LANY

LANY (; an acronym for "Los Angeles New York") is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, formed in 2014. The band consists of Paul Jason Klein, Charles Leslie "Les" Priest, and Jake Clifford Goss. 2Background LANY was formed in March 2014 when Paul Jason Klein, who had a small solo career, flew to Nashville to meet up with friends Jake Goss and Les Priest. Previously, Goss and Priest had a separate project by the name of WRLDS, but this was discontinued after the formation of LANY. The following month they uploaded two songs, "Hot Lights" and "Walk Away", to SoundCloud incognito in order to differentiate between their old and new projects. Their debut EP, Acronymns, followed later that year, with the song "ILYSB" generating significant interest online. Singles "Made in Hollywood" and "Bad, Bad, Bad" soon followed, along with the reveal of their identities. 2Music career 32014–17: Musical beginnings and LANY In 2015, LANY embarked on American tours supporting Twin Shadow, Tove Styrke, X Ambassadors, Troye Sivan and Halsey. A second EP was released titled I Loved You. followed, as did festival appearances including Lollapalooza. In December 2015, after signing to Polydor Records, a re-release EP titled Make Out was released; consisting of all songs (bar two: "Hot Lights" and "OMG") released prior to I Loved Yo