Together Pangea

Pangea{{cite news |last=Ali |first=Reyan |date=20 February 2014 |title=Together Pangea, L.A. Band's Rock & Roll Rises With A Disorderly, Disillusioned Roar |url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-292-18806-together-pangea.html |accessdate=22 April 2014 |newspaper=City Weekly}} was formed in 2008{{Cite web |last=Duffy |first=Mike |date=November 7, 2018 |title=How I Play: Together Pangea's William Keegan on Musical Motivations |url=https://www.fender.com/articles/fender-performances/how-i-play-together-pangeas-william-keegan-on-musical-motivations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250421203634/https://www.fender.com/articles/fender-performances/how-i-play-together-pangeas-william-keegan-on-musical-motivations |archive-date=April 21, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Fender}} when longtime friends William Keegan and Danny Bengston met drummer Erik Jimenez at Cal Arts. The group began playing several shows on the California Institute of the Arts campus and as well as many local venues throughout Southern California, releasing a few singles and EPs in their early days as a band. They eventually released their full-length debut Jelly Jam on cassette in 2010 via Lost Sound Tapes.

Living Dummy, the group’s second album, was released in 2011 by the Burger Records label. Following the album's release, they began performing with Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin, Wavves, and The Black Lips. Their first national tour, dubbed the Burgerama Caravan of Stars, saw them share the stage with Gap Dream, Cosmonauts, The Resonars, and Curtis Harding.{{cite news |last=Ehrlich |first=Brenna |date=5 November 2013 |title=Together Pangea's Danny Bengston Talks Katy Perry And Erectile Dysfunction |url=http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/11/05/together-pangeas-danny-bengston-katy-perry-erectile-dysfunction/ |accessdate=22 April 2014 |newspaper=MTV Hive}}{{cite news |last=Levine |first=Joshua |date=15 October 2013 |title=The Burgerama Caravan of Stars 2013 Tour Hits Tucson Tonight |url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2013/10/15/the-burgerama-caravan-of-stars-2013-tour-hits-tucson-tonight |accessdate=22 April 2014 |newspaper=Tucson Weekly}}

Following the release of Killer Dreams in 2012, Pangea signed to Harvest Records and changed their name to Together Pangea due to legal concerns.

In 2014, Together Pangea released their third album. Titled Badillac, MTV called it one of the most anticipated indie releases of the year.{{cite news|last=Ehrlich|first=Brenna|title=Broken Bells, St. Vincent and Skaters Top Most-Anticipated Indie Albums of 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1720134/most-anticipated-indie-albums-2014.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109145536/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1720134/most-anticipated-indie-albums-2014.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2014|accessdate=22 April 2014|newspaper=MTV|date=9 January 2014}} The band set out on a national tour with Mozes and The Firstborn following the album release.{{cite news|title=Together Pangea, Mozes & The Firstborn|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/together-pangea-and-mozes-and-the-firstborn/Event?oid=11856544|accessdate=8 May 2014|newspaper=Portland Mercury|date=27 February 2014}} Kicking off 2015 with a European tour throughout February and March, the next month saw the band support The Replacements at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles as part of their Back by Unpopular Demand tour.{{cite news|title=Together PANGEA ready THE PHAGE EP, tour (2015)|url=https://ghettoblastermagazine.com/news/together-pangea-ready-the-phage-ep-tour-2015/|accessdate=1 August 2020|website=Ghetto Blaster|date=13 August 2015}} Later that year also saw the release of the six-track EP, The Phage on October 16, produced by Tommy Stinson.{{cite news|title=Together PANGEA releasing new Tommy Stinson-produced EP, share "If You're Scared" (tour dates and stream)|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/together-pangea-2/|accessdate=1 August 2020|website=Brooklyn Vegan|date=13 August 2015}}

