New Years Day
Vorlage:Infobox musical artist
New Years Day is an American rock band formed in 2005 in Chino Hills, California and currently recording for Hollywood Waste Records. After building a reputation through promotion on the social networking website MySpace, the band released their debut EP in 2006. Their debut album My Dear followed in 2007. The band's music is categorized as self-proclaimed "Hauntedmansioncore". A spin on The Haunted Mansion mixed with rock music.
History
New Years Day formed in 2005 after bassist Adam Lohrbach left the band Home Grown. Home Grown's final EP, 2004's When it All Comes Down, had diverged from the band's previous style of humorous pop punk and incorporated many emotional elements that Lohrbach carried over into New Years Day. Meeting with vocalist Ashley Costello and guitarist/keyboardist Keith Drover, the three began rehearsing songs that Costello and Lorhbach had written. These songs were heavily influenced by the members' shared emotional experiences, as Lohrbach and Costello had both recently been through difficult relationship break-ups.[1] The group soon added guitarist Mike Schoolden (formerly of Wakefield) and drummer Russell Dixon and took the name New Years Day.
The band began building a reputation through promotion and posting songs on the MySpace social networking website, and were featured on the MySpace Records Volume 1 compilation CD and in the soundtrack of the video game Saints Row. After considering an offer from the Pete Wentz-run Decaydance Records label, the band signed to TVT Records and released a debut self-titled EP in 2006. Originally referred to as the Razor EP, it was primarily a digital release made available through download services such as iTunes, though CD copies were also available at the band's performances. They also performed at the South by Southwest music festival that same year.
From 2006–2007 New Years Day self-financed and self-produced their debut album My Dear, recorded over an eight-month period at the home of producer Eugene Perreras.[1] The album was released on May 8, 2007 and includes collaborations with members of Reel Big Fish and Motion City Soundtrack. The band's debut music video for the lead single "I Was Right" won an MTVU "Freshman Face" poll and was added to the channel's playlist.[2]
In 2008, TVT went bankrupt[3] and sold its recording assets to The Orchard.[4] TVT did not drop the band before selling its assets. My Dear never got the promotion it needed and it fell to the side. Band members were lost. Drover left the band after the Warped Tour.[5] Schoolden and Lohrbach followed.
The remaining members decided to continue making music. The band started writing new material in early 2009. Around September 2009, NYD posted two new songs on their MySpace page.[6] When asked about a new EP, vocalist Ashley Costello said, "The EP is in its demo phase right now and we are still writing for it and recording it at the same time. The EP should be out in the spring of 2010." [5]
On March 12, 2010, Alternative Press announced that New Years Day have been added on the Warped Tour's summer dates.[7] New Years Day released their Japanese debut album called “Headlines & Headstones” on July 2, 2010 under Spinning Inc.[8] The album contains music from their first EP, their first LP "My Dear", a Lady Gaga cover and new songs from their upcoming 2nd full-length US album.
NYD announced Matthew Lindblad as their newest member on January 31, 2011. He replaced former guitarist Dan Arnold, although Arnold's departure was never formally or publicly announced. Soon after Matthew joined, the band also introduced Jake Jones as an additional guitarist.
On May 15, 2011, Hollywood Waste announced that New Years Day had joined their new record label. The band's new EP, entitled The Mechanical Heart, was released on June 21, 2011, and has received many positive reviews and responses from both fans and fellow musicians.[9]
New Years Day played as an opening band for the band Blood on the Dance Floor during their "All The Rage" tour, from October to December 2011.Vorlage:Citation needed Nikki Misery officially became the new guitarist during this tour, replacing Matthew Lindblad. Lindblad has since been pursuing a solo career, named "Rebel Revive".
New Years Day released their latest album, Victim to Villain, on June 11, 2013 through Century Media Records. They were then apart of Vans Warped Tour 2013, playing all dates.
They will begin their fall tour with Otep and Stolen Babies on September 20.
Band members
Current members
- Ashley Costello - vocals
- Mikey 13 - Guitars
- Anthony Barro - bass[10]
- Nikki Misery - guitar
- Nick Turner - Drums
Previous members
- Matthew Lindblad - guitar
- Dan Arnold - guitars[11]
- Keith Drover - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Adam Lohrbach - bass, backing vocals
- Mike Schoolden - guitar, backing vocals
- Jake Jones - guitar
- Russell Dixon - Drums
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | My Dear | TVT | Debut album |
| 2013 | Victim to Villain | Century Media |
EPs
| Year | Title | Label | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | New Years Day | TVT | Originally referred to as the Razor EP. Mainly a digital release. CD copies were available at the band's performances. |
| 2011 | The Mechanical Heart | Hollywood Waste |
Compilations
| Year | Title | Label | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Headlines and Headstones | Spinning Inc. | Japan only release |
Non-album tracks
| Year | Album/Source | Label | Song(s) | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MySpace Records Volume 1 | MySpace | "Ready, Aim, Misfire" |
Videography
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Ready Aim Misfire" | My Dear | |
| 2007 | "I Was Right" | ||
| 2011 | "Two In The Chest, One In The Head" | The Mechanical Heart |
References
External links
- ↑ a b New Years Day official biography. Abgerufen am 22. April 2007.
- ↑ MTVU Freshman Face archive. Abgerufen am 22. April 2007.
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/02/19/tvt-records-folds-forcing-entire-polyphonic-spree-to-panhandle/
- ↑ http://paidcontent.org/article/419-the-orchard-buys-tvt-records-out-of-bankruptcy/
- ↑ a b http://www.hitthefloor.co.uk/2010/01/interview-ashley-costello-new-years-day.html
- ↑ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=7136489&blogId=506082060
- ↑ http://alternativepress.com/news/8602.htm
- ↑ http://www.spinninginc.jp/m_catalog/newyearsday_headlinesandheadstones.html
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/notes/hollywood-waste/new-signing-to-hollywood-waste-records/146375002101331
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Years-Day/103712438060?ref=ts#!/pages/New-Years-Day/103712438060?v=info&ref=ts
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=415312063124