Stuck in the midst of a harsh Denver, Colorado winter, Ethan Converse and Sam Martin decided to combat their dreary surroundings by pairing up and making warm electronic music. The result of the duo's experiments yielded Rose Quartz (nee Flashlights), a lushly produced, synth-induced electropop project that has received a lot of attention since the release of its Hidden Behind Trees debut EP in 2011. Though they had never worked in electronic production before forming Rose Quartz, Converse and Martin build their tracks with confident precision, layering swaths of keyboards and synthesizers together and then placing 1980s Brit-pop melodies on top to create retro-minded yet undoubtedly modern music.
