Beach Bunny (band)

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Beach Bunny
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Lili Trifilio playing at Neumos in Seattle, Washington in December 2021
Background information
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [1]
Genres
Years active2015 (2015)–present
Labels
Members
  • Lili Trifilio
  • Jon Alvarado
  • Anthony Vaccaro
  • Tay Noorwood
Past members
  • Aidan Cada
  • Matt Henkels
Website www.beachbunnymusic.com

Beach Bunny is an American rock band formed in 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Initially a solo project by guitarist and vocalist Lili Trifilio, Beach Bunny became a four-piece band in 2017. The group achieved widespread popularity after their 2018 song "Prom Queen" went viral on TikTok in late 2019. [4] Their 2020 song "Cloud 9" also after went viral on TikTok in 2021. [5]

Contents

History

Beach Bunny began as a bedroom-based solo project in 2015 when Lili Trifilio recorded a song titled "6 Weeks". The same year, Trifilio released her first EP, titled Animalism. [6] [7] She released her second EP titled Pool Party in 2016. [8] In 2017, she released their third EP titled Crybaby, and Beach Bunny expanded to a full four-piece lineup shortly after. [9] In 2018, Beach Bunny released her fourth EP, titled Prom Queen. [9] [10] [11] [12]

On October 31, 2019, Trifilio and the band announced that they had signed to Mom + Pop Music and released their first full-length album, Honeymoon , on February 14, 2020. [13] [14] The album was produced by Joe Reinhart at Electrical Audio; the Chicago studio owned by Steve Albini, and subsequently mixed at Reinhart's Headroom Studios. Honeymoon was met with widespread critical acclaim, appearing on the Best Albums of 2020 lists in both The New York Times , and Rolling Stone . [15] The album contained the song "Cloud 9", which became the band's second song to go viral on TikTok, where it was used in 2 million videos. [16]

In November 2020, the band released a new single titled "Good Girls (Don't Get Used)". Their fifth EP, Blame Game , was released in 2021. [17]

In October 2021, the band released the single "Oxygen". This was followed by the single "Fire Escape" in March 2022, along with the announcement of their sophomore album Emotional Creature, released on July 22, 2022. [18]

Band members

Current

Former

Discography

Beach Bunny discography
Studio albums2
Compilation albums1
EPs6
Singles14

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Sales
[19] 		US
Alt
[20] 		US
Heat
[21] 		US
Indie
[22] 		US
Rock
[23] 		UK
Indie
Break.
[24]
Honeymoon 252122738―
Emotional Creature
  • Released: July 22, 2022
  • Label: Mom + Pop
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming
19―144―19

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
Prom Queen / Crybaby

Extended plays

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
US
Sales
[19] 		US
Heat
[21] 		UK
Phys.
[28]
Animalism
  • Released: December 16, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
―――
Pool Party
  • Released: August 23, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
―――
Crybaby
  • Released: June 1, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
―――
Prom Queen
  • Released: August 10, 2018
  • Label: Mom + Pop
  • Format: LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
―――
Beach Bunny on Audiotree Live
  • Released: December 16, 2018
  • Label: Audiotree Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
―――
Blame Game
  • Released: January 15, 2021
  • Label: Mom + Pop
  • Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming [2] [29]
6399

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
Bub.
[30] 		US
Alt.
[31] 		US
Rock
[32] 		CAN
[33] 		IRE
[34] 		UK
[35] 		UK
Indie
[36] 		WW
[37]
"Sports" [38] [upper-alpha 1] 2018――――――――Non-album single
"Prom Queen"――26―――――Prom Queen
"Painkiller" [41] ――――――――
"Dream Boy" [42] 2019――――――――Honeymoon
"Ms. California" [43] ―――――――
"Cloud 9" [44]
(solo or featuring Tegan and Sara) [45] 		2020911129258648193
"Promises" [47] ――――――――
"Good Girls (Don't Get Used)" [2] ――――――――Blame Game
"Oxygen" [48] 2021―— [upper-alpha 2] — [upper-alpha 3] ―――――Emotional Creature
"Christmas Caller"――――――――Non-album single
"Fire Escape"2022――――――――Emotional Creature
"Karaoke"――――――――
"Entropy"――――――――
"Weeds"――――――――

Notes

  1. ↑ "Sports" was included in the 2019 re-issue EP Prom Queen/Sports. [39]
  2. ↑ "Oxygen" did not enter the Hot Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Alternative Airplay chart. [49]
  3. ↑ "Oxygen" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 41 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart. [50]

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