Together Pangea took a short break after the Badillac tour as Bengston spent time in rehab for substance abuse. “It didn't seep in until afterward that it was a career and people were paying money to see us,” Bengston stated in an interview. "In every aspect of the band now, we know this is our lives and we are more grown-up about it. It’s a lot less juvenile than it used to be.”{{Cite web |last=Keil |first=Jason |date=September 15, 2017 |title=Together Pangea's Danny Bengston on Why You Have to Separate Art from the Artist |url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/together-pangea-danny-bengston-interview-phoenix-rebel-lounge-9663523 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250421213147/https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/together-pangea-danny-bengston-interview-phoenix-rebel-lounge-9663523 |archive-date=April 21, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Phoenix New Times}}

In 2017, the band released their fourth album, Bulls and Roosters through Nettwerk Records. The album had a noticeably different sound compared to the band's previous releases. When asked in an interview, Keegan explained the shift, citing their song “Blue Mirror” from The Phage, where they put more of their focus on songwriting. Bengston elaborated on the statement, saying that "Badillac was us writing punk songs and playing them live. Now it’s more less-is-more on the guitar end, more tasteful kind of stuff."{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Shawn |date=January 22, 2018 |title=Together PANGEA: Okay with Not Having Sh!t Quite Figured Out |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/together-pangea-okay-with-not-having-sh-t-quite-figured-out |url-status=live |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Premier Guitar}}

The trio continued to experiment in the following years, releasing an acoustic EP titled Sleeping Til Sunset, and two companion EPs, named Non Stop Paranoia and Dispassionate respectively.{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Together Pangea prep new EP, touring (watch "Dispassionate" video) |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/together-pangea-prep-new-ep-touring-watch-dispassionate-video/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Brooklyn Vegan}}

In 2021, Together Pangea released "Marijuana"{{Cite web|url=https://buzzbands.la/2021/04/20/stream-new-4-20-appropriate-dispatches-from-sumeau-together-pangea-and-jhene-aiko/|title=Stream: New 4/20-appropriate dispatches from Sumeau, Together Pangea and Jhené Aiko|date=April 21, 2021}} and "Nothing to Hide", as previews to their fifth album DYE, which was released on October 22 by Nettwerk Records.{{Cite web|url=https://buzzbands.la/2021/06/07/video-together-pangea-nothing-to-hide/|title=Video: Together Pangea, 'Nothing to Hide'|date=June 7, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/06/together-pangea-dye-nothing-to-hide-stream/|title=Together Pangea announce new album DYE, share "Nothing to Hide": Stream|date=June 3, 2021}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.nettwerk.com/news/2021/together-pangea-announce-new-album-dye-out-oct-22-new-single-video-nothing-hide%E2%80%82%E2%81%9F%E2%80%81%E2%80%83%E2%80%83%E2%80%86%E2%81%9F |title=Together Pangea Announce New Album DYE Out Oct 22 + New Single + Video "Nothing to Hide" | Nettwerk |access-date=2021-06-20 |archive-date=2021-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202319/http://www.nettwerk.com/news/2021/together-pangea-announce-new-album-dye-out-oct-22-new-single-video-nothing-hide%E2%80%82%E2%81%9F%E2%80%81%E2%80%83%E2%80%83%E2%80%86%E2%81%9F |url-status=dead }} According to Keegan, shutdowns during the Covid-19 Pandemic allowed them to rehearse more than usual, saying that they "did it like a 9-5."{{Cite web |first=Izzy |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Together Pangea’s William Keegan on DYE: “We did it like a 9-5.” (4/9 at Underground Arts) |url=https://www.philthymag.com/together-pangeas-william-keegan-on-dye-we-did-it-like-a-9-5-4-9-at-underground-arts/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Philthy Mag}} The band released a second acoustic EP featuring songs from Dye in 2023, titled Pt. 2.

In 2024, the band announced a deluxe release of the Badillac on Instagram before going on tour to celebrate its ten year anniversary.{{Cite web |last=Pangea |first=Together |date=May 29, 2024 |title=Together Pangea Celebrates 10 Years of Badillac |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C7j4H4zJ5Ia/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |url-status=live |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Instagram}}

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