ANCHR's Artist of the Week: Lewis Del Mar

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Chances are you’ve heard the song “Loud(y)” by Lewis Del Mar, which attracted the ears of many music fans with its cinematic production and swelling chorus. If you were living under a rock circa 2015-2016, allow ANCHR to introduce you.

Composed of childhood friends Danny Miller and Max Harwood, Lewis Del Mar officially released their debut self-titled album in 2016, but the pair began making music together long before then. The duo played trumpet together in grade school band before ultimately forming a garage rock band in high school that took them to New York City. Their debut release has pockets of that rock influence, but heavily leans toward an experimental side with some hip hop and electronic nods as well.

Since the touring success and critical acclaim that Lewis Del Mar saw following the release of their self-titled record, Miller and Harwood took some time to step back and reflect before setting out to work on their sophomore album. The second record, entitled AUGUST, came out in August 2020— nearly four years after Lewis Del Mar. Recording for the second album began in 2017 and spanned more than two years as Miller and Harwood worked out of their converted studio in a Rockaway Beach bungalow. The band says the emotional framework of AUGUST is rooted in the tension between the spiraling New York City summer that awaited them and the critical year-long period of reflection that followed, and that the songs depict the way life fractures and comes back together in new forms. That sentiment rings especially true following the start of the pandemic, and now the beginning of live music coming back in new ways.

Speaking of live music, Lewis Del Mar is currently back on the road and wrapping up their current tour in Chicago on Friday, October 15th. We hope you snagged your tickets because not only does Lewis Del Mar have their second album to showcase, but they also released a new EP entitled BOUQUET earlier this year, so there will be plenty of new songs to experience for the first time. See where you can catch them on tour next here, and watch a live performance of “Rosalie” below.