Waterplanet is the project of Baltimore-based songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Millie Landrum and James Hesser. With driving melodies and intertwining harmonies, the pair alternate vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, and other instruments to create music that blurs the lines between pop, rock and psych-folk. Known for their playful yet introspective style, Waterplanet has toured throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast.
Their cinematic storytelling has echoes of: the B-52s, Wilco, The Velvet Underground, Flaming Lips, Violent Femmes, Pixies, Patti Smith, and other ground-breaking artists. Shelly Yakus, engineer to John Lennon, U2, and countless others, said Waterplanet's recordings were ahead of their time, and that they conjured animated movies in his mind.
*“Under, Over” is the first single from Waterplanet's new EP, “Spell It Out” - set for release in October 2025.
Previous releases include: Never Far (2020) , Ghost-Hypnotic (2016) and Songs for Holiday Living I & II (2018 & 2019) .
Waterplanet has played:
Baltimore - Mums Bar, Reverb, Grand Voyager, 1919, Windup Space, Ruhlman's Brewery, Joe Squared Power Plant, Joe Squared North Ave., D'Agostino Studios, Brass Monkey Saloon, Sidebar, Golden West Cafe, Metro Gallery, Ottobar, Talking Head, Cafe Tattoo, Mojo Room and Lounge, 14 Karat Cabaret, Paloma's, Wolford's Bakery, 8x10, 13th Floor, The Bank, Sowebohemian Festival...
Elsewhere - Arsenal Bowling Lanes (Pittsburgh, PA), Mulligan's Pub (Grand Rapids, MI), Moe's Tavern (Chicago, IL), The Back Corner (Nashville, TN), Flicker Bar & Theater (Athens, GA), On Pop of the World Studios (Greensboro, NC), The Local (Boone, NC), Bourbon & Branch (Philadephia, PA), Pianos (NYC), Rock Shop (NYC), Shrine (NYC), Silvana (NYC), Tree House Lounge (Washington, DC), Union Hall (NYC), Tea Lounge (NYC), Grog and Tankard (Stafford, VA), The Delancey (NYC), Mid City Caffe (DC), Artomatic (DC), Big Art Show Brooklyn (NYC), East End Cafe (Newark, DE), CODE Space (Philadelphia, PA), The Catbox (Philadelphia, PA), Galaxy Hut (Arlington, VA), Harrisburg Spring Festival (PA), Philadelphia Music Conference (PA), Millenium Music Conference (Harrisburg, PA), Independent Music Conference (Phildelphia, PA)...