- The Favorites
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Name = The Favorites
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Origin =Houston, Texas
Genre =Indie pop ,Indie rock ,Americana
Years_active =2001 - present
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URL = [http://www.thefavorites.net Official web site]
Current_members =Jeremy Botter Bryan Ford Jon Stanka Joshua Pearman
Past_members =Keith Morgan Chris Cummins
Notable_instruments =The Favorites are an
indie pop band from Houston,Texas . They were previously known as Burst.Background
The band began when cousins Jeremy Botter and Bryan Ford decided to start a new band in 2001. The pair began writing songs together, and eventually added Joshua Pearman, Bryan's longtime friend Keith Morgan and bassist Jon Stanka to the lineup. The band gained a quick following in Houston, signing a management/booking deal with Solar Flare Records in late 2001.
The group released it's debut EP Something Magical and Good in early 2002, and quickly sold out of the initial pressing.
In early 2005, the group reconvened, and since the name Burst had been taken by a Swedish metal act, they rechristened themselves as The Favorites. They went into acclaimed Houston studio
Tierra Studios in the summer of 2005 and recorded a new EP, Much Ado About Nothing.The band has become known for alternative marketing techniques, and to that end, they released a demo version of Much Ado About Nothing on March 21, 2006 as a free download using Podserve. Over 15,000 people downloaded the album for free, and MySpace listeners catapulted the band into the top of the unsigned artists charts on MySpace.com, quickly making them one of the top unsigned acts on the social-networking site.
At the end of 2006, the band is gearing up to being playing live shows for the first time in five years, and a new version of Much Ado About Nothing will be available in early 2007 from various online digital music stores, although it's speculated that it will have a new name.
Influences
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Jimmy Eat World
*Fountains of Wayne
*Coldplay
*Snow Patrol Current status
The band will be releasing a new EP in early 2007. According to MySpace postings from the group, it will contain the same songs as the Much Ado About Nothing EP, but has been re-recorded, mixed and mastered and unlike the original version, it will not be free. The band is still embracing digital distribution and the album will likely only be available on iTunes and other online music stores
Discography
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Something Magical And Good " –2002
*"Much Ado About Nothing " –2006
*"Bright Nights, Bright Lights "–2008 External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/thefavoritesmusic Myspace web site]
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