KISSER: Kisser is rock band from LA with Germaine Dunes, Luke Temple, Buck Meek, Jeffertitti Moon, and Jesse Quebbeman-Turley. Germaine Dunes of Kisser got her degree in archaeology, discovering, among other artifacts, a Brahmi inscription on an amethyst at Tissamaharama in Southern Sri-Lanka. She then worked on space station development at ESA, and then at CERN, collecting neutrons from distant galaxies inside of an ice cave on top of the Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland for astronaut life support system research, as well as studying the deep sound channel and the effects of climate change on underwater acoustics and marine animal communication. All the while she was writing songs, and after moving from her home in Amsterdam to Los Angeles, she released her debut album Midnight Game in 2023, then started the rock band Kisser, with Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic, Art Feynman), Buck Meek (Big Thief), Jeffertitii Moon, and Jesse Quebbeman Turley. They will release their debut album in 2026.
MEERNAA: is the moniker of LA-based musician Carly Bond, blending elements of R&B, jazz, psychedelic rock, folk, art rock, and pop to create a genre-defying sound. Her music delves into themes of emotional evolution, personal growth, and introspection.
In June 2019, they released their debut album, Heart Hunger, drawing inspiration from Bond's personal experiences and family history. Their follow-up album, So Far So Good, was released on October 6, 2023, through Keeled Scales. Pitchfork describes So Far So Good as "a more soulful, introspective collection of folk songs whose fingerpicked guitar, gauzy synth lines, and swooping string arrangements diffuse like smoke."
Meernaa has actively toured, performing at various venues and festivals, and they've shared the stage with artists like Deep Sea Diver, Helado Negro, Nilüfer Yanya, Sam Evian, Miya Folick, and Luke Temple. Carly Bond also co-owns Altamira Sound, a recording studio in Alhambra, California, where she engineers and produces music.