Stay Inside is an American post-hardcore band based in Brooklyn, New York. The band consists of Bryn Nieboer, Chris Johns, Chris Lawless, and Vishnu Anantha.
The band formed in Brooklyn in 2016 and initially consisted of Bartees Strange, Chris Johns, Vishnu Anantha, and Bryn Nieboer. All the band's members were transplants; Strange was from Yukon, Oklahoma, Johns from Hockessin, Delaware, Anatha from Wayne, Pennsylvania, and Nieboer from Los Angeles. Their debut EP, As You Were was released in April 2017,[1] followed by The Sea Engulfs Us and the Light Goes Out in 2018. That same year, the band released the collaborative EP Balancing Acts with Good Looking Friends, and The Final Girl, a with Dad Thighs and Great Weights.
In 2018, following Bartees Strange's departure to pursue a solo career, Chris Lawless joined the band on guitar and vocals.[2] On April 10, 2020 the band's debut studio album, Viewing was released by No Sleep Records, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] The album was met with positive critical reception.[6][2][7]
Two years later, the band released their EP, Blight on June 3, 2022. On February 28, 2024, the band released their sophomore album, Ferried Away, which was also met with positive critical reception.[8][9]
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Brooklyn's Stay Inside are a band that was on my radar for some time but admittedly I didn't paid the proper attention. Granted, now's as good a time as any to get in on the action given their band name, right?
That's certainly an apt band name for right now, but Stay Inside have been doing the rounds for a while longer than simply breaking out because of their serendipitous moniker.
Do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing to have a band called Stay Inside right now? On the one hand, your band name is plugged into the cultural consciousness in a deep and heavy way. On the other hand, people are going to have a hell of a time Googling your band.
