Gardens & Villa is an American indie rock band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2008.

[2] The band began as a three-piece featuring Chris Lynch, Adam Rasmussen and Levi Hayden in 2008.

[4] A stylistic experiment followed where the band explored folk and electronic influences and recorded a five-track demo.

Drummer Hayden recalls that "it was a huge step forward to play out of Santa Barbara for the first time and from there we knew the sort of direction we wanted to go in".

[citation needed] The band released their debut, self-titled album, Gardens & Villa, on July 5, 2011.