Justus Proffit

Los Angeles singer/songwriter Justus Proffit emerged in the mid-2010s with a noisier, pop-punk-influenced sound on his earliest recordings before homing in on an introspective, lo-fi indie rock on 2017's Ups/Downs EP. His conversational vocals and thoughtful songwriting complemented Jay Som's when the duo collaborated on the Nothing's Changed EP in 2018. He later dialed back the distortion of his full-length debut, 2019's L.A.'s Got Me Down, on the leaner Speedstar in 2021. Raised in the shadow of Los Angeles' underground punk scene, Justus Proffit began playing in bands at 1...