Lafayette, Louisiana-based indie rockers the GIVERS formed in 2008. Steeped in the culture and traditions of their native Louisiana, the GIVERS' self-described "Afro-beat, dancy pants, indie pop love music," which relies heavily on the spirited back-and-forth vocals of Tif Lamson and Taylor Guarisco, has been compared to bands like Vampire Weekend, Dirty Projectors, and Mates of State. The group’s eponymous debut EP arrived in 2009, and two years, later the band released its ebullient full-length debut, In Light. Still colorful but more serious in tone, New Kingdom followed in 2015.~ James Christopher Monger & Marcy Donelson