Early beginnings-2015 Luke Atlas is a
Seattle, Washington native and Coleman Trapp is from Los Angeles. Trapp played the
drums and
piano growing up and sang for the first time at age 23, and Atlas played the
guitar in the band
Brite Futures, previously known as
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. The two met in Los Angeles shortly after Atlas moved there, and they began writing songs together. After two years of little success between the two, Trapp decided to return to his hometown of Denver. He then began recording some notes on a borrowed
acoustic guitar, mailing the recordings to Atlas to listen to. Atlas then recorded a demo around one and mailed it back to Trapp, encouraging him to return to Los Angeles. One of the first songs written and released by Coast Modern is “Hollow Life”, released in 2015.
February 2016-2017 In February 2016, the band released their second single “Animals.” Coast Modern first performed live at
South by Southwest in 2016. In May 2016, the band released their third single “Guru.” That same month, they began performing on various tour dates with
BØRNS,
The Temper Trap, and
The Wombats, with tour dates that ran through October 2016. Coast Modern is currently signed to
300 Entertainment and +1 Records. Their self-titled debut album was released on July 28, 2017.
2018-2023 In February 2018, the band released a cover of American pop and rock band
MGMT's single "
Electric Feel" and on October 16, 2019, they released a new single, "Puppy Llama". Their sophomore album,
Going Mainstream, was released on July 30, 2021. In February 2023, the band disbanded with Luke creating a new band called Wet World with the drummer Steph Baker. ==Influences==