ALSO is a Los Angeles duo making cinematic dark pop built on obsessive rhythmic detail — think Depeche Mode’s emotional precision meets Nine Inch Nails’ controlled aggression, filtered through poetry. Drew Roger Conrad and Mark Zelen have been creating music together since 2003, crafting haunting, atmospheric soundscapes that reward deep listeners.

 

With influences including Joy Division, Cocteau Twins, and Massive Attack, ALSO is unafraid of difficult emotional territory, making music for the half-light, where shadow and light are in constant conversation. Within these realms, they confront increasingly universal themes such as depression and isolation — not to romanticize them, but to offer honesty and connection.

 

According to Conrad, “There’s nothing artsy about depression or mysterious about suicide. It’s horrific. But it’s real, and if our music helps someone feel less alone, then it matters.”

 

The duo has toured extensively throughout Europe, been featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered, and heard on KCRW in Los Angeles and Radio C Luxembourg in Europe.