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THE CROOKED EAST plays haunting and emotional wall-of-sound rock/post punk with catchy hooks, poetic lyrics, and a splash of psychedelia. Based in Mexico City, where they are ReverbNation's #1 ranked rock band, THE CROOKED EAST was formed by Buffalo, NY native Jon LaPoma just before the pandemic. Their swelling guitars, synths, cellos, pianos, drums, and bass enhance LaPoma’s literary lyrics, which often tell raw and honest tales of mental illness, addiction, the complexities of love, the search for identity, and the loss of innocence/religion.  

Before moving to Mexico in 2019, LaPoma spent most of the previous decade locked inside his apartment, where he battled crippling OCD and turned his pain, triumphs, and trauma into songs, novels, and scripts. Once strong enough, he moved to Mexico City to start a band and share his healing journey with the world. Though their songs can seem bleak and desperate, they’re often brimming with hope, encouraging people to move toward their suffering as a means to find self-acceptance and peace.   

With songs that are often like aural three-act plays, THE CROOKED EAST invites you to let your mind wander as they guide you along an epic psychological journey through the darkness and beauty of life. 

Their first EP, “Where it’s Warm,” tells the tale of a troubled young man who follows his aspiring-actress girlfriend West, only to find himself a rising singer/songwriter. But the higher he rises, the lower he sinks into a haze of depression and substance abuse, until a panic attack on stage forces him to seek help and change his life. 

THE CROOKED EAST will release the EP as singles, beginning with "Release Me" on December 21, 2021. 

THE CROOKED EAST plan to release an LP of “Where it’s Warm” in 2022, recording the other half of the album that tells the complete story of this man’s healing/artistic journey.

READ MORE ABOUT JON LAPOMA AND HOW HIS SERIES OF NOVELS TELL ABOUT THE CROOKED EAST'S MUSIC.

THE CROOKED EAST es un grupo musical que toca rock / post punk inquietante y emocional con notas pegadizas, letras poéticas y un toque de psicodelia. Con sede en la Ciudad de México, donde se encuentran la banda de rock número 1 de ReverbNation, THE CROOKED EAST fue formado por Jon LaPoma, un compositor nativo de Buffalo, Nueva York. Sus guitarras, sintetizadores, violonchelos, pianos, batería y bajo, realzan las letras literarias de LaPoma, que a menudo cuenta historias crudas y honestas sobre enfermedades mentales, adicciones, las complejidades del amor, la búsqueda de identidad y la pérdida de la inocencia / religión. 

Antes de mudarse a México en 2019, LaPoma pasó la mayor parte de la década anterior, encerrado dentro de su apartamento, donde luchó contra un TOC paralizante y convirtió tanto su dolor, traumas y triunfos en canciones, novelas y guiones. Una vez lo suficientemente fuerte, se mudó a la Ciudad de México para comenzar una banda y compartir su viaje de sanación con el mundo. Aunque sus canciones pueden parecer sombrías y desesperadas, a menudo rebosan esperanza, lo que alienta a las personas a avanzar hacia su sufrimiento como un medio para encontrar la autoaceptación y la paz. 

Con canciones que a menudo son como obras de teatro auditivas en tres actos, THE CROOKED EAST te invita a dejar que tu mente divague, mientras la música te guían por un viaje psicológico épico, a través de la oscuridad y la belleza de la vida.

Su primer EP "Where it's Warm", cuenta la historia de un joven con problemas, que sigue a su novia hacia el oeste, una aspirante a actriz, sólo para encontrarse a sí mismo como un cantante y compositor en ascenso. Pero cuanto más sube, más se hunde en una neblina de depresión y abuso de sustancias, hasta que un ataque de pánico en el escenario lo obliga a buscar ayuda y cambiar su vida. 

THE CROOKED EAST va a lanzar el EP como sencillos, empezando con "Release Me" el 21 de diciembre, 2021. 

THE CROOKED EAST planea lanzar en 2022 el LP "Where it's Warm" que forma parte de su álbum de 14 canciones que terminará de ser grabado en 2022, el cual cuenta la historia completa del viaje artístico y curativo de este hombre.

Where it's warm

"Release Me"

"Where it's Warm"

"Was So Nice To Know You?"

"Silence"

"Through the Fire, Through the Rain"

"I'm Thinking it Over"

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