WHAT IT IS: Named after an affluent neighborhood adjacent to their hometown of Cary, N.C., Weston Estate is a five-piece, lo-fi alt band made up of five best friends. Apart from first-generation Cuban-American vocalist Marco Luka, the band’s Srikar Nanduri (guitar), Manas Panchavati (vocals), Tanmay Joshi (vocals) and Abhi Manhass (production, bass) are all of Indian descent. Self-dubbed “ya aunty’s favorite boy band,” the group taps into the members’ cultural heritage, eclectic range of personalities and tastes to carve out a musical space that’s entirely their own. With 30m streams under their belt since forming in 2017, the band recently sold-out SOB’s in N.Y. and L.A.’s Roxy, a testament to their development over the years.
ALBUM: Maggie Valley (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 2/25
SINGLE: “Stoked”
LIVE: Performing Let’s Get Free Fest, Firefly; recently wrapped debut U.S. headlining shows at Carrborro’s Cat’s Cradle, N.Y.’s SOB’s, Atlanta’s Masquerade, Dallas’ HOB, Chicago’s Bottom Lounge, L.A.’s Roxy, S.F.’s Great American Music Hall, Seattle’s Neumos, Denver’s Bluebird, Houston’s HOB, more
INTERNET: 716k+ monthly Spotify listeners; 176k followers across socials; 4.5m+ combined YouTube views; 989k likes on TikTok, viral TikTok (1.7m+ views), more
PRESS: Earmilk, Pigeons & Planes (“15 Rising Bands to Know”), Alternative Press(“11 Rising Alternative Artists”), OTW (“25 Artists to Watch in 2022”), Variance, Elevator, more
BOOKING: Andrew Lieber & Miska Chehata/MAC Agency
PUBLISHING: Independent/Self-collected
MANAGEMENT: Tommy Brannigan/Raw Material