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Raiz (usually stylized as RAIZ) is an American musical group that formed in August 2016. Spread through out the country, the line up includes Amanda Chisholm, Anthony Jakobs, Kelly Clare, Evan Stein, and Lydia Gosner. The band is planning to release their debut single "Galaxy" sometime in October while they plan to release their debut album, The Love, on Valentine's Day in 2017.

2016–present:
Formed on August 23, 2016, the band's original line up consisted of Kelly Clare, Daniela Donati, Amanda Chisholm, Evan Stein, Lydia Gosner, and Anthony Jakobs. After scheduling conflicts, Donati left the group in early September. On September 4, Raiz announced that their debut single "Galaxy" would be released sometime in October. The single was written by Jakobs and Gosner and features White ass its lead singer and guitarist. The track revolves around feeling alone and wanting to explore space with someone you love. Galaxy was released to digital outlets on October 14.

Upcoming projects
Raiz's members have hinted at various projects that they might release. One is an a concept album titled American Dream which focuses on Americana themes with dream pop influences. Jakobs has confirmed that there will be "series" revolving around each member to promote The Love. Each series will revolve around a specific band member and be named after them while also containing 4 mini-episodes.

Genres
Raiz is an electropop band with rock, R&B, and dream pop influences. The band's single "Galaxy" was described as "acoustic-meets-eletronic" by Jakobs.

Lyrics and composition
Raiz' first album, The Love, revolves around the subjects of love, betrayal, heartbreak, and regret. Lyrically, the album is supposed to chronicle the stages of a relationship. The Love is divided into five sections to showcase each stage of a relationship: The Beginning, The Love, The Betrayal, The Regret, and The End.

Image
For the The Love, the group used basic clothes and minimal make-up while their upcoming second studio album American Dream is supposed to be a lot more eccentric and feature more costumes.

Current

 * Amanda Chisholm is a California-based singer and occasional songwriter. Chisholm has been a member since late-August.


 * Anthony "Tony" Jakobs is a California-based songwriter, arranger, mixer, producer, and director. Jakobs founded the group and has been a member since late-August.


 * Clare White is a California-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist. White has been a member since late-August.


 * Evan Stein is a California-based bassist, drummer, pianist, and occasional songwriter. Stein has been a member since early-September.


 * Lydia Gosner is a Florida-based songwriter. Gosner has been a member since early-September.

Former

 * Daniela Donati is a California-based singer and occasional songwriter. Donati was only briefly involved in the group, having been a member on-and-off through out August and September.