HORSESHOE

Baby Pink Vinyl. Are we having fun yet? After years building their respective legacies in the independent music scene, Derek Ted and Braden Lawrence let this question guide the trajectory of their latest project: Beaming, a playful indie pop venture built around an ethos of curiosity, collaboration, and levity.The duos 2025 Beaming EP introduced the project with four infectious songs at the intersection of pop, rock, and folk. This comes as no surprise given the bands pedigree: Braden spent over a decade playing in Philadelphia-based indie darling The Districts, while Derek is a solo artist and prolific producer who has lent his talents to rising stars like Odie Leigh, Runnner, and Field Medic.Now, the band proves the model on their debut LP horseshoe, out April 2026 on Brooklyn-based label Rose Garden. Over 10 indie earworms, Beamings razor-sharp pop production and soul-searching lyricism capture the spirit of embracing joy and rejecting rigidity even in moments of emotional turbulence. After a busy year opening for Vundabar, Runnner, Goon, and more, Beaming has found their footing both on the road and in the studio. The result is a band that knows exactly who they are and an album that cuts straight to the heart of what makes pop music so disarming.