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By April 2017, Cyr had been replaced by Malcolm Martin, who has continued as its touring drummer, and is frequently tagged and featured in photos on their social media. However, Martin is not listed as an official band member on its Facebook or Bandcamp. The band still brands itself as a "duo" on its
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Morgan (guitar, vocals) and Shih (guitar, programming) formed the band in Orlando, Florida after the longtime friends had been recording music together on and off for several years. Their latest musical project, SALES, is based on vocal and instrumental improvisation as well as
298:. The cover photo was taken by Malcolm Martin, a contrast to their previous releases, in which all artwork had been done by Alana Questell. The three single covers also featured photographs, though it is unclear who took the photos from their website. In one review by 255:. CMJ described the track as a "...sandy, sashaying tune with singer Lauren Morgan's slightly cooing vocals skipping over upbeat guitars and a little synthy buzz. At least the Year of the Horse is sounding pretty good so far." 293:
In September 2017, the band released the single, "Talk a Lot". They followed this up with the single "Off and On" in February 2018, and "White Jeans" in May 2018. In July 2018, Sales released its second album,
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On August 18, 2016, the band announced via their Facebook page that an additional member, drummer Joy Cyr, would be joining for their 2016 touring season.
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stream and listening party where they played tracks from their upcoming self-titled debut and revealed the artwork by Alana Questell. The album, titled
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the band's self-titled album was rated at 4/5 stars and described as having "a gift for appearing both shy and direct".
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Artwork for all of the band's releases is done by collage artist and designer Alana Questell.
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In July 2014, the band was named "Ones to Watch" for the second half of 2014 by
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as it being one of the most blogged artists yet to release a long play album.
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A Reintroduction To SALES, The Unsigned Indie-Pop Duo Making Waves On TikTok
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was rated at 7.0/10 and described as "a world of cozy, minimalist pop."
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As of April 26, 2020, Sales had 3,647,906 monthly listeners on
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On September 16, the band announced the release of their debut
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The band is independent and self-released their first
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In one review by 173:(stylized in all caps) is an American guitar-based 154: 150: 140: 136: 118: 114: 106: 88: 62: 51: 46: 23: 516: 514: 512: 1359:"Rainy Day Loop (Parent's House Remix), by SALES" 262:, along with a remix by fellow Orlando musician 206:was released in September 2014, and their first 198:on December 1, 2013, through the music platform 1284:"Canadian Hot 100 - Week of December 25, 2021" 707: 705: 8: 459:"Renee/Tonka Time" 7" (2013, self-released) 390: 269:On April 12, 2016, the band hosted a live 229:On January 31, 2014, the first day of the 31: 20: 465:"Chinese New Year" (2014, self-released) 1036:"SALES (@WEARENOTSALES) | Twitter" 797:"premiere: SALES – toto (XXYYXX remix)" 508: 363:Those Who Were Once Friends Are Now Fam 1400:Indie rock musical groups from Florida 1334:"SALES | full Official Chart History" 1152:Horetski, Dylan (December 13, 2021). 578:"Hype Machine Ones to Watch 2014 1/2" 7: 1410:Musical groups from Orlando, Florida 714:"Listen: SALES – "Chinese New Year"" 712:Plaugic, Lizzie (January 31, 2014). 489:"White Jeans" (2018, self-released) 1405:Musical groups established in 2013 740:Rettig, James (January 31, 2014). 486:"Off and On" (2018, self-released) 483:"Talk a Lot" (2017, self-released) 14: 825:"stream SALES' charming debut EP" 1230:Moreland, Quinn (May 20, 2014). 654:"Girl Spotlight: Alana Questell" 633:Leah Sandler (January 2, 2017). 606:"renee / tonka time 7" by SALES" 549:Tshepo Mokoena (July 24, 2014). 492:"Can't Be Yours Forever" (2021) 480:"For You" (2016, self-released) 1420:2013 establishments in Florida 1206:"forever & ever, by SALES" 1018:"forever & ever, by SALES" 1: 1386:, the band's official website 462:"Renee" (2013, self-released) 926:Subscribe (April 21, 2016). 742:"Sales – "Chinese New Year"" 495:"Moving by Backwards" (2022) 474:"Jamz" (2016, self-released) 471:"Toto" (2014, self-released) 1415:American feminist musicians 1054:"SALES: forever & ever" 635:"Spotlight: Alana Questell" 477:"Ivy" (2016, self-released) 468:"Vow" (2014, self-released) 1436: 768:Confusion (May 16, 2014). 523:"Artist in profile: Sales" 521:AFP Relax (May 23, 2014). 429: 421: 415: 409: 404: 401: 398: 395: 30: 130:Malcolm Martin (touring) 1338:Official Charts Company 16:American indie pop band 881:"SALES Has it Leaked?" 47:Background information 967:– via Facebook. 430:"Pope is a Rockstar" 402:Peak chart positions 346:(2018, self-released) 340:(2016, self-released) 1259:"SALES EP, by SALES" 1181:"SALES LP, by SALES" 909:"SALES LP, by SALES" 37:Sales performing in 1309:"Discography Sales" 392: 861:. 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Mexico City
Orlando, Florida
Lo-fi
dream pop
bedroom pop
indie rock
indie pop
wearenotsales.com
indie pop
Orlando, Florida
The Hype Machine
7" single
Bandcamp
EP
album
sampling
Chinese New Year
blogs
CMJ
Stereogum
Pigeons and Planes
EP
XXYYXX
Twitch
DIY
Pitchfork
Spotify
TikTok
TikTok

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