Arctic Lake (band)

Emma Foster and Paul Holliman met in 2012 while studying in London and formed Arctic Lake in 2014, together with Andrew Richmond.{{cite web|title= Interview: Arctic Lake |url=https://slantedpress.com/articles/spotlight-arctic-lake |website=slantedpress.com |author=Ben Standring |date=17 April 2019 |accessdate=24 September 2021}} They released their first original song online in 2014, titled "How Long Can You Stare".{{cite web|title=Arctic Lake |url=https://www.musicglue.com/arctic-lake/about |website=musicglue.com |date= |accessdate=10 May 2020}} Their debut single, "Limits", came out in 2015.{{cite web|title=Introducing - Arctic Lake |url=https://sodwee.com/blog/2015/01/introducing-arctic-lake/ |website=sodwee.com |date= 22 January 2015|accessdate=10 May 2020}} After releasing the single "Heal Me" in 2016, they were invited to perform at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in England that same year.

Arctic Lake released their debut EP, titled Closer, in 2017 and their follow-up, What You May Find, in 2018.{{cite web|title=Arctic Lake: Musical Footprints [Interview] |url=https://www.waevlength.com/post/arctic-lake-interview |website=waevlength.com |date=2 September 2019 |accessdate=10 May 2020}} See Inside, their third EP, came out in February 2020.{{cite web|title=See Inside - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/see-inside-ep/1495336857 |website=music.apple.com |date=7 February 2020 |accessdate=10 May 2020}} During this period, they had their first UK headline tour (in May 2018),{{cite web|title= REVIEW: ARCTIC LAKE AT THE LOUISIANA, BRISTOL |url=https://milk-magazine.co.uk/review-arctic-lake/ |author=Rose Parish |website=milk-magazine.co.uk |date=29 July 2018 |accessdate=24 September 2021}} toured with Freya Ridings and Vancouver Sleep Clinic, and collaborated with house producer Lane 8 and neo-classical pianist Peter Sandberg.{{cite web|title= Peter Sandberg Teams With Arctic Lake On Finely Poised Single 'Unhold Me' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/videos/peter-sandberg-teams-with-arctic-lake-on-finely-poised-single-unhold-me |website=clashmusic.com |author=Robin Murray |date=18 March 2020 |accessdate=24 September 2021}} In 2021, they teamed up with ZHU on "Yours", a noirish techno track that hit #16 on Billboard's Dance chart.{{cite web|title=Zhu |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/zhu/chart-history/dan/ |website=billboard.com |accessdate=24 September 2021}} Their next single, "Lonely", followed on 10 September 2021.

In February 2025, the band announced that they were splitting up.{{cite web|title=Arctic Lake farewell show |url=https://www.threads.net/@eatyourownears/post/DF8REmKNAaY |website=threads.net |date=11 February 2025 |accessdate=18 March 2025}}

Arctic Lake's sound has been described as "delectably dreamy alt-pop",{{cite web|title= Interview: Arctic Lake |url=https://www.tonguetiedmag.com/interviews/interview-arctic-lake |website=tonguetiedmag.com |date=15 September 2021 |accessdate=24 September 2021}} and Mundane Mag noted their "ability to channel tightly-wound emotions and turn them into breathtaking, electromagnetic anthems".{{cite web|title= English alt-pop daydream, Arctic Lake! drops video for 'Lonely' |url=https://mundanemag.com/english-alt-pop-daydream-arctic-lake-drops-video-for-lonelyphoto/ |website=mundanemag.com |date=14 September 2021 |accessdate=24 September 2021}}

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EPs

• Closer (2017)
• What You May Find (2018)
• See Inside (2020)
• side by side we lie awake (2022)
• How Do You Make It Look So Easy? (2023)

Singles

• "Limits" (2015)
• "Only Me" (2015)
• "For Us" (2015)
• "Heal Me" (2016)
• "Friend" (2016)
• "What You May Find" (2018)
• "Sight of You" (2018)
• "Night Cries" (2018)
• "You Know All of Me" (2018)
• "Night Cries/Further (Mahogany Sessions)" (2018)
• "Blue Monday" (2019)
• "My Favourite Game" (2019)
• "Shed a Tear" (2019){{cite web|title=In Conversation: Arctic Lake |url=https://www.yutaru.co.uk/in-conversation-arctic-lake/ |website=yutaru.co.uk |date= 2 July 2019|accessdate=10 May 2020}}
• "Unhold Me" – with Peter Sandberg (2020)
• "Read" (2020)
• "Cold Hands" (2020)
• "Yours" – with ZHU (2021){{cite news|title=ZHU Shares New Song & Video "Yours" With Arctic Lake |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/zhu-yours-music-video/ |newspaper=Edm.com - the Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists |date= 28 April 2021|accessdate=28 April 2021}}
• "Lonely" (2021)
• "Breathe" (2022)
• "Love You Like That" (2022)
• "Srs2" (2022)
• "Amazing" (2023)
• "Are You Okay?" (2023)
• "My Weakness" (2023)
• "Silver Pendant" (2023)
• "Fool" (2023)
• "Hold Me" (2023)

Featured on

• "Fall" – Over the Water (Poté), 2016)
• "Don't Let Me Go" – Brightest Lights (Lane 8, 2019){{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/11/lane-8-links-with-arctic-lake-for-dont-let-me-go/ |title=Lane 8 links with Arctic Lake for 'Don't Let Me Go' |last=Dexter |first=Robyn |date=14 November 2019 |website=Dancing Astronaut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114205425/https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/11/lane-8-links-with-arctic-lake-for-dont-let-me-go/ |archive-date=14 November 2019 |accessdate=12 December 2019}}
• "Cherry-Coloured Funk" – Back to Life (2019)
• "Road" – Brightest Lights (Lane 8, 2020)
• "Plus Minus" – Organ (Dimension, 2021)
• "What Have You Done to Me?" – Reviver (Lane 8, 2021){{Cite web |last=Goldenberg |first=Ross |date=20 November 2021 |title=Lane 8 recalls Arctic Lake to complete collaborative triple crown on second Reviver preview |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/11/lane-8-recalls-arctic-lake-to-complete-collaborative-triple-crown-on-second-reviver-preview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120224222/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/11/lane-8-recalls-arctic-lake-to-complete-collaborative-triple-crown-on-second-reviver-preview/ |archive-date=20 November 2021 |accessdate=10 January 2022 |website=Dancing Astronaut}}

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