Tanlines (band)

Tanlines
Tanlines performing at South by Southwest in 2012
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Indie rock, experimental pop, electronic music, dance music
Years active	2008–present
Labels	True Panther Sounds (distributed by Matador Records), Young Turks (distributed by XL Recordings).
Associated acts	Professor Murder Don Caballero Storm & Stress
Website	tanlinesinternet.com
Members	Jesse Cohen Eric Emm

Tanlines is an American electronic music and indie rock duo from Brooklyn, New York composed of percussionist Jesse Cohen and guitarist and vocalist Eric Emm. Their influence is drawn from various genres including pop, indie, dance and world music. Tanlines' debut album Mixed Emotions was released on March 20, 2012 and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers album chart. Tanlines' songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.

Tanlines was formed in 2008 after Cohen and Emm worked together producing a song for Cohen's band, Professor Murder. Emm had previously worked as a producer for other bands with his brother Joshua Topolsky and had also performed in the bands Don Caballero and Storm & Stress in Brooklyn. In 2009, Tanlines opened several times on tour for Julian Casablancas.

After releasing several remixes for bands that included Au Revoir Simone, The Tough Alliance, El Guincho and Telepathe, the band collaborated with Salem to release a split EP entitled S.A.W. in early 2010, mostly in Brooklyn.

The band's first EP of their own music, Settings, was released in March 2010 and was praised by Pitchfork as "an enjoyable listen" and "a punchy introduction to what these guys do well". In November 2010, Tanlines released Volume On, a compilation of all of their released music up until that date and several other tracks and remixes.

The band has played with Vampire Weekend, The xx, Rick Ross, Yeasayer, Health and Delorean. They are from Brooklyn, NY.