Tanlines

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Tanlines, an American electronic music and indie rock duo from Brooklyn, New York, was formed in 2008 by percussionist Jesse Cohen and guitarist/vocalist Eric Emm. The group's early work included producing a song for Cohen's band Professor Murder and releasing their first EP, Settings, in 2010. Their debut album, Mixed Emotions, released in 2012, reached number 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and featured the track "All of Me", named by Rolling Stone as the 43rd best song of 2012. Tanlines collaborated with various artists, including Julian Casablancas and Vampire Weekend, and released Highlights in 2015. Their album, The Big Mess, was released in 2023.

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01	Promises	Kai Sol	Promises			03:00
	Composers: Adam Wiles - Jessie Reyez - Samuel Frederick Smith
01	Stargazing	Alex Grey	Stargazing			02:46
	Composers: Jesse Finklestein - Myles Michael Smith-Thompson - Peter Joseph Fenn
01	Waiting for Tonight	Bikini Bandits	Waiting for Tonight			03:08
	Composers: Michael Garvin - Maria Ann Abraham - Phil Temple
02	All of Me	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:50
	Composers: Eric Emm
01	Pieces	Tanlines	Highlights			03:53
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
01	Brothers	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			04:08
	Composers: Eric Emm
05	Yes Way	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:04
	Composers: Eric Emm
03	Green Grass	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:23
	Composers: Eric Emm
07	Lost Somewhere	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:27
	Composers: Brian Wilson - Eric Emm - Mike Love - Terry Sachen
11	Nonesuch	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:26
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
02	Outer Banks	Tanlines	The Big Mess			03:43
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
01	Vanishing Point	Tanlines	Vanishing Point / Barefoot			03:13
	Writer: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen / Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
06	Not The Same	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			04:29
	Composers: Eric Emm
10	Cactus	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:35
	Composers: Eric Emm
04	Abby	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:31
	Composers: Eric Emm
08	Real Life	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			04:39
	Composers: Eric Emm
09	Rain Delay	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:31
	Composers: Eric Emm
02	Slipping Away	Tanlines	Highlights			03:29
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
02	If You're Happy and You Know It	Tanlines	Presents			01:45
	Composers: Jesse Cohen - Eric Emm
04	Two Thousand Miles	Tanlines	Highlights			04:14
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen - Patrick Ford
10	Darling Dreamer	Tanlines	Highlights			03:44
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
01	New Flowers	Tanlines	New Flowers			04:07
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Aaron Cohen
07	Running Still	Tanlines	Highlights			04:06
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
03	Palace	Tanlines	Highlights			04:25
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen - Patrick Ford
06	Z	Tanlines	Settings			03:37
	Composers: Cameron Mesirow - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
07	Arm's Length Away	Tanlines	The Big Mess			03:16
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
01	The Big Mess	Tanlines	The Big Mess			02:30
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
03	New Reality	Tanlines	The Big Mess			03:15
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm

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Discography

Albums

The Big Mess

2023 Merge Records: 19-05-2023

The Big Mess

01	The Big Mess	Tanlines	The Big Mess			02:30
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
02	Outer Banks	Tanlines	The Big Mess			03:43
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
03	New Reality	Tanlines	The Big Mess			03:15
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
04	Burns Effect	Tanlines	The Big Mess			03:26
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
05	Clouds	Tanlines	The Big Mess			03:04
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
06	Unreal	Tanlines	The Big Mess			02:29
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm
07	Arm's Length Away	Tanlines	The Big Mess			03:16
	Writer: Eric Emm / Composers: Eric Emm

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Highlights

True Panther Sounds: 18-05-2015

Highlights

01	Pieces	Tanlines	Highlights			03:53
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
02	Slipping Away	Tanlines	Highlights			03:29
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
03	Palace	Tanlines	Highlights			04:25
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen - Patrick Ford
04	Two Thousand Miles	Tanlines	Highlights			04:14
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen - Patrick Ford
05	Invisible Ways	Tanlines	Highlights			03:33
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
06	Bad Situations	Tanlines	Highlights			04:12
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen - Patrick Ford
07	Running Still	Tanlines	Highlights			04:06
	Composers: Chris Taylor - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen

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Mixed Emotions

True Panther Sounds: 19-03-2012

Mixed Emotions

01	Brothers	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			04:08
	Composers: Eric Emm
02	All of Me	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:50
	Composers: Eric Emm
03	Green Grass	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:23
	Composers: Eric Emm
04	Abby	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:31
	Composers: Eric Emm
05	Yes Way	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:04
	Composers: Eric Emm
06	Not The Same	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			04:29
	Composers: Eric Emm
07	Lost Somewhere	Tanlines	Mixed Emotions			03:27
	Composers: Brian Wilson - Eric Emm - Mike Love - Terry Sachen

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EPs

Presents

℗ 2024 Apparent Records: 16-02-2018

Presents

01	Row, Row, Row Your Boat	Tanlines	Presents			02:15
	Composers: Jesse Cohen - Eric Emm
02	If You're Happy and You Know It	Tanlines	Presents			01:45
	Composers: Jesse Cohen - Eric Emm
03	Itsy Bitsy Spider	Tanlines	Presents			02:23
	Composers: Jesse Cohen - Eric Emm
04	Alphabet Song	Tanlines	Presents			02:10
	Composers: Jesse Cohen - Eric Emm
05	Old MacDonald Had a Farm	Tanlines	Presents			01:46
	Composers: Jesse Cohen - Eric Emm

