Straylight Run

Infobox musical artist
Name = Straylight Run


Img_capt =
Straylight Run at the Canal Club in Richmond VA, September 10, 2008

Shaun, Will, John

Background = group_or_band
Origin = Long Island, New York
Genre = Rock Pop Indie rock
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Universal/Republic Victory
Associated_acts = Taking Back Sunday Breaking Pangaea
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/straylightrun Official website]
Current_members = John Nolan Shaun Cooper Will Noon
Past_members = Michelle DaRosa

Straylight Run is an indie rock band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, Long Island, New York. They are currently unsigned after being dropped from Universal Republic Records East. Their latest release is the EP "Un Mas Dos", preceded by the full-length album entitled "The Needles The Space".

Biography

When he was still a member of Taking Back Sunday, John Nolan wrote several songs that he didn't feel would go well with the band. After their departure, John and Shaun Cooper recorded several demos with Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O'Connell. The band began to take its present form when drummer Will Noon was invited to join after his former band, Breaking Pangaea, broke up. Breaking Pangaea's former lead singer was Fred Mascherino, who later took Nolan's place in Taking Back Sunday. Shortly thereafter, John's sister, Michelle DaRosa, joined Straylight Run. [ [http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Straylight-Run-Biography/19C57C075595760348256D99000CFB35 Biography] ]

The band gained popularity after posting six demo songs for free download on their official site. By September of that year, they were playing to sold-out crowds in various cities in the Northeastern United States.

Due to John's and Shaun's involvement in their previous band they were bound by contract to release an album under Victory Records. They began to record their first album in April 2004 and released their self-titled debut album "Straylight Run" on October 12, 2004 after a one-month postponement. The album sold over 11,000 copies in the first week, and made the Billboard Top 100 Albums list.

On October 4, 2005 the band released their second record in the form of the "Prepare To Be Wrong EP". The CD comprised of 2 old demos ("A Slow Descent" from the bands original demo, and "It Never Gets Easier" a demo from the sessions for their first CD "Straylight Run", although it was then known as "Costello"), a cover of Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side" and 3 new songs. The CD ended their contract with Victory Records. Plans for a live DVD were in the works but were shelved.

The band's name was taken from a section in William Gibson's cyberpunk science-fiction novel "Neuromancer".

On June 19, 2007 the band released their second album, "The Needles The Space", under Universal Records.

On December 8, 2007 the band was dropped from Universal Records

The band toured in support of Bayside in February and early March, 2008. The band toured in support of The Used on the inaugural Get a Life Tour from March 31 thru May 11, 2008. [ [http://www.degy.com/rockstargetalifetour/ Upcoming 'Get A Life' Tour] ]

On June 3, 2008 Michelle DaRosa announced that she