Floatie is an American math rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The group is currently signed to Exploding in Sound. The band consists of Sam Bern (vocals/guitar), Luc Schutz (drums), Joe Olson (vocals/bass), and Will Wisniewski (guitar/synth).[1]
After playing together for many years, Floatie was officially formed in 2018.[1] [2] However, Bern, Olson, and Schutz had been writing music under the title Floatie as early as 2017. Three of the members previously played together in the band Spooky Action Space Captain.[3] The band recorded their debut album in winter 2019 with plans to release it the following year, but had to delay its release due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The band released their debut album, Voyage Out, in 2021.[4] The album received positive reviews.[5] [6] The groups song "Castleman" was inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo.[7] The groups song "Catch a Good Worm" was one of Bob Boilen's favorite songs of the week on All Songs Considered.[8]