# After (band)

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{{Short description|American musical group}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| alias             = aftertheband
| origin            = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[Synth-pop](/source/Synth-pop)|[pop rock](/source/pop_rock)|[trip hop](/source/trip_hop)|[electropop](/source/electropop)|[chillwave](/source/chillwave)|[alternative pop](/source/alternative_pop)}}
| years_active      = 2023–present
| label             = {{hlist|[Mom + Pop](/source/Mom_%2B_Pop_Music)|Ultraworld}}
| current_members   = *Graham Epstein
*Justine Dorsey
| website           = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''After''' are an American [pop](/source/Pop_music) 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](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California) by Graham Epstein and Justine Dorsey.

Their name comes from the 2003 visual novel "[After...](/source/After..._(video_game))".<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](/source/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](/source/Single_(music)), "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](/source/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!](/source/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](/source/Mom_%2B_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](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' 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](/source/Pitchfork_(website))}}</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>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:Musical groups established in 2023
Category:American electropop groups
Category:American trip hop musicians
Category:Alternative pop music groups
Category:American pop music duos
Category:Chillwave musicians
Category:Trip hop groups
Category:Musical duos from California
Category:American electronic music duos
Category:2023 establishments in California

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