Violens

Violens was an American synth-pop band. Jorge Elbrecht and Iddo Arad formed the band in 2007 while living in Brooklyn, New York, and Myles Matheny joined them in 2009. In 2008, the band released their self-titled extended play under the Deadly People record label. Their debut album Amoral was released in 2010, later followed by the second album True, released in 2012. In addition, they have released two mixtapes titled Winter 2009 Mixtape and Summer 2010 Mixtape with collaborations by other artists and bands including MGMT and Chairlift. The band's name derives from the combination of the words "violence" and "violins".

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