Years active 2011 - Present Genre Punk rock | Associated acts EnjoyPuzzle | |
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Genres Vada vadapunk rockelectro punk Website www.thegardenvadavada.com Members Wyatt ShearsFletcher Shears Albums The Life And Times Of A Paperclip, haha, The Garden, Everything Is Perfect, U Want The Scoop?, O Imperfeito Similar Paloalto, Rob Schnapf, Brett Gurewitz, Plague Vendor, Shattered Faith Profiles | ||
The Garden is an American duo from Orange County, California, formed in 2011 by twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears. The duo released their debut album The Life And Times Of A Paperclip in 2013, before a string of releases leading up to their second album haha after being signed to Epitaph Records, followed by lead single "All Smiles Over Here :)", to critical acclaim in 2015. They released an EP titled U Want The Scoop? in 2017.
Contents
- Formation and debut album 2011 2014
- Haha 2015 present
- Side projects
- Musical style
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Formation and debut album (2011-2014)
Twins Wyatt and Fletcher Shears formed The Garden in 2011 aged 19 as a side project from MHV, but they left and pursued The Garden full time. Their name The Garden is a metaphor for their music "growing" and evolving. They began playing shows and soon, still signed to their previous band's label Burger Records, released their debut self titled EP in May, 2012 on cassette, followed by Everything Is Perfect in December. They released the song "I'm A Woman" with a video in late 2012 before releasing their debut album The Life And Times Of A Paperclip in July, 2013. A month later they released the Rules EP, featuring "Spirit Chant" previously released on Everything Is Perfect, and "Get Me My Blade" which was released along with a video earlier that year. They released a few more singles and EP's throughout 2014, as well as a song titled Cloak which would be featured on their then upcoming second album.
Haha (2015-present)
In January 2015, The Garden twins released a 7" titled "Surprise" featuring B-side "This Could Build Us A Home". They signed to Epitaph Records and in August 2015 they announced their second studio album haha and premiered the lead single from it "All Smiles Over Here :)". They released a video for the song "Egg" a day before the album was released on October 9, before the duo embarked on a world tour. In 2016 they released a string of singles, "Play Your Cards Right" (featuring Crazy 8), "Call This # Now" and "California Here We Go", before releasing the U Want The Scoop? EP in March 2017 following a video for "All Access".
Side projects
Both twins have experimental side projects, Wyatt's being Enjoy and Fletchers being Puzzle. They both began in 2012, and have been releasing albums prolifically since. They have also modelled for Yves Saint Laurent.
Enjoy albums
Puzzle albums
Musical style
The band quickly became known for their fast punk two piece bass and drums songs, however they "consistently defy genre and categorization", creating their own genre called vada vada which was described by Wyatt as “an idea that represents pure creative expression, that disregards all previously made genres and ideals”.
Discography
Songs
Vada VadaThe Life And Times Of A Paperclip · 2013
Call This # Now2016
Egghaha · 2015