Some bands have a backstory that sounds more interesting than most music. 4fro Nick is one of them. Nick Anastasakis, the Greek-born founder of the project, grew up in Crete, shaped his musical instincts in New York, and eventually landed in Los Angeles, where he connected with three other musicians, Leo, George, and Johnny, whose arrival sparked a creative run of 20 original recordings. The name tells you the math: four musicians, one project, one creative collision that turned into something real.
The Don’t Waste My Time (LA mix) EP drops June 16, 2026, and it is a sharp, focused two-track introduction to what this band is building. The genre fluidity across both tracks feels natural rather than calculated. This is a group that clearly does not think about whether something is soul or indie rock or groove or psychedelia. They just play, and it happens to be all of those things at once.
The EP
The title track opens things and sets the tone immediately. It has that particular quality that the best indie rock with soul influence carries, an unhurried confidence that does not try to prove anything. The psychedelic undertones give it atmospheric depth that lingers after the track ends. The vocal delivery is introspective without being distant, sitting naturally against an instrumental arrangement that has more energy underneath it than the surface suggests. The interplay between the four musicians gives the track a live, breathing quality that studio recordings often sand off. The LA mix designation earns its name. The production has a specific sonic openness to it, a sense of space that lets the track stretch and move rather than closing in around it.
Get There Before Noon (LA2 mix) is the companion piece and it already has a music video on YouTube. It carries the same philosophical energy as the opener, exploring the tension between external pressure and personal identity. The push and pull between being told who you are and knowing it for yourself. Lines like all you have to do is say I am me and I got to live this life, not yesterday give the song a directness that suits the band well. They are not trying to be subtle about what the song is about, and that confidence lands. The LA2 mix adds its own textural dimension, and the four-piece dynamic comes through clearly in the rhythmic interplay and the layered feel of the production.
The Verdict
Two tracks is a short window to make an impression, but 4fro Nick uses it well. The backstory of this band, a founder who moved from Crete through New York to Los Angeles and found three collaborators who clicked, comes through in music that sounds like it has real geography behind it. There is a sense of journey to the sound that you either earn or you fake, and this does not sound faked.
This is a project worth following. Check out their music at 4fronick.com.
Don’t Waste My Time (LA mix) EP drops June 16, 2026. Follow 4fro Nick at 4fronick.com.
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