Our Last Night is an American post-hardcore band formed in 2004, consisting of brothers Trevor (vocals) and Matthew (guitar, vocals) Wentworth and Timothy Molloy (drums). The band is known for its post-hardcore and alternative metal renditions of popular pop songs.
Our Last Night | |
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 Our Last Night performing at August Hall in San Francisco in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hollis, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Epitaph |
| Members | |
| Past members | |
| Website | www |
History
editEarly years (2004–2011)
editThe band was formed in early 2004 by the brothers Trevor and Matthew Wentworth, Tim and Matthew Valich, and Alex "Woody" Woodrow. They released their first EP, We've Been Holding Back.
On October 17, 2005, the group released their second EP, Building Cities from Scratch.
After a few lineup changes, the group was complete in 2006 with Trevor Wentworth (vocals), Matt Wentworth (guitar and vocals), Colin Perry (guitar), Alex "Woody" Woodrow (bass guitar) and Tim Molloy (drums). In early 2007, the group signed with Epitaph Records. The day before they embarked on their first tour, Trevor Wentworth was only 13 years old.[2]
In August 2007, after having spent some time on the local club scene, Our Last Night was signed to Epitaph Records, a label owned by Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz,[3] and released their first album, The Ghosts Among Us, on March 4, 2008.[4] It peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers (Northeast) on March 22, 2008.[5] The group then toured the United States through late 2008, including a prolonged stop in Los Angeles to record new tracks.[6]
We Will All Evolve was produced by Andrew Wade who has worked with A Day to Remember, VersaEmerge, In Fear and Faith, and VEARA. The band toured with From First to Last, We Came as Romans, and A Bullet for a Pretty Boy on Asking Alexandria's headlining tour Welcome to the Circus starting in early May and ending in June. On March 23, the band changed their Myspace layout to reveal the album cover, and "Elephants", the first track on their upcoming album. On April 7, the band released "Across the Ocean" on their Myspace and Absolutepunk.net. On April 23, they released the music video for "Elephants" on Myspace and different sites. On April 30, they had their official CD release show in support of We Will All Evolve at the Adams Memorial Opera House in Derry, New Hampshire.[citation needed]
On February 1, 2011 they traveled to Tokyo for a co-headlining tour of Japan. On March 19, 2011, they embarked on headlining the "Young & Restless Tour" with Attila, Vanna, Arsonists Get All the Girls, A Bullet for a Pretty Boy, Armor for the Broken, and Across the Sun.[citation needed]
On June 7, 2011 the band uploaded an acoustic version of "Across the Ocean" on their YouTube channel. This marked the first time frontman Trevor Wentworth provided clean vocals instead of his usual unclean vocals on one of the band's tracks. He has provided clean vocals on every original song and cover the band has released ever since, with the exception of "Ivory Tower". On August 27, 2011 the band uploaded a 30-second clip of a new song they have been working on to their Facebook page.[citation needed]
From January 6–27, 2012, the band joined I See Stars on their "Leave It 2 the Suits" tour alongside Stick to Your Guns, Memphis May Fire, and Make Me Famous.[citation needed]
Recent years (2012–present)
editAfter parting ways with Epitaph Records, the band announced, on October 9, 2013, that they were recording two EPs. A bonus cover song was promised after the band was late in releasing a cover in August as a part of their A Summer of Cover series, the band then released their version of Miley Cyrus' song "Wrecking Ball".[7]
On January 7, 2014, the music video for "Sunrise", from the Oak Island EP, was released. The band teamed up with anti-bullying organization The BULLY Project for the video.[8] On January 27, 2014, they released a full-band cover of Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse" on YouTube and iTunes.[9] On February 11, 2014, the band announced that they would record Oak Island Acoustic after their European tour with SECRETS and Empires Fade, have announced plans to record Oak Island Acoustic after returning to the states from the tour which ends on February 18 in Glasgow, Scotland. They confirmed it will feature all tracks from the Oak Island EP.[10] On May 28, 2014, the band announced that they would unite with Set It Off for a co-headlining tour with support from Heartist and Stages & Stereos. The Come Alive began July 11 in Jacksonville, Florida through August 22 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band also stated that the Boston, Massachusetts show will be their 10-Year Anniversary Show.[11] On June 3, 2014, an acoustic video was released for "Same Old War", taken from the acoustic version of their Oak Island EP, which was released on June 24.[12] On July 9, 2014 the band released their cover of the NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" featuring vocals from Cody Carson of Set It Off.[13]
