The Shadowboxers are an American pop band formed in Atlanta, Georgia. The founding members – Adam Hoffman (vocals, guitars), Matt Lipkins (vocals, keyboards) and Scott Schwartz (vocals, guitars) – met at Emory University and began making music together in 2008. 　　The Shadowboxers’ musical approach comes out of a shared reverence for the sacred texts of rock and soul, from the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel to Stevie Wonder and D’Angelo. “We pride ourselves on having a current and relevant sound, but there’s also a noticeable classic-roots groove element,” says Schwartz. In terms of contemporary music, the band members share an appreciation for Coldplay, John Mayer and early Maroon 5, cutting through the critical white noise and choosing to focus on these artists’ musicality, songcraft and ability to connect with a wide spectrum of listeners. At the other extreme, they admire their indie-rock peers Dawes, who, like them, “have spent so much time playing together and really pride themselves on being a band—not just a collection of songs and players,” as Hoffman puts it.