Biography

Based in Washington, DC, Near Northeast formed shortly after meeting while performing at a South Asian folk music festival at the Kennedy Center. With members hailing from all over the world, their aesthetic reflects the music on which the members each cut their teeth --- Latin American, Indian, Balkan, and Appalachian, all mixed with an adventurous dose of indie rock and folk. Near Northeast released their debut full-length Curios in 2015. In 2017, Near Northeast released True Mirror, their full-length second album, and Indali Variations 1-8, a cassette single featuring meditative ambient music. Both were put out by Washington DC independent label Etxe Records. While True Mirror shared aesthetics and instrumentation with its predecessor, it forged forward into new ground as a band building both craft and confidence atop a strong foundation built of diverse musical backgrounds. The songs, at-times darker in tone but also more varied in their musical exploration, tookNear Northeast's finely executed indie-folk sound to new heights, with acoustic ballads, electronica-inspired elegies, and raucous rock jams. In 2018, Near Northeast was featured on "Etxe Records at 10 Years: A Compilation" with two new and unreleased songs. Near Northeast has toured in Europe and North America.