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The Vaughns
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Origin	Springfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2014–present
Members	Anna Lies; Ryan Kenter;
Website	thevaughns.com

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The Vaughns are an indie pop rock band from New Jersey.

History

The Vaughns are an indie rock band from Springfield, New Jersey that formed in 2014.^[1] The band attended high school together and began rehearsing together at the suggestion of a mutual friend.

The Vaughns and tomfoolery (2014–2017)

The Vaughns released their debut EP, entitled The Vaughns, in August 2014.^[2] Their second EP tomfoolery was released on October 24, 2015, and the band notes "the main goal in recording tomfoolery was to capture the raw live sound."^[2] In 2016, the Vaughns' music was featured on the MTV show, Brothers Green Eat, and on the syndicated radio show, Little Steven's Underground Garage.^[3] That year, they also contributed and won the Third Annual 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge, with the track "Vamos."^[4]

Singles and FOMO (2017–present)

The single "Santa Cruz" was released in 2017 and premiered in Consequence of Sound.^[5] In 2018, the song "Coffee Sundae" was released, which is described as a "whimsical track [that] chronicles dealing with a romantic partner who is still in contact with their ex."^[6] The Vaughns performed at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival, on October 6, 2018.^[7] Prior to the release of their debut album, The Vaughns released two more singles, "50%" and "Shout."

On May 10, 2019, The Vaughns independently released their debut LP, FOMO. Receiving

In 2020, they signed with record label Equal Vision Records and released their third EP rom-coms + take-out the following year.^[8]

Current Lineup

Anna Lies – vocals, guitar and synth (2014–present)
Ryan Kenter – drums and percussion (2014–present)
Jordan Smith – guitar and vocals (2019-present)
Brian Hughes – bass and vocals (2020-present)

Former Members

Dave Cacciatore – guitar and vocals (2014-2019)
Tom Losito – bass and vocals (2014-2019)

Discography

Albums

FOMO (2019)^[9]

EPs

The Vaughns (2014)
tomfoolery (2015)
rom coms + take out (2021)

Singles

"Santa Cruz" (2017)^[5]
"Bby Save Me" (2017)
"BYKTWD" (2018)
"Coffee Sundae" (2018)^[10]
"50%" (2019)^[11]
"Shout" (2019)^[12]
"Raina" (2021)

References

Citations

^ Arlene's Grocery Staff 2018.
^ ^a ^b Conte 2015.
^ Makin 2016.
^ Helman 2016.
^ ^a ^b Fu 2017.
^ Makin 2018.
^ BrooklynVegan Staff 2018.
^ "News: The Vaughns Drop New EP 'rom-coms + take-out' Via Equal Vision Records". February 5, 2021.
^ Childers, Elena. "Never Get FOMO with This Exclusive Premiere of The Vaughns' Debut Album". BTRtoday. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
^ Mosk, Mitch (June 21, 2018). "Premiere: A Special Spark in The Vaughns' Passionate "Coffee Sundae"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ "Track Premiere: The Vaughns - "50%"". The Alternative. April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
^ Carr, Paul (May 2019). "The Vaughns - "Shout" (premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

