Lore City is an American art rock duo formed in 2011 and currently based in Portland, Oregon. Band members include Laura Mariposa Williams (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Eric Angelo Bessel (percussion, keyboard, guitar).
Participation Mystique, released July 23, is the fine, fierce, furious and fourth studio album from Lore City. The band’s experimental sound adroitly combines psychedelic, gothic, and post-rock elements.
Laura and Eric met in 2003 as peers in the College of Visual & Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Reconnecting years later, they formed Lore City and married shortly after that.
