looks Sad. was originally formed as "It Looks Sad, That's Why I Said It's You", by Brett Green, Jimmy Turner, Lamont Brown, and Vince D’Ambrosio in early 2012. They released their first EP Welcome to Good Woods in May 2012 and their second EP Daughters Cottage in October 2012.
Self-Titled and Kaiju: 2013-2015
editIn late 2013, the band emerged under the new and shortened name, "It Looks Sad." and also signing with local label Tiny Engines. Seasons was the first single they released under their new shortened name[8] and in August 2014 they released their third EP with Tiny Engines called It Looks Sad.[9] They continued touring into 2015 with them announcing they are working on new material. In June 2015 they released their fourth EP Kaiju with the songs "Creature" and "Nagoya" and went on another East Coast tour.
Lost Songs and Sky Lake: 2017-2018
editIn late 2017 they released Lost Songs,[10] it was released in order to help pay for one of the band members car, which broke down. On Twitter It Looks Sad. stated that it would cost $750 to repair his car and that he would release demos of unused songs or make new ones in-order to help pay for the repair costs.[11]
In 2018 the first single "Light" from It Looks Sad's debut album Sky Lake[6] was released on the Tiny Engines YouTube channel[12] followed by the singles "Drool", "Bike" and "Visor". Sky Lake was released November 2018.
Discography
editStudio albums
- Sky Lake (2018, Tiny Engines)
EPs
- Welcome to Good Woods (2012)
- Daughters Cottage (2012)
- It Looks Sad. (2014, Tiny Engines)
- Kaiju (2015, Tiny Engines)
- Lost Songs (2017)
- Songs for Quarantine (2020)
Singles
- Light (2018)
- Bike (2018)
- Faded (2018)
- Visor (2018)
- Car (2020)
References
edit- ^ Rettig, James (19 June 2014). "It Looks Sad. – "Ocean" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Cohen, Ian. "It Looks Sad.: "Radical"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Snydel, Michael (13 August 2014). "It Looks Sad. – It Looks Sad". Popstache. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Porter, Zander (14 August 2014). "It Looks Sad. – It Looks Sad. EP". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Rettig, James (28 May 2015). "It Looks Sad. – "Creature" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ a b "It Looks Sad. - Sky Lake". Tiny Engines. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "It Looks Sad. - Songs for Quarantine".
- ^ "Seasons, by It Looks Sad". It Looks Sad. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "It Looks Sad". Tiny Engines. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "Lost Songs, by It Looks Sad". It Looks Sad. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ Sad, It Looks (2017-12-22). "My car is going to cost me $750 that I don't have right now, if I put out a single or something on bandcamp would anyone attempt to help me out? I'd love you forever". @itlookssad. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ Tiny Engines (2018-08-15), It Looks Sad. - Light (Sky Lake Album Teaser), retrieved 2019-02-15