Pool Kids first started playing on Tallahassee’s house show circuit. The band earned a fan inParamore’s Hayley Williams with their debut album, 2018’s Music to Practice Safe Sex To. Afterthey filled out to a four-piece — Andy Anaya on guitar, Nicolette Alvarez on bass, Caden Clintonon drums, and Christine Goodwyne on guitar and vocals — their 2022 self-titled record nettedcritical acclaim with its lush, high-contrast mixture of pop, emo, and math rock. They’ve sharedstages with The Mountain Goats, PUP, Beach Bunny, and La Dispute. They hold fast to theirDIY principles: Anyone can do what Pool Kids do. Anyone can start a band.