On November 4, 2016, the band co-headlined the "Face to Face" two-month US tour[14]
On May 20, 2017, the band released a new single, "Broken Lives".[14] On May 30, 2017, the band announced an EP, Selective Hearing, which was released on June 9.[15]
On June 17, 2022, the band released a new EP entitled "Empires Fall" which included 10 tracks.[16]
In November of 2022 the band released an album entitled "Disney Goes Heavy" featuring 23 cover songs from popular Disney movies such as Encanto, The Lion King and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Musical style
editThe band's sound has been described as a mixture of post-hardcore and alternative rock with some elements of metalcore.[17] The band's lyrical themes have been compared to We Came as Romans and the Color Morale for their positive messages in their songs that deal with "hope and love in face of depression".[18]
Members
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Current members
- Trevor Wentworth (born 1993) – co-lead vocals, additional guitars, programming (2004–present)
- Matt Wentworth (born 1988) – co-lead vocals, lead guitar, piano, programming, keyboards (2004–present)
- Tim Molloy – drums, percussion (2006–present)
Past members
- Tim Valich – rhythm guitar (2004–2005)
- Nick Perricone – rhythm guitar (2005–2006)
- Colin Perry – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2006–2012, 2015–2017)
- Matthew Valich – drums (2004–2005)
- Alex "Woody" Woodrow (born 1987) – bass, backing vocals (2004–2022)
- Joey Perricone – drums (2005–2006) (currently credited as pianist for some of the band's songs)
Touring members
- Sean Everett – bass (2023-present)
Timeline
Discography
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (June 2019) |
Studio albums
- The Ghosts Among Us (2008)
- We Will All Evolve (2010)
- Age of Ignorance (2012)
- Younger Dreams (2015)
- Let Light Overcome (2019)
- Overcome the Darkness (2019)
- Let Light Overcome the Darkness (2020)
- Decades of Covers (2022)
- Disney Goes Heavy (2022)
EPs
- We've Been Holding Back (2004)
- Building Cities from Scratch (2005)
- A Summer of Covers (2013)
- Oak Island (2013)
- Oak Island Acoustic (2014)
- Decades of Covers (2016)
- Selective Hearing (2017)
- Empires Fall (2022)
Singles
- Same Old War (2013)
- Common Ground (2016)
- Pay Attention (2024)
Compilation albums
- New Noise (Epitaph) (2010)
- Worship and Tributes: Volume II (Rocksound) (2019)
References
edit- ^ "Our Last Night - Profile". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ "OUR LAST NIGHT PROFILE PAGE". Musicemissions.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ "Our Last Night Signs With Epitaph Records - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Our Last Night detail Epitaph debut, set release date". Punknews.org. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200. Billboard.com.
- ^ Douy Walilen, "Our Last Night: Kinetic Fusion of Metal, Pop, Punk". Hartford Courant, December 18, 2008.
- ^ "Our Last Night cover Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" and announce Oak Island EP - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Our Last Night release "Sunrise" music video - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Our Last Night cover Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Our Last Night to record 'Oak Island Acoustic' after "Oak Island European Tour" - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Set It Off, Our Last Night announce co-headlining tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Our Last Night release "Same Old War" acoustic video". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Our Last Night cover NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" (ft. Set It Off's Cody Carson)". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Face To Face Tour w/ Our Last Night & Hands Like Houses - Tickets - Scout Bar - Houston, TX - November 9th, 2016". Ticketfly. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Our Last Night "Selective Hearing"".
- ^ "Our Last Night "Empires Fall"".
- ^ "Our Last Night reviews, music, news". sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Our Last Night - SA Music Scene". Retrieved May 15, 2021.