The Acid

{{Short description|Electronic music band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = The Acid

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| genre = Electronica, minimal

| years_active = 2013–present

| label = Infectious, Mute

| website = {{URL|wearetheacid.com}}

| current_members =

• Adam Freeland
• Steve Nalepa
• Jens Kuross
• RY X

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The Acid are an electronic music quartet consisting of British DJ and record producer Adam Freeland; Californian producer, composer, and professor of music technology Steve Nalepa;{{cite web|title=Steve Nalepa, the Professor of Party|url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/02/22/steve-nalepa-the-professor-of-party/|publisher=billetto|accessdate=February 22, 2012}} American singer/songwriter Jens Kuross; and Los Angeles–based Australian artist RY X.{{cite web|title=Ry X (New band of the day No 1,658)|date=December 10, 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/10/ry-x/|publisher=billetto|accessdate=December 10, 2013}}

On April 14, 2013, the group released their debut, self-titled EP, along with a video for the track "Basic Instinct".{{cite web|title= The Acid announce debut EP and 'Basic Instinct' video|url=http://blog.billetto.co.uk/2014/02/06/the-acid-announce-debut-ep-and-basic-instinct-video/|publisher=billetto|accessdate=February 6, 2014}} On July 7, 2014, they released their first full-length album, Liminal,{{cite web|title=The Acid – 'Liminal'|date=July 4, 2014|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/15431/|publisher=billetto|accessdate=July 7, 2014}} on Infectious Music (UK) and Mute Records (US).

In 2017, the band released their soundtrack to the film The Bomb, on 12" vinyl.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

In 2018, several songs from the album Liminal, including "Tumbling Lights" and "Ghost", were featured in the HBO series Sharp Objects.{{cite web|title=HBO's Sharp Objects is Your Must-Listen Soundtrack with The Acid and Other Acts|url=https://journalate.com/hbos-sharp-objects-is-your-must-listen-soundtrack-with-the-acid-and-other-acts/}}