Based in Los Angeles, California, Moaning is a post-punk outfit that combines melody with raucous noise. Sean Solomon, Andrew MacKelvie, and Pascal Stevenson struck up a friendship after running into one another repeatedly on the Los Angeles gig circuit. After the trio formed a number of bands over the 2010s, they began experimenting with an expansive sound involving hard percussion, reverb-laden guitar work, and vocal melodies buried within fuzzy walls of sound, matched with lyrics concerning love, loss, and nihilism. After getting more demos together, the group booked their own mini-tours across the West Coast. They also recorded and shot a video for "The Same," which caught the attention of producer Alex Newport, who produced the band's eponymous debut, released on Sub Pop in 2018. ~ Rob Wacey