Rendering a dreamy, off-kilter brand of indie pop, Uni Ika Ai formed in Brooklyn in 2014, when Maia Friedman (Bobby) and Pete Lalish (Lucius, Elizabeth & the Catapult) began exchanging bits of improvised material over the Internet. With Friedman singing and both members of the pair acting as multi-instrumentalists, they started playing shows in the New York area in 2015, adding keyboardist/bassist Tom Deis (Via Audio) and drummer Dan Drohan (Wilsen, Olden Yolk) to the lineup along the way. The quartet recorded its debut LP, Keeping a Golden Bullseye in the Corner of My Mind, with D. James Goodwin, who also played saxophone on the album. It was released on the group's own Zen Squid Records in October 2016. ~ Marcy Donelson