Justus Proffit
Los Angeles singer/songwriter Justus Proffit emerged in the mid-2010s with a noisier, pop-punk-influenced sound on his earliest recordings before homing in on an introspective, lo-fi indie rock on 2017's Ups/Downs EP. His conversational vocals and thoughtful songwriting complemented Jay Som's when the duo collaborated on the Nothing's Changed EP in 2018. He later dialed back the distortion of his full-length debut, 2019's L.A.'s Got Me Down, on the leaner Speedstar in 2021.
Raised in the shadow of Los Angeles' underground punk scene, Justus Proffit began playing in bands at 13 years old and was making his own music by his early twenties. Blending melancholy pop-punk and noise pop influences, Proffit's first EP, late 2015's Magic, was recorded by Silver Snakes' Alex Estrada at his Los Angeles studio, The Earth Capitol. It received a cassette release by Captain Crook Records the following year. Sounding more in the vein of early Elliott Smith, he stripped back arrangements to guitar and drums for his follow-up EP, 2017's Ups/Downs, issued on cassette by Smoking Room.
When Proffit heard that Jay Som's Melina Duterte had moved down the coast from Oakland to L.A., he suggested they get together and maybe work up a track together. She not only took him up on the offer but, with Duterte recording and mixing and Proffit penning lyrics and adding drums, the two singer/guitarists made five that became the Nothing's Changed EP. It was released by Polyvinyl (already home of Jay Som) in September 2018. Splitting the difference between his previous releases with a loose mix of gritty and jangly indie rock, Proffit's full-length debut, L.A.'s Got Me Down, followed in March 2019 on Bar/None. He played all the instruments on the record, which was produced by Alex Resoagli. Recorded at various homes and studios along the West Coast and culminating in a session at Phil Elverum's Anacortes studio in Washington State, Proffit's second album, Speedstar, took a more stripped-down approach. It was released on Bar/None in August 2021.
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Discografia
8 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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SpeedStar
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Bar - None Records em 20 de ago. de 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
L. A.'s Got Me Down
Rock - Lançado por Bar - None Records em 8 de mar. de 2019
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nothing's Changed
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Polyvinyl Records em 28 de set. de 2018
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Justus Proffit on Audiotree Live
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Audiotree Music em 8 de jul. de 2019
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Peace From Medication
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Bar - None Records em 11 de dez. de 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
UPS/DOWNS
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Smoking Room em 15 de mar. de 2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Double Magic
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por 630784 Records DK em 13 de abr. de 2022
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo