LANE MOORE + IT WAS ROMANCE is an indie pop band founded by Lane Moore. The band’s debut album garnered praise for being the “Best Band Of The Year” by BUST Magazine, and Village Voice describing their music as “Moore’s velvety vocal delivery [evoking] feelings of loneliness with a danceable beat, sauntering around like the life of the party, occasionally winking just to make sure you’re hooked.” Pitchfork named the album one of their records to watch.
Paste Magazine described the band as “Hearkening back to a Dig Me Out era Sleater Kinney, Moore’s expansive sound covers love and all its mishaps with a catchy, blast loud and sing proud thoughtfulness. Blending garage rock with soul and experimental undertones, It Was Romance, walks multiple genres with a deft grace to mirror Moore’s bubbly wit and eye-catching presence.” The album was praised by Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, VICE, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, New York Magazine, BUST Magazine, Refinery 29, AV Club, and many others. Billboard named Lane Moore and It Was Romance one of 16 Female-Fronted Bands You Should Know.
Their much-anticipated sophomore EP, Final Girl came out on February 14th 2025 on Mint 400 records, garnering praise from fellow artists and critics alike.
Praise for Final Girl
“I don’t think it’s legal to make angst, heartache and confusion this dance-able.” – Patton Oswalt
‘Everyone knows Lane’s wit, but what always makes it land so well is the sincerity that undergirds it. That comes to the fore in this tight four song EP… Who among us hasn’t gone through those nights of, as the lead track talks about, “playing records without you?” It’s great.’ – Ted Leo
“If Halsey and Jenny Lewis smashed their vocal cords together, then listened to death cab for cutie and nothing but for the next month!” – Kay Hanley, Letters To Cleo
“Instant classic. A short gem of a soundtrack for living a complicated life.” – Will Butler – Arcade Fire, Stereophonic
“Energetic, pop-rock jams…an ode to cautious optimism, and brings the listener into a playful sound that also tackles big themes. The perfect example of happy songs for sad people.” – Billboard
“Pop-rock anthems with bursts of synth-led pop freshness.” – Earmilk
“A richly textured soundscape, blending searing garage rock guitars, experimental percussion, lush synth-pop flourishes, and Moore’s signature raw, deeply personal lyricism and magnetic vocal delivery. Overflowing with emotion and sonic depth, showcasing her expansive vocal range and lyrical vulnerability, setting the tone for an EP that is both fearless and profoundly intimate.” – Wonderland
“A compelling blend of garage rock guitars, experimental percussion, and synthesizer-driven pop that serves as the backdrop for Moore’s most intimate songwriting to date.” – The Big Takeover
“Weaving raw emotional pain with glimpses of hope and euphoria—creating a sound that’s both profound and unexpectedly danceable. Final Girl features shredding garage rock guitars mixed with a particularly heart-wrenching style of synthpop.” – New Noise
“It’s in Lane’s songwriting that fans may find her most visceral form of expression, weaving between raw, guttural feelings of pain and euphoric moments of release, creating intimate songs that capture the yearning at the heart of human connection.” – Prelude Press
“Brilliant and life-affirming. Warm and fuzzy New Order meets Alanis Morissette meets Bleached pop confection for the ages.” – Spinning Platters
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