Anteros sounds like the exact moment the sun starts to set at a summer festival. Their music is built on a foundation of incredibly tight, disco-influenced basslines and shimmering guitar work that feels both nostalgic and sharply modern. Laura Hayden's vocals glide between a cool, detached breathiness and powerful, anthemic choruses that demand a singalong.
What sets them apart is their rhythmic precision. While many indie pop bands lean into a hazy or lo-fi aesthetic, Anteros opts for a high-definition, punchy sound that draws as much from New Wave and Blondie as it does from contemporary pop. There is a physical, danceable quality to their arrangements that makes the music feel constantly in motion, like a neon-lit car ride through a city that never sleeps.
Start with their debut album 'When We Land' to hear their sound fully realized. Tracks like 'Breakfast' and 'Bonnie' showcase their ability to turn personal introspection into massive, shimmering pop moments. It is the perfect soundtrack for those times when you need to feel a little more confident than you actually are.
Anteros are an English indie pop band from London. The band formed in 2014, and is made up of Laura Hayden (vocals), Joshua Rumble (bass guitar), Jackson Couzens (guitar) and Harry Balazs (drums). The band started off with Laura Hayden and Joshua Rumble who released their debut self-titled single - to today's lineup, which has seen the group hit the road on tour with Two Door Cinema Club, Blaenavon, and White Lies, as well as playing at Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds festivals. In 2020, the band briefly appeared in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga portraying The Wonderfour, Finland's representatives in the fictional edition of the Eurovision Song Contest depicted in the movie with the song Fool Moon.
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