Biography
Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, the trio Beautiful Bodies channels emo, punk, and hard rock influences through its fervent performances. Vocalist Alicia Solombrino, guitarist Thomas Becker, and bassist Luis Arana make up the lineup. Around 2010 Solombrino met Becker at an art opening, yet the band first shaped its material by exchanging tracks electronically while Becker, a Harvard-trained civil rights lawyer, lived in Bolivia and pursued litigation against the country’s former president for civil rights abuses. After Becker returned to Kansas City, the group began performing live and soon built a devoted local audience. Radio play for the song “You’re a Risk” on area stations expanded its reach across the Midwest. In 2013 the band claimed first place at the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands in Los Angeles, securing multiple slots on the Vans Warped Tour. The following year it signed with Epitaph, and in 2015 it issued its debut full-length album, Battles, produced by John Feldmann of Panic! At the Disco, the Used, and 5 Seconds of Summer renown.