Forge Brief

Wallows

2017-present; commercial peak 2020-present (Nothing Happens, Tell Me That It's Over, Model)

Conversational, LA-bedroom-indie-pop, California — indie pop as LA-via-Wallows-school bedroom-indie-pop ritual.

Forge a Wallows-inspired song How we score

Genres

indie rockindie poppop rockbedroom indie

Vocal character

Dylan Minnette + Braeden Lemasters (Wallows leads): distinctive California-accented tenor duo with conversational-intimate verse delivery and head-voice chorus peaks. Vibrato-restrained phrasing; multi-tracked harmonies on themselves; indie-rock + indie-pop + pop-rock + bedroom-indie hybrid precision.

Production markers

Sachi DiSerafino / John Congleton productionindie-rock + indie-pop + pop-rock + bedroom-indie foundation (electric-guitar with chorus-pedal + bass + drums + acoustic-guitar + analog-synth pads + Rhodes piano)multi-tracked vocal harmony stacksreverb-soaked atmospheric vocal productionindie-pop bedroom-arrangementAtlantic-Records sonic

Lyrical themes

romantic devotion + heartbreak with introspective-male-vulnerability detail (Are You Bored Yet? with Clairo, Pictures of Girls)observation of love's small daily moments + young-adult perspectivecelebration of LA-California origin + acting-career duality (Dylan Minnette from 13 Reasons Why)self-aware introspectiontheatrical first-person indie-pop storytelling

Signature moves

electric-guitar with chorus-pedal + Rhodes piano foundationduo-vocal Dylan-Braeden harmony call-and-responsehead-voice chorus peak with introspective phrasingmulti-tracked harmony hook with reverb-soaked vocal

Avoid — off-brand for this artist

EDM dropsrap features as dominantmetal guitarauto-tune as crutchcountry productiontheatrical pop-vocal projection808 sub-bass

More like Wallows

Ranked by genre overlap + era proximity. Browse the full library →