Shaed
{{short description|American indie pop trio}}
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| caption = Shaed at the Constellation Room in 2019
| origin = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Electropop{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shaed-mn0003535642|title=Shaed Bio|work=AllMusic|last=Donelson|first=Marcy|accessdate=April 14, 2020}}
- indie pop{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/shaed-apple-ad-billie-eilish-marian-hill-songs-for-screens-1203168163/|title=Songs for Screens: Shaed Is the Latest Act to Get Rocket Fuel From an Apple Ad|work=Variety|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|date=March 20, 2019|accessdate=June 11, 2019}}
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| years_active = 2011–present
| label = Photo Finish, BMG
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| website = {{Official URL}}
| current_members = {{plainlist|
- Chelsea Lee
- Max Ernst
- Spencer Ernst
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Shaed (stylized SHAED, pronounced "shade") is an American indie pop trio based in Washington, D.C. The group consists of lead vocalist Chelsea Lee and multi-instrumentalists Max and Spencer Ernst. They released their breakthrough single "Trampoline" in June 2018.
History
Twin siblings Max and Spencer Ernst grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and showed an interest in music from a very young age. In middle school, they and some friends formed a rock band called Upslide. Upslide performed locally in the Washington metropolitan area for several years, which eventually led the twins to attract the attention of a New York-based management company, Magus Entertainment, who secured them a publishing deal with Cherry Lane Music. While attending Gonzaga College High School, they formed a pop duo called Trust Fall and began touring other parts of the country.{{cite web |last1=Raghavendran |first1=Beena |title=Staff writer Beena Raghavendran profiles Max and Spencer Ernst, who play in local band The Walking Sticks |url=http://www.dbknews.com/archives/article_be20ed22-1658-11e2-949d-001a4bcf6878.html |website=The Diamondback |publisher=Arc Publishing |accessdate=February 1, 2019 |date=October 14, 2012}} Max and Spencer met Chelsea Lee in 2007 while they were performing at the 9:30 Club, a club in Washington D.C.
Around 2009, Chelsea signed as a solo artist with Atlantic Records.{{cite web |last1=DeMarco |first1=Nicole |last2=Ongley |first2=Hannah |title=Shaed makes hypnotic pop songs in a tiny family home |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/mbdpm8/shaed-makes-hypnotic-pop-music-in-their-tiny-home |website=i-D |publisher=Vice Media |accessdate=February 1, 2019 |date=October 3, 2018}} The same year, Max announced his homosexuality to his brother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/01/24/queery-max-ernst/|title=QUEERY: Max Ernst|date=24 January 2018}} In 2010, Chelsea and Spencer both began a romantic relationship.
Following high school, the Ernst twins deferred attending college in hopes of getting a record deal with Epic Records. The deal ultimately fell through, and they both went to the University of Maryland, College Park in the spring. While attending college, the twins formed a folk rock duo called The Walking Sticks. The Walking Sticks released their debut EP World So Bright on June 27, 2012, when the twins were in their senior year of college. The songs on the album were all recorded live, and featured an acoustic roots rock sound.
Having ended her solo contract with Atlantic Records in 2011, Lee joined The Walking Sticks sometime after World So Bright was released.{{cite web |last1=Reed |first1=Dawn |title=Interview with the Walking Sticks: DC Deli's Band of the Month (Oct.) |url=http://m-dc.thedelimagazine.com/15343/interview-walking-sticks-dc-delis-band-month-oct?external=1 |website=The Deli |accessdate=February 1, 2019 |date=October 3, 2013}} In late 2013, The Walking Sticks released their second EP, Send the Night. With this release, the group completely changed their music style, transitioning from folk rock to dream-pop.{{cite web |last1=Ostrin |first1=llana |title=Rising Artists: The Walking Sticks |url=http://dcmusicdownload.com/2013/10/23/rising-artists-the-walking-sticks-2/ |website=D.C. Music Download |accessdate=February 1, 2019 |date=October 23, 2013}}
In March 2016, The Walking Sticks changed their name to Shaed, in recognition of their new stylistic leanings.{{cite web |last1=Rudow |first1=Bryce |title=A Debutante Interview with SHAED |url=https://randomnerds.com/a-debutante-interview-with-shaed/ |website=Random Nerds |accessdate=February 1, 2019 |language=en |date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=August 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815030345/https://randomnerds.com/a-debutante-interview-with-shaed/ |url-status=dead }} They signed with Photo Finish Records by June 2016, and toured with Marian Hill and Vérité in the fall of 2016. In September 2016, Shaed released Just Wanna See, their debut EP under their new name.{{Cite web|last=Barr|first=Natalie|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/shaed|title=SHAED|date=January 30, 2017|website=Interview Magazine|access-date=December 14, 2018}} Their single "Name On It" was the featured track for a Victoria's Secret commercial which debuted on May 15, 2018.{{Citation|author=Victoria's Secret|title=Victoria's Secret Stretch Cotton Collection Commercial|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkS_ZR1NR-o|access-date=December 14, 2018|via=YouTube|date=May 15, 2018}} In April 2017, Shaed went on tour again as an opener for Bishop Briggs.
