Mixing punk, blues, grunge, and more into their own unique sound,
the Bots is the project of Los Angeles- based
Mikaiah and
Anaiah Lei. The brothers formed the band in 2006, when vocalist/guitarist/bassist
Mikaiah and percussionist/vocalist
Anaiah were barely out of grade school; they recorded their first album when they were, respectively, 15 and 12. The duo recorded and released two more albums on their own, playing shows with the
Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
Blur,
Refused, and
Bad Brains, and appearing at the Vans Warped Tour and Afropunk Festival along the way.
The Bots signed to Fader and released the
Sincerely Sorry EP in 2013. Their first album for the label,
Pink Palms, arrived in October 2014 and featured production by
Justin Warfield and
Nick Zinner. ~ Heather Phares