Bibliography

Vaughns, The (September 6, 2020), The Vaughns, retrieved September 6, 2020
Arlene's Grocery Staff (April 27, 2018), "The Vaughns", Arlene's Grocery, retrieved February 22, 2019
BrooklynVegan Staff (October 6, 2018), "The North Jersey Indie Rock Festival", BrooklynVegan, retrieved February 23, 2019
Conte, Chelsea (November 30, 2015), "EP Review: The Vaughns – tomfoolery", Speak into My Good Eye, retrieved February 22, 2019
Helman, Peter (October 25, 2016), "Slonk Donkerson – "Cassanova's at It Again"", Stereogum, retrieved February 22, 2019
Hudelson, Molly (December 27, 2014), "Exclusive: The Vaughns talk bowling, NJ's local scene, and more", AXS, retrieved February 22, 2019
Fu, Eddie (May 19, 2017), "The Vaughns debut moody new single "Santa Cruz" – listen", Consequence of Sound, retrieved February 22, 2019
Louie, Tom (March 16, 2016), "North Jersey Notes: The Vaughns, Voodoo Terror Tribe, Psychoprism and More!", The Aquarian Weekly, retrieved February 22, 2019
Makin, Bob (July 17, 2016), "Makin Waves with The Vaughns", Courier News, retrieved February 22, 2019
Makin, Bob (July 4, 2018), "Makin Waves Scene Report with Dentist, Lowlight, The Vaughns and more", Institute for Nonprofit News, retrieved February 22, 2019
Mosk, Mitch (June 21, 2018), "Premiere: A Special Spark in the Vaughns' Passionate "Coffee Sundae"", Atwood, retrieved February 22, 2019
NJ.com Staff (January 5, 2016), "35 N.J. bands you must hear in 2016", NJ.com, retrieved February 22, 2019
Oliver, Bobby (March 17, 2015), "Must-hear N.J.: The Vaughns extend rock sound from Springfield across N.J.", NJ.com, retrieved February 22, 2019

[FOOTNOTEArlene's_Grocery_Staff2018-1] Arlene's Grocery Staff 2018.

[FOOTNOTEConte2015-2] Conte 2015.

[FOOTNOTEMakin2016-3] Makin 2016.

[FOOTNOTEHelman2016-4] Helman 2016.

[FOOTNOTEFu2017-5] Fu 2017.

[FOOTNOTEMakin2018-6] Makin 2018.

[FOOTNOTEBrooklynVegan_Staff2018-7] BrooklynVegan Staff 2018.

[8] "News: The Vaughns Drop New EP 'rom-coms + take-out' Via Equal Vision Records". February 5, 2021.

[9] Childers, Elena. "Never Get FOMO with This Exclusive Premiere of The Vaughns' Debut Album". BTRtoday. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[10] Mosk, Mitch (June 21, 2018). "Premiere: A Special Spark in The Vaughns' Passionate "Coffee Sundae"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[11] "Track Premiere: The Vaughns - "50%"". The Alternative. April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

[12] Carr, Paul (May 2019). "The Vaughns - "Shout" (premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

