Coast Modern was an American indie pop duo based in Los Angeles, California.

The two met in Los Angeles shortly after Atlas moved there, and they began writing songs together.

Atlas then recorded a demo around one and mailed it back to Trapp, encouraging him to return to Los Angeles.

[4][5] In February 2016, the band released their second single “Animals.”[6] Coast Modern first performed live at South by Southwest in 2016.

In his own words, “part of the Coast Modern sound comes from embracing the music we loved when we were young, even if it’s not ‘cool’ now.”[3]