For Thus Love, DIY is an ethos that reflects not only their musical vision but their very existence as three self-identifying trans artists. From the band’s inception, Echo Mars (she/her), Lu Racine (he/him) and Nathaniel van Osdol (they/them) have lived together under the same roof, designed and produced their own merch, and even created their own recording studio from scratch. “I realise that most artists don’t live this way,” says Mars. “But for us, it was never really a choice. The art we make is so tied to who we are and the community we’re a part of, that this is the only way we can possibly do it.”
Armed with nothing but YouTube videos and her innate curiosity, Mars constructed a makeshift studio in their rented apartment, recording during odd hours when their next-door neighbors were out and about. What came out of it? “Fabulous post-punk pop”! (The Guardian)