In September 2017, the band moved into a house together, and began recording in a home studio for their second EP, Melt. On May 18, 2018, Shaed debuted their first single from the EP, "Trampoline".{{cite web |last1=Draughorne |first1=Kenan |title=PREMIERE: Ahead of New EP, Melt into SHAED's Atmospheric 'Trampoline' |url=https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/premiere-ahead-of-new-ep-melt-into-shaeds |website=Ones to Watch |publisher=Live Nation Worldwide |accessdate=February 1, 2019 |date=May 17, 2018}} The group released Melt on September 21, 2018, via Photo Finish Records. On October 30, 2018, Apple debuted their MacBook Air commercial featuring "Trampoline".{{Cite magazine|last=Kress|first=Bryan|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/8485441/shaed-dounia-billboard-industry-nights-showcase-performances|title=SHAED and Dounia Deliver Scorching Performances at Billboard Industry Nights Showcase|magazine=Billboard|date=November 16, 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018}} Chelsea Lee and Spencer Ernst were married in Arlington, Virginia during the first weekend of October 2018.
Their new single "No Other Way" was released on October 16, 2020, via Photo Finish Records.{{Cite web|last=Band|first=SHAED|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsSgEGIWR70|title=SHAED - No Other Way - Out Friday, Oct 16 - teaser clip|website=YouTube|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=October 15, 2020}}
Chelsea and Spencer welcomed daughter June River on January 29, 2022, according to the band's Instagram page.
Band members
- Chelsea Lee – lead vocals ({{circa|2011}}–present)
- Spencer Ernst – keyboards, drums, guitars, vocals (2011–present)
- Max Ernst – keyboards, drums, guitars, vocals (2011–present)
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album details |
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| scope="row"| High Dive
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| scope="row"| Spinning Out
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=Extended plays=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| EP details ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US {{cite magazine |title=Billboard 200: Week of November 30, 2019 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2019-11-30 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=November 26, 2019}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| FRA |
| scope="row"| Just Wanna See
|
| — || — |
| scope="row"| Melt
|
| 132 || 163 |
| colspan="18" style="font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
==Independent extended plays==
- World So Bright (2012)
- Send the Night (2013)
- Pop Dreams (2014)
=Singles=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artist=Shaed&title=Trampoline&chart_name=Hot+100|title=Chart Search: Shaed – Trampoline|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 21, 2019}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CAN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |
| scope="row"| "Name On It"{{efn-ua|name="dlx"|This song only appears on the deluxe edition of Melt.}}
| 2016 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | Just Wanna See and Melt |
| scope="row"| "Too Much"{{efn-ua|name="dlx"}}
| rowspan="2"| 2017 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4"| Melt |
| scope="row"| "Lonesome"{{efn-ua|name="dlx"}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Trampoline" {{small|(original or remix with Zayn)}}{{efn-ua|The remix of this song appears on High Dive and the deluxe edition of Melt.}} | rowspan="2"| 2018 | 13 || 1 || 27 || 24 || 4 || 39 || 29 || 21 || 18 || 52 |
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| scope="row"| "You Got Me Like" {{small|(with Snny)}} | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Thunder"{{efn-ua|name="dlx"}}
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | — || 20 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | Just Wanna See and Melt |
| scope="row"| "2 in a Million" {{small|(with Steve Aoki and Sting)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/2-in-a-million-single/1489256577|title=2 In a Million – Single by Steve Aoki, Sting & SHAED|website=Apple Music|accessdate=December 7, 2019}} | — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"2 in a Million" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 36 on the Ultratip chart.}} || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "No Other Way"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-other-way-single/1535244169|title=No Other Way – Single by SHAED|website=Apple Music|accessdate=October 16, 2020}}
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | — || 17 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="5"| High Dive |
| scope="row"| "Once Upon a Time"{{cite web|url=https://geo.music.apple.com/album/1542324738?uo=4&app=music&at=1000l32VM&lId=22669601&cId=none&sr=4&src=Linkfire&itscg=30440&itsct=catchall_p4&ct=LFV_95367eff8dc66bd9d4a7e69a6579afc8&ls=1 |title=Once Upon A Time – Single by SHAED|website=Apple Music|accessdate=December 11, 2020}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Part Time Psycho" {{small|(with Two Feet)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/music-video/part-time-psycho/1556911607 |title=Part Time Psycho by SHAED & Two Feet|website=Apple Music|accessdate=March 21, 2021}} | rowspan="3"| 2021 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Osaka"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Dizzy"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Everybody Knows I'm High"{{cite web|url=https://happens.vip/2024/01/26/alternative-new-music-friday-6/ |title=Alternative new music Friday - #HAPPENS|website=#HAPPENS|accessdate=February 20, 2024}}
| 2024 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |Spinning Out |
| colspan="18" style="font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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Category:American indie pop groups
Category:Electronic music groups from Washington, D.C.
Category:Electronic music groups from Maryland
Category:2011 establishments in Maryland
Category:2011 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Category:Musical trios from Washington, D.C.