Proper
Proper. is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The band was formed in 2016 as Great Wight by lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter Erik Garlington and drummer Elijah Watson, and currently consists of Garlington, Watson, bassist and backing vocalist Natasha Johnson and guitarist Jon Lyte. The band are known for their combination of emo with lyrics exploring personal and political topics from an interesctional black and queer perspective.
Garlington and Watson recorded Great Wight's debut album The Suburbs Have Ruined My Life (2017) as a duo, with Johnson joining shortly after its release. After touring Europe, the band signed with Big Scary Monsters, after which they changed their name to Proper. and released I Spent the Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better (2019). Their third album, The Great American Novel (2022), was released through Big Scary Monsters and Father/Daughter Records.
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