100 gecs

100 gecs
Dylan Brady (left) and Laura Les (right) in 2022
Background information
Origin	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genres	Hyperpop experimental pop electropop electronic rock pop-punk
Years active	2015–present
Members	Dylan Brady Laura Les
Website	100gecs.com

100 gecs (/ˈwʌn ˈhʌndrəd ˈɡɛks/) is an American musical duo formed in 2015 that consists of Dylan Brady and Laura Les. They self-released their debut album, 1000 gecs, in 2019 to positive reviews, followed by a companion remix album, 1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues, in 2020. They released their second studio album, 10,000 gecs, in 2023. Their music has been noted for its often chaotic yet catchy mixture of various styles, and has been described as helping to define the 2010s genre hyperpop.

Connections

• David Byrne is a fan of 100 gecs, and has included their music on various playlists including:
  • David Byrne's lockdown playlist: selections (Financial Times, 2020), in which he described 1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues with the sentence "Fractured... reflects something about our time"
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