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Apartments

by Iles

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In Tents 02:12
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Week Two 02:58
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The Back Up 02:42
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Electrono 02:41
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Little Notes 03:48
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Spare Nights 01:02
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Modern Way 03:38
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Walhalla 03:46
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Got It All 03:20
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"With its lo-fi quality, charming guitar work, and lively drumming, “In Tents” is a solid indie rock track with an East Coast sound - one that harkens back to the days before surf punk and psych rock stole the scene." - Dan Murroni, The Grey Estates

"If his plucky debut single "In Tents" is any indication, L.A.-based Iles has a bright future in the indie rock world." - Sean O'Leary, IndieShuffle

"The post-punk revival in the early 2000s gave us a handful of excellent bands and a million lesser knockoff groups. There were a few great bands with great first records, but they all petered out lamely and none have released anything particularly groundbreaking this decade. That sound and scene has largely faded from view, but some musicians are still carrying the torch, like excellent LA-based songwriter Iles (think "Miles" without the "M"). Iles's song "In Tents" is from his upcoming record, Apartments, and its twisting lead guitar and songwriting nods to Walkmen-inspired 00s rock. It took Iles six years to finish Apartments, so maybe he's not intentionally reviving a past era—maybe he's just really late to the party." - Charlie Ambler, VICE

"Tristan Johnston has a lot to answer for. Operating under the moniker Iles (pronounce it like Giles without the ‘G’), Johnston has managed to create an earworm so huge it’s currently burrowing its way through our collective brain and it looks like it’s settling in for the foreseeable future." - Killer Ponytail

"This jazzy, mesmerizing track from Iles showed up in my inbox yesterday and immediately caught my ear. It’s built around a subtle arrangement of finger snaps, layered guitar, and bubbly bass riffs. I’ve listened to it about five times in a row." - Turntable Kitchen

"From the second I clicked on this new Iles tune, I figured it was going offer me something in the way of The Lodger; it’s got that same high energy high step guitar line, creating a stomp of the feet. Then the vocals enter carrying the tune off into a dreamier realm; it creates a rad little juxtaposition, filled with slow melodies and high energy." - Austin Town Hall

"Iles brews an infectious indie rock ale with "Little Notes" that, despite its lo-fi sensibilities, is quite airy and accessible. It's the kind of tune that will certainly enhance his first full-length release." - Sean O'Leary, IndieShuffle

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released May 26, 2015

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