LA Priest (pronounced Lah Preest) is the solo project of British musician Samuel Eastgate, who pivoted from the heavily electronic rock projects Late of the Pier and Sam Dust into more angular takes on art pop under his new moniker. After signing with Domino Records in early 2015, Eastgate followed in the footsteps of pop mavericks like Arthur Russell, Prince, and David Byrne on colourful and mysterious albums like 2020's GENE.