{{Short description|American musical group}} {{Infobox musical artist | alias = aftertheband | origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop|pop rock|trip hop|electropop|chillwave|alternative pop}} | years_active = 2023–present | label = {{hlist|Mom + Pop|Ultraworld}} | current_members = *Graham Epstein *Justine Dorsey | website = {{Official URL}} }}
'''After''' are an American pop duo formed in 2023<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Ihaza |first1=Jeff |date=June 16, 2025 |title=Meet After, the L.A. Duo Making Y2k-Inspired Pop That Feels Like Right Now |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/after-the-la-duo-y2k-inspired-pop-ayntk-1235364133/ |access-date=October 14, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> in Los Angeles, California by Graham Epstein and Justine Dorsey.
Their name comes from the 2003 visual novel "After...".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Bailey |date=2025-11-25 |title=After: Meet the Duo Behind the 2000s-Inspired Band |url=https://people.com/after-meet-the-duo-behind-the-2000s-inspired-band-exclusive-11856343 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=People Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260328014449/https://people.com/after-meet-the-duo-behind-the-2000s-inspired-band-exclusive-11856343|archive-date=2026-03-28}}</ref> They debuted in 2023 with the single, "Something Special", followed by "In a City Called Garden" and "The Dove", released later that year.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Graves |first1=Shahlin |date=17 April 2023 |title=Must-listen: After's debut single 'Something Special'. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/new-music/19136 |website=coup de main |access-date=15 October 2025 |archive-date=15 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615060015/https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/new-music/19136 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=In a city called Garden - Single by After on Apple Music |date=2023-05-10 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/in-a-city-called-garden-single/1680835849 |access-date=2025-11-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=The Dove - Single by After on Apple Music |date=2023-09-21 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-dove-single/1705010732 |access-date=2025-11-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The duo released three more singles in 2024: "Obvious", "The Element" and "The Story".<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=Obvious - Single by After on Apple Music |date=2024-03-05 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/obvious-single/1729842574 |access-date=2025-11-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Citation |title=The Element - Single by After on Apple Music |date=2024-07-02 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-element-single/1748958272 |access-date=2025-11-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Citation |title=The Story - Single by After on Apple Music |date=2024-11-12 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-story-single/1774738393 |access-date=2025-11-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On April 4, 2025, the band's first extended play, ''After EP'', was released, preceded by the singles "Obvious", "Ever" and "300 Dreams" that had first gained them attention.<ref name=":6">{{cite web |last1=Brasil |first1=Sydney |date=8 April 2025 |title=After Make Before Sound Even Better on Self-Titled Debut EP |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/after-after-ep-review |website=Exclaim! |access-date=15 October 2025 |archive-date=22 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622100724/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/after-after-ep-review |url-status=live }}</ref> ''After EP 2'', the band's second EP, was released later in 2025, under Mom + Pop Music, featuring the singles "Deep Diving" and "Outbound", the former of which bringing them considerable fanfare.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Steffanee |date=17 October 2025 |title=After’s After 2 EP review: utopian Y2K pop pastiche |url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/10/17/after-band-after-2-ep |website=The Fader}}</ref> The critical reception, however, was less enthusiastic, with ''Pitchfork'' rating the EPs 4.5/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/after-after-ep-after-ep-2/ |title=After: After EP / After EP 2 Album Review |first=Billie |last=Bugara |date=2025-11-14 |access-date=2025-11-30 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
== Discography ==
===Extended plays=== *''After EP'', April 4, 2025. 7th Heaven, Ultraworld *''After EP 2'', October 17, 2025. Mom + Pop
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles, release year, and album name !Title !Year !Album |- ! scope="row"|"Something Special" | rowspan="3" |2023 | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"|"In a City Called Garden" |- ! scope="row"|"The Dove" |- ! scope="row"|"Obvious" | rowspan="3" |2024 | ''After EP'' |- ! scope="row"|"The Element" | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"|"The Story" |''After EP 1 + EP 2'' |- ! scope="row"|"Ever"<ref>{{Citation |title=Ever - Single by After on Apple Music |date=2025-01-15 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ever-single/1786433709 |access-date=2025-11-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref> | rowspan="4" |2025 | rowspan="2" | ''After EP'' |- ! scope="row"|"300 Dreams"<ref>{{Citation |title=300 dreams - Single by After on Apple Music |date=2025-03-14 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/300-dreams-single/1797401697 |access-date=2025-11-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|"Deep Diving"<ref>{{Cite web |last=turtlenek |date=2025-06-20 |title=TURTLENEK {{!}} After unveil new single 'Deep Diving' |url=https://turtlenek.net/after-unveil-new-single-deep-diving/ |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=TURTLENEK |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250908100048/https://turtlenek.net/after-unveil-new-single-deep-diving/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | rowspan="2" | ''After EP 2'' |- ! scope="row"|"Outbound"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andrews |first1=Kira Imani |date=12 September 2025 |title=Trip-hop duo After captivates fans with new single "Outbound" |url=https://www.melodicmag.com/news/new-music/trip-hop-duo-after-captivates-fans-with-new-single-outbound/ |website=Melodic Mag}}</ref> |}
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