The Vacant Lots

The Vacant Lots
Jared Artaud and Brian MacFadyen of The Vacant Lots
Background information
Origin	Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Genres	Electro, psychedelic rock, garage rock, neo-psychedelia, minimal, shoegazing
Years active	2010-present
Labels	Sonic Cathedral, Mexican Summer, The Reverberation Appreciation Society, Fuzz Club, Metropolis Records
Website	Official Website
Members	Jared Artaud Brian MacFadyen
Notable instruments
Silvertone 1484 Amp, Vox Phantom XII Guitar, Gretsch Country Gentleman Guitar, Live Visual Projector, Drone Box, TVL FUZZ Pedal, TVL Flight Case

The Vacant Lots are an American electro psych band based in New York City and Burlington, Vermont.

The Vacant Lots are a two-piece electro psych band formed by Jared Artaud (guitars, vocals, lyrics) and Brian MacFadyen (electronics, vocals, drums) in Burlington, Vermont. The group is now based out of New York City and Vermont. The key element of The Vacant Lots’ minimalist, primitive rock and roll songs is their boundless energy, which tears up the psych template with a genuine punk spirit. This minimal means maximum effect aesthetic is something they have developed since the band's formation by continuing as a two-piece. The group has cited Native American drumming, Indian tanpura, early rock n roll, The Gun Club, and Television as major influences on their sound.

In 2010, the duo were invited by Sonic Boom of legendary UK psych band Spacemen 3 and EAR to tour the U.S. for the first time with his band Spectrum. In 2011, The Vacant Lots signed to Mexican Summer and released their first official single "Confusion" b/w "Cadillac." Later that year, The Black Angels and The Reverberation Appreciation Society invited The Vacant Lots to perform at Austin Psych Fest 4. In the summer of 2011, The Vacant Lots supported Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta) for one of the last performances of Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500 Songs at The Bell House in NYC. In 2012, they were invited back to play Austin Psych Fest 5 and the band signed to Austin Psych Fest's record label, The Reverberation Appreciation Society, for their second official 7" single release, "High And Low" b/w "Let Me Out."