Escondido (band)

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Escondido
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Indie pop folk, psychedelic folk, folk rock
Years active2011–present
Labels Kill Canyon Records
Members Tyler James
Jessica Maros
Website thebandesconsido.com

Escondido is an American indie folk band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2011 by Tyler James and Jessica Maros. They recorded their first album, The Ghost of Escondido, in November 2011 over a single day. [1] [2] They debuted later that month at the Mercy Lounge in Nashville. Their album was released in February 2013, [3] with a video for the album's first single, "Black Roses", released on March 7. [4]

Escondido released their second album, Walking With a Stranger, on February 5, 2016, and started touring with The Lone Bellow [5] [6] [7] in support of the album in late February. [8]

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