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-{{short description|Indie rock band from New Jersey, United States}}
+{{Short description|Indie rock band from New Jersey, US}}
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 ==History==
-The Vaughns are an indie pop rock band from [[Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey|Springfield, New Jersey]] that formed in 2014.{{sfn|Arlene's Grocery Staff|2018}} The band attended high school together, and at the suggestion of their friends, began rehearsing together.
+The Vaughns are an indie rock band from [[Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey|Springfield, New Jersey]] that formed in 2014.{{sfn|Arlene's Grocery Staff|2018}} The band attended high school together and began rehearsing together at the suggestion of a mutual friend.
 ===''The Vaughns'' and ''tomfoolery'' (2014–2017)===
-The Vaughns released their debut EP, entitled ''The Vaughns'', in August 2014.{{sfn|Conte|2015}} Their second EP ''tomfoolery'' was released on October 24, 2015, and the band notes "the main goal in recording ''tomfoolery'' was to capture the raw live sound."{{sfn|Conte|2015}} In 2016, the Vaughns' music was featured on the MTV show, ''Brothers Green Eat'', and on the syndicated radio show, Little Steven's Underground Garage.{{sfn|Makin|2016}} That year, they also contributed to the ''Third Annual 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge'', with the track "Vamos."{{sfn|Helman|2016}}
+The Vaughns released their debut EP, entitled ''The Vaughns'', in August 2014.{{sfn|Conte|2015}} Their second EP ''tomfoolery'' was released on October 24, 2015, and the band notes "the main goal in recording ''tomfoolery'' was to capture the raw live sound."{{sfn|Conte|2015}} In 2016, the Vaughns' music was featured on the MTV show, ''Brothers Green Eat'', and on the syndicated radio show, Little Steven's Underground Garage.{{sfn|Makin|2016}} That year, they also contributed and won the ''Third Annual 24 Hour Songwriting Challenge'', with the track "Vamos."{{sfn|Helman|2016}}
 ===Singles and ''FOMO'' (2017–present)===
-The single "Santa Cruz" was released in 2017. In an interview with ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', Lies explains "when writing the song I was thinking about the contradictions between love as we see it in real life, and love as depicted in movies[;] when I look at great couples in my life I see something much lighter [and] so the thought was that maybe what we strive for in love should be more like that: consistent and warm."{{sfn|Fu|2017}} In 2018, the song "Coffee Sundae" was released, which is described as a "whimsical track [that] chronicles dealing with a romantic partner who is still in contact with their ex."{{sfn|Makin|2018}} The Vaughns performed at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival, on October 6, 2018.{{sfn|BrooklynVegan Staff|2018}} Prior to the release of their debut album, The Vaughns released two more singles, "50%" and "Shout." On May 10, 2019, The Vaughns independently released their debut LP, ''FOMO.''
+The single "Santa Cruz" was released in 2017 and premiered in ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''.{{sfn|Fu|2017}} In 2018, the song "Coffee Sundae" was released, which is described as a "whimsical track [that] chronicles dealing with a romantic partner who is still in contact with their ex."{{sfn|Makin|2018}} The Vaughns performed at the North Jersey Indie Rock Festival, on October 6, 2018.{{sfn|BrooklynVegan Staff|2018}} Prior to the release of their debut album, The Vaughns released two more singles, "50%" and "Shout."
+On May 10, 2019, The Vaughns independently released their debut LP, ''FOMO.'' Receiving
-In 2020, they signed with record label Equal Vision Records and released their third EP ''rom-coms + take-out'' the following year.<ref>https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-the-vaughns-drop-new-ep-rom-coms-take-out-via-equal-vision-records/</ref>
+In 2020, they signed with record label Equal Vision Records and released their third EP ''rom-coms + take-out'' the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-the-vaughns-drop-new-ep-rom-coms-take-out-via-equal-vision-records/|title = News: The Vaughns Drop New EP 'rom-coms + take-out' Via Equal Vision Records|date = February 5, 2021}}</ref>
 ==Current Lineup==
 *Anna Lies – vocals, guitar and synth (2014–present)
 *Ryan Kenter – drums and percussion (2014–present)
+*Jordan Smith – guitar and vocals (2019-present)
+*Brian Hughes – bass and vocals (2020-present)
 ==Former Members==
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 '''Singles'''
+*"Santa Cruz" (2017){{sfn|Fu|2017}}
-*"Santa Cruz" (2017)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fu |first1=Eddie |title=The Vaughns debut moody new single "Santa Cruz" - listen |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/05/the-vaughns-debut-moody-new-single-santa-cruz-listen/ |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=19 May 2017}}</ref>
 *"Bby Save Me" (2017)
 *"BYKTWD" (2018)
-*"Coffee Sundae" (2018)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mosk |first1=Mitch |title=Premiere: A Special Spark in The Vaughns' Passionate "Coffee Sundae" |url=http://atwoodmagazine.com/tvcs-the-vaughns-coffee-sundae/ |website=Atwood Magazine |access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>
+*"Coffee Sundae" (2018)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mosk |first1=Mitch |title=Premiere: A Special Spark in The Vaughns' Passionate "Coffee Sundae" |url=http://atwoodmagazine.com/tvcs-the-vaughns-coffee-sundae/ |website=Atwood Magazine |date=June 21, 2018 |access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>
-*"50%" (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Track Premiere: The Vaughns - "50%" |url=http://www.getalternative.com/track-premiere-the-vaughns/ |website=The Alternative |access-date=10 April 2019}}</ref>
+*"50%" (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Track Premiere: The Vaughns - "50%" |url=http://www.getalternative.com/track-premiere-the-vaughns/ |website=The Alternative |date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=10 April 2019}}</ref>
-*"Shout" (2019)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Paul |title=The Vaughns - "Shout" (premiere) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/vaughns-shout-premiere-2636000324.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref>
+*"Shout" (2019)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carr |first1=Paul |title=The Vaughns - "Shout" (premiere) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/vaughns-shout-premiere-2636000324.html |website=PopMatters |date=May 2019 |access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref>
 *"Raina" (2021)