Puddles is an Australian-American music duo that utilizes inventive technology and odd-time signatures to craft instant indy-pop classics so infectious you’ll be shouting the choruses by the end of your first listen.

When Tom first toured Yunnan Province as Kettering Bug in 2015, his custom engineered one-man band setup won him legions of dance-happy devoted fans. Operating guitar, keyboards, bass, and drums all in real-time, with no loops, Tom impressed local musicians as well, including Dali-based banjo player and songwriter Dan Scott. Discovering a mutual interest in densely layered psychedelic indy rock in the vein of Animal Collective and Vampire Weekend, the pair began writing new songs based on their experiences squatting in the renovated courtyards and hippy crash pads of Dali.

Their songwriting collaboration continued online when Tom returned to Australia to continue promoting Kettering Bug. But the Dali bug proved stronger, and Tom returned to China in Fall 2016 so the duo could form Puddles combining Tom’s off-kilter lo-fi jams with Dan’s psycho-billy banjo pyrotechnics to form the perfect rainy day band. When the grey skies get you down, get out there and splash around to the gleefully neurotic sounds of Puddles!