This rising Brooklyn-based artist, Anaïs & The Hoops, takes center stage with the release of their new EP, Growing Pains, which is out on all streaming platforms now.
On Growing Pains, Anaïs channels your signature fusion of indie pop, jazz, and folk into a collection that’s nostalgic, playful, and brimming with authenticity.
The six-track EP has been three years in the making for you. Along the way, you brought in producer Ben Coleman, as well as your bandmates and fellow New York musicians, to give each track its own collaborative imprint.
That spirit of collaboration extended beyond the band, with your mother helping refine the lyrics of your first French-language song, “Passe le temps,” and a poem by your friend Alex Brady becoming part of “Cool.” “It’s been fun to cobble together,” you share. “Basically, someone in or around the live band touched every song.”
Across Growing Pains, you explore themes of identity, nostalgia, and self-discovery. The songs capture the tension of growing up while still wanting to hold on to the kid you once were. “These songs represent some of the earliest compositions I created that genuinely reflected my identity,” you say. “Most of these songs came together after I moved from California to New York, at a time when I was figuring out who I wanted to be. That chapter of my life gave me the chance to embrace the traits and experiences that now define me as both an artist and a person.”
Anaïs & The Hoops is the project of Brooklyn-based, San Diego-raised singer and songwriter Anaïs Lund. You got your start performing in jazz clubs and restaurants before finding your musical footing in 2019, when you began writing the songs that would shape your project, Anaïs & The Hoops. With your jazz-inflected vocals, sharp yet vulnerable lyrics, catchy pop melodies, and captivating retro aesthetic, Anaïs & The Hoops is quickly establishing itself as one of indie music’s most distinctive new voices.
Beyond her growing streaming footprint and social following, Anaïs has quickly built a reputation as a magnetic live act. She’s sold out her own headline shows, performed at NXNE Music Festival in Toronto, and opened for artists like Jade Bird and Thunder Jackson
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