Michelle (band)

Michelle
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Indie-pop[1]
Years active	2018-present[2]
Labels	Atlantic Records[1] Transgressive Records[1]
Members	Sofia D'Angelo Julian Kaufman Charlie Kilgore Layla Ku Emma Lee Jamee Lockard
Website	www.wearemichelle.com

Michelle (stylized in all caps as MICHELLE) is a six-piece indie-pop collective based in New York City. The group consists of Sofia D'Angelo, Julian Kaufman, Charlie Kilgore, Layla Ku, Emma Lee, and Jamee Lockard.^[1]

The group has released three albums: Heatwave (2018), After Dinner We Talk Dreams (2022), and Songs About You Specifically (2024).

History

2020–2022: Beginnings, HEATWAVE, and AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS

Michelle was originally formed by producers Julian Kaufman and Charlie Kilgore with the plan to release one album dedicated to New York City. After the critical praise of their 2018 debut album HEATWAVE, completed before the members met in person,^[3] the group decided to keep on making music together.^[4]

In 2020, Michelle released two standalone singles, "SUNRISE" and "UNBOUND". "SUNRISE" came out on July 16, 2020.^[5] There were three alternate versions released in the subsequent months: a stripped version, one featuring Arlo Parks, and a remix by the booyah! kids featuring Deem Spencer.^[6] "UNBOUND" came out on October 5, 2020^[6][7] which landed them on NME's 2021 Top 100 emerging artists list.^[8] Michelle released another standalone single, "FYO", on January 27, 2021.^[9] The group later released a remix with CHAI.^[10]

On September 14, 2021, Michelle released their new song, "SYNCOPATE", the first single off their second album.^[11] The next day, they announced the title and tracklist of their upcoming album, AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS, set to release on January 28, 2022.^[12] The group released the album's second single, "MESS U MADE" on October 27, 2021.^[13] The third single, "EXPIRATION DATE" was released on January 5, 2022.^[14] Michelle released their fourth single from the album, "POSE", on February 28, 2022.^[15] Their second album, AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS, came out on March 4, 2022.^[3][16] On October 18, 2022, Michelle released a new song, "PULSE".^[17]

2023–2024: GLOW EP and Songs About You Specifically

In 2023, they released singles "THE PEACH", "GLOW", and "AGNOSTIC", the latter two announced as part of their upcoming GLOW EP.^[18] On January 11, 2024, their single "NEVER AGAIN" was released. GLOW EP was released on February 9, 2024.

On June 20, 2024, the group announced the upcoming release of their third album Songs About You Specifically, set to release on September 27, 2024.^[19] The lead single "Oontz" was released alongside the album announcement.^[19] Second single "Mentos and Coke" was released on July 31 followed by third single "Cathy" on August 29.^[20][21]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
HEATWAVE	Released: September 4, 2018 Label: self-released Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS	Released: March 4, 2022 Label: Atlantic Records, Transgressive Records Format: LP, CD, cassette tape, digital download, streaming
Songs About You Specifically	Released: September 27, 2024 Label: Atlantic, Transgressive Format: LP, CD, cassette tape, digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Album/EP
"THE BOTTOM (Rosa let's Eat Grandma Rework)" (with Let's Eat Grandma)	2020	non-album single
"SUNRISE"		SUNRISE
"SUNRISE - Stripped"
"SUNRISE - Leven Kali Remix" (with Leven Kali)
"SUNRISE (the booyah! kids Remix) - feat. Deem Spencer" (with Deem Spencer)
"SUNRISE (feat. Arlo Parks)" (with Arlo Parks)
"UNBOUND"		UNBOUND
"UNBOUND - Austin Millz Remix" (with Austin Millz)
"UNBOUND - Stripped"
"FYO"	2021	non-album single
"FYO (feat. CHAI)" (with CHAI)
"FYO - Stripped"
"SYNCOPATE"		AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS
"MESS U MADE"
"EXPIRATION DATE"	2022
"POSE"
"PULSE"		non-album single
"GLOW"	2023	GLOW EP
"AGNOSTIC"
"NEVER AGAIN"	2024
"Oontz"		Songs About You Specifically
"Mentos and Coke"
"Cathy"
"Akira"

References

1. Phillips, Stephanie (5 August 2020). "MICHELLE: New York indie-pop collective emerges from the city's thriving teen music scene". NME. NME Networks. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
2. Madden, Ben (7 October 2020). "Meet MICHELLE, The NYC Queer/POC Collective That'll Help You Get Your Groove On". Cool Accidents. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
3. "New York Pop Collective Michelle Muses Over Meals And In Google Docs". MTV. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
4. McNeal, Bria (March 2022). "Meet MICHELLE, The Indie Collective Whose Music Defies Categorization". Nylon. BDG Media. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
5. Pappis, Konstantinos (19 July 2020). "MICHELLE Release New Single 'Sunrise'". Our Culture. Our Culture Mag Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
6. TotalNtertainment (6 October 2020). "'UNBOUND' IS THE LATEST RELEASE FROM MICHELLE". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
7. DIY Magazine (6 October 2020). "MICHELLE RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'UNBOUND'". DIY Magazine. DIY. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
8. NME (2021-01-04). "The NME 100: Essential emerging artists for 2021". NME. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
9. Skinner, Tom (27 January 2021). "Listen to MICHELLE's first new song of the year, 'FYO'". NME. NME Networks. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
10. Hussey, Allison (8 April 2021). "CHAI Remix MICHELLE's "FYO": Listen". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
11. Transgressive Records. "MICHELLE SHARE NEW SINGLE SYNCOPATE, ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM". Transgressive Records. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
12. "MICHELLE announce new album 'After Dinner We Talk Dreams'". DIY Magazine. DIY. 14 September 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
13. "MICHELLE share new single 'MESS U MADE'". DIY Magazine. DIY. 27 October 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
14. "MICHELLE unveil new single 'EXPIRATION DATE'". DIY Magazine. DIY. 5 January 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
15. Ackroyd, Stephen (28 February 2022). "MICHELLE have shared a new single, 'POSE'". Dork. The Bunker Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
16. "MICHELLE Are Like a Party That Everyone's Invited To". ELLE. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
17. Holden, Finlay (2022-10-19). "MICHELLE have shared a brand new single, 'PULSE' | Dork". readdork.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
18. "Michelle Announced Their 'Glow' EP With A Freeing Video For 'Agnostic'". UPROXX. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
19. Neville. "MICHELLE announce new album 'Songs About You Specifically'". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
20. "MICHELLE's Mentos and Coke – Transgressive Records". transgressiverecords.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
21. "MICHELLE share a new song, 'Cathy' – Transgressive Records". transgressiverecords.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.