Origami Angel
American rock band
Origami Angel is an American rock band from Washington D.C., consisting of singer and guitarist Ryland Heagy and drummer Pat Doherty. The duo formed the band in 2016 after the demise of a common prior band, and released a series of EPs leading up to their debut studio album, Somewhere City in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic limited the ability to tour in support of the album, so they instead focused on recording material written during the prior sessions to release their second studio album, Gami Gang in 2021, and wrote and recorded further material for a series of smaller releases, including a mixtape, The Brightest Days, released in 2023. A third studio album, Feeling Not Found, was released on September 27, 2024.
History
Formation and early EPs (2016–2018)
Band members Ryland Heagy and Pat Doherty first met in late 2015. Doherty had been drumming for a local band named RYK, and after attending a performance and being impressed, Heagy and a friend asked Doherty to join their band Idle Empire, which he accepted. The band had struggled to retain a consistent drummer, and were excited to have a dedicated one in Doherty, but just as Heagy had written some material to record over the course of a few months, the band broke up. Instead, Heagy chose to record the material as a duo with Doherty, and started the band "Origami Angel". Heagy handled vocals, guitars, and bass, and Doherty played drums. Early recording sessions were tough due to their busy schedules - both worked full-time to help finance the recording process, while Doherty attended school.
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