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Abbreviations is an American rock band from Dallas, Texas composed of guitarist/vocalist Ashley Leer, guitarist Matt Leer, bassist Chad Walls and drummer Tony Wann. Before joining Abbreviations all the members performed in an array of other bands. Ashley Leer fronted rock band, Record Hop, and currently fronts Dallas’ electro-pop band, Def Rain. Matt Leer played in Mandarin, Baptist Generals, History At Our Disposal and Diamond Age, Chad Walls played in Lo-Fi Chorus, Eyes Wings & Many Other Things, Triangulum and currently plays as Fond Phantom and Tony Wann played in Tendril, Record Hop and currently plays in Dallas’ FakeMaker. In 2016, Ashley began writing demos for an un-named band that would eventually become Abbreviations. “I had played in a previous band with Tony, and then Matt and I knew Chad from other bands so I sent them the demos and that was it. We started practicing shortly after.” Abbreviations is a band that no one describes similarly. Abbreviations is a rock band, a pop band, and an “alternative” band. Influences ranging from Fugazi to Joni Mitchell, Sonic Youth to Broadcast, The Police to The Beatles, making music that you can’t put your finger on but you just know you want to listen to. Joining forces with engineer Stuart Sikes, who has worked with Jets to Brazil, Modest Mouse, the White Stripes and Cat Power, Abbreviations’ first album, ABBV, was recorded in 2019 in Austin, TX and released in October of 2021 on Red Zeppelin Records.