Settings

Tanlines under exclusive license to True Panther Sounds: 08-03-2010

Settings

01	Reinfo	Tanlines	Settings			04:05
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
02	Real Life	Tanlines	Settings			04:39
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
03	Three Trees	Tanlines	Settings			03:22
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
04	Policy Of Trust	Tanlines	Settings			03:37
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
05	Bees	Tanlines	Settings			04:58
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
06	Z	Tanlines	Settings			03:37
	Composers: Cameron Mesirow - Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen

Singles

Put Your Records On

℗ 2026 ATLAST - atlast.fm: 17-04-2026

Put Your Records On

01	Put Your Records On	Emily Dawn	Put Your Records On			03:11
	Composers: Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae - John Beck - Steven Chrisanthou

Stargazing

℗ 2026 ATLAST - atlast.fm: 03-04-2026

Stargazing

01	Stargazing	Alex Grey	Stargazing			02:46
	Composers: Jesse Finklestein - Myles Michael Smith-Thompson - Peter Joseph Fenn

Waiting for Tonight

℗ 2025 ATLAST - atlast.fm: 21-11-2025

Waiting for Tonight

01	Waiting for Tonight	Bikini Bandits	Waiting for Tonight			03:08
	Composers: Michael Garvin - Maria Ann Abraham - Phil Temple

Promises

℗ 2025 ATLAST - atlast.fm: 07-11-2025

Promises

01	Promises	Kai Sol	Promises			03:00
	Composers: Adam Wiles - Jessie Reyez - Samuel Frederick Smith

Vanishing Point / Barefoot

2024 Merge Records: 21-03-2024

Vanishing Point / Barefoot

01	Vanishing Point	Tanlines	Vanishing Point / Barefoot			03:13
	Writer: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen / Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
02	Barefoot	Tanlines	Vanishing Point / Barefoot			03:04
	Writer: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen / Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen

Not The Same

True Panther Sounds: 26-11-2012

Not The Same

01	Not The Same (Extended Version)	Tanlines	Not The Same			04:45
	Composers: Eric Emm
02	Not The Same (DJ Spoko Remix)	Tanlines	Not The Same			04:33
	Composers: Eric Emm

New Flowers

Young: 01-12-2008

New Flowers

01	New Flowers	Tanlines	New Flowers			04:07
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Aaron Cohen
02	Power Everything	Tanlines	New Flowers			05:10
	Composers: Eric Emm - Jesse Aaron Cohen

Featured in

If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)

℗ 2014 This compilation WaterTower Music as licensee for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.: 19-08-2014

If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)

01	Who Needs You	The Orwells	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)			03:19
	Writer: Corso - Cuomo - G. Brinner - H. Brinner - O'Keefe
02	Until We Get There	Lucius	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)			03:28
	Writer: Dan Molad - Holly Laessig - Jesse Wolfe
03	I Want What You Have	Willamette Stone	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)			03:30
	Writer: Shining Mirrors
04	All Of Me	Tanlines	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)			03:50
	Writer: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
05	Promise	Ben Howard	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)			06:21
	Writer: Ben Howard
06	Never Coming Down	Willamette Stone	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)			03:23
	Writer: Anthony Aguiar - David Dennis - Kurt Allen - Phil Munsey
07	Halo	Ane Brun	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Version)			03:52
	Composers: Beyoncé Knowles - Evan Bogart - Ryan Tedder

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If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

℗ 2014 This compilation WaterTower Music as licensee for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.: 19-08-2014

If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

01	Who Needs You	The Orwells	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			03:19
	Writer: Corso - Cuomo - G. Brinner - H. Brinner - O'Keefe
02	Until We Get There	Lucius	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			03:28
	Writer: Dan Molad - Holly Laessig - Jesse Wolfe
03	I Want What You Have	Willamette Stone	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			03:30
	Writer: Shining Mirrors
04	All Of Me	Tanlines	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			03:50
	Writer: Eric Emm - Jesse Cohen
05	Promise	Ben Howard	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			06:21
	Writer: Ben Howard
06	Never Coming Down	Willamette Stone	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			03:23
	Writer: Anthony Aguiar - David Dennis - Kurt Allen - Phil Munsey
07	Halo	Ane Brun	If I Stay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			03:52
	Composers: Beyoncé Knowles - Evan Bogart - Ryan Tedder

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Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7

Kitsuné France: 01-06-2009

Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7

01	Something Good Can Work	Two Door Cinema Club	Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7			02:45
	Writer: Alex Trimble - Sam Halliday - Kevin Baird / Composers: Alex Trimble - Sam Halliday - Kevin Baird
02	Time After Time	We Have Band	Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7			03:21
	Writer: Darren Bancroft - Thomas Wegg-Prosser - Dede Wegg-Prosser / Composers: Darren Bancroft - Thomas Wegg-Prosser - Dede Wegg-Prosser
03	Lisztomania (Classixx Version)	Phoenix	Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7			05:02
	Writer: Thomas Mars - Deck D'arcy - Laurent Brancowitz - Christian Mazzalai / Composers: Thomas Mars - Deck D'arcy - Laurent Brancowitz - Christian Mazzalai
04	Xtatic Truth (Xtra Loud Mix)	Crystal Fighters	Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7			03:40
	Writer: Gilbert Vierich - Sebastian Pringle - Graham Dickson / Composers: Gilbert Vierich - Sebastian Pringle - Graham Dickson
05	Favourite Things	The Golden Filter	Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7			04:33
	Writer: Penelope Trappes - Stephen Hindman / Composers: Penelope Trappes - Stephen Hindman
06	In for the Kill (Lifelike Remix)	La Roux	Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7			06:09
	Writer: Eleanor Jackson - Ben Langmaid / Composers: Eleanor Jackson - Ben Langmaid
07	Fringe Element (Short Like Me Edit)	Beni	Kitsuné Maison Compilation 7			04:08
	Composers: Beni Single - Sam Littlemore

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