emily the band is a three-piece queer girl group based in central Illinois. Although they officially became a band in 2021, the love story between Emily Antonacci, Camryn Proctor, and Abbey Haste began in their teens. After meeting in high school and becoming musical collaborators, the trio realized they were platonic soulmates. Now, they get to spend their early twenties sharing their indie alt-pop anthems with audiences in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Nashville, and beyond. 

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WGLT’s Jon Norton described the band’s debut album, the heartbreak album (2022), as a "hooky pop-gem." The project was truly home-grown, from recording it in Camryn’s living room to designing the CD packaging as a group. Camryn co-produced the record with Connor Billard, and the band collaborated with Caspian Voss for the album visuals. This same team worked to create etb’s February 2025 EP, mwah!. This EP is also the band’s first collaboration with rising Urbana, Illinois record label, Pretzle Records.