Los Angeles-based indie-electronic duo, The Hellp have released their new single “California Dream Girl”, marking their debut release with Atlantic Records. Tonight, the duo will celebrate the release of “California Dream Girl” with a sold-out headline show at LA’s Teragram Ballroom. On May 31, they’ll headline another sold-out show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom.
Comprised of songwriter and vocalist Noah Dillon and producer Chandler Ransom Lucy, The Hellp bears a wide range of sonic influences – equally influenced by the songwriting of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska as they are by the production of Crystal Castles. The duo has already gained an incredibly dedicated following throughout New York and LA, regularly hosting sold-out performances at pop-up parties and tastemaker industry events. They’ve been widely credited with catalyzing the latest iteration of ‘Indie Sleaze,’ even prompting The Guardian to suggest they “prefigured the vibe shift” of the genre’s return. Via opening slots at their live shows and DJ sets, they’ve helped showcase their peers within the genre, including NY-based act The Dare.
Outside of The Hellp, Chandler is an accomplished model and Noah is a renowned photographer whose work has been commissioned by the likes of GQ, Balenciaga, Versace, Gucci, Nike, and more – leading international fashion magazine i-D to declare: “Noah Dillon is leading a creative revolution.”
The two first met on the set of a Hot Mess photo shoot, the art platform Noah founded alongside acclaimed model/stylist Luka Sabbat.
Despite their credibility and reputation within the worlds of high art and fashion, both artists come from entirely humble beginnings; Noah lived in his car for a full year while putting himself through medical school, and Chandler is an entirely self-taught producer who has worked in construction for the majority of his adult life.