Lucius (band)

Lucius
The five members of Lucius in 2016
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York
Genres	Indie rock, indie pop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Mom + Pop Music, Dine Alone Records, Play It Again Sam
Associated acts	The Rentals, San Fermin
Website	http://ilovelucius.com
Members	Jess Wolfe Holly Laessig Dan Molad Peter Lalish Andrew Burri

Lucius is a five piece indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York. The band consists of Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig, Dan Molad, Peter Lalish and Andrew Burri.

The band formed in 2005 when Wolfe and Laessig met while attending Berklee School of Music. After becoming friends together and casually singing under the name Lucius, they moved to Brooklyn to develop their careers. In Brooklyn, the two moved into an old Victorian home that had a 60-year-old recording studio and music school. Eventually, they met the other members of the current group.

Mom + Pop Music released the band's debut album Wildewoman in North America on 15 October 2013. Play It Again Sam released Wildewoman in UK/Europe, Australia and Japan on 31 March.

Wolfe and Laessig have also been involved with The Rentals, contributing vocals to their 2014 album Lost in Alphaville, and San Fermin, contributing vocals to their 2013 self-titled debut album. In 2014, Wolfe and Laessig contributed vocals to Tweedy's debut album, Sukierae

Lucius provided music for Jake and Amir's 2016 web series, Lonely and Horny.

The band's second album, Good Grief, debuted in 2016. The album was recorded over the span of two years while Wolfe and Laessig were touring the group's first album. Lucius largely departed from the sound of its first album and instead focused their sound on "moody Eighties-synth melodies and raw lyrics about the hardships of marriage."

Lucius has been lauded by the New York Times for their "luscious, luminous, lilting lullabies", praised by NPR for their "charisma and charm." and by Rolling Stone as "the best band you may not have heard yet".

The Guardian featured Lucius as its New Band Of The Day on February 14, 2014, and described them as "the missing link between Arcade Fire and Haim... How can they fail? They won't."