Beacon is an American

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group from

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History

Beacon was founded in 2011 by Thomas Mullarney and Jacob Gossett, both of whom were students at the

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at the time. They began by self-releasing their first singles through the

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platform. Later that year,

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issued the group's first EP, ''No Body'', leading to tours with

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, and

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. In 2012 the group signed with

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, who released their debut full-length, '' The Ways We Separate'', in 2013. A sophomore full-length, ''Escapements'', arrived on the same label in early 2016. In 2020,

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used the band's song "Show Me How" while launching a new

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model at the company's November keynote event.Check out the music that Apple played at its 'One More Thing' event

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, November 10th, 2020

Discography

;Albums *'' The Ways We Separate'' (

, April 2013) *''Escapements'' (Ghostly International, February 2016) *''Gravity Pairs'' (Ghostly International, November 2018) *''Along the Lethe'' (Apparent Motion, September 2022) ;EPs *''No Body'' (

, November 2011) *''For Now'' (

, October 2012) *''L1'' (Ghostly International, December 2014)

References

External links

* * * * * {{Authority control American electronic music groups Musical groups from Brooklyn Ghostly International artists