In late August of 2019, The Aubreys released their first singles, Brother and Afraid to Drink on Bandcamp. Since then, they’ve put out an EP, a handful of singles, and their debut album, Karaoke Alone. But where did the Aubreys start, and where are they headed from here?

The Vancouver-based duo consists of Finn Wolfhard (of Stranger Things fame) and Malcolm Craig. Before forming the Aubreys, the pair made up one half of the short-lived indie band Calpurnia, but they’ve been playing music together for even longer. 

Finn and Malcolm met at just 11 years old on the set of Toronto band PUP’s Guilt Trip music video. They bonded over their shared interest in music and started jamming together shortly after. 

When Calpurnia disbanded in 2019, The Aubreys were born, and they’ve continued to improve their sound with each release. Karaoke Alone is one of my all-time favourite albums, and their most recent singles, Kato and Running (my favourite single they’ve put out yet,) show a lot of promise for their upcoming work.

It’s been over a year since Running dropped, and with limited word from the duo, many wonder if The Aubreys may face the same fate as their prior band, Calpurnia: releasing an amazing single before abruptly disbanding and fading into obscurity. Luckily, Finn and Malcolm have confirmed they’re not going anywhere.

In an interview with Paste Magazine, Finn discussed the band’s creative process. As they’re both so busy with other factors of their lives, they aren’t putting any pressure on themselves to make anything on a strict schedule. When the pair has an idea, they make the time to flesh it out before returning to their other projects until the next idea comes along. 

He says this process is “really creatively stimulating, because it doesn’t feel rushed. It feels like an alive, fun thing that you’re doing.”

Recently, Finn has been focusing on his solo musical debut. He released Choose the Later, the first single off his upcoming album, Happy Birthday, in March 2025. The album is set to release in June, with the first leg of his Objection! tour starting soon after. 

Malcolm says he has been working on his own stuff as well, though it seems to be much less publicly than his co-star.

While you may think pursuing independent projects would deter the duo from working on music together, they say it has had the opposite effect.

“We’ve come to the conclusion that, in order to grow as musicians, we need to also be writing other stuff.” Finn told Paste, “The idea is for both of us to come back to The Aubreys whenever we can, release stuff and then, if we have ideas for other projects, go do those.”

While no new music has been announced, I’m confident that The Aubreys will return eventually, and I can’t wait to see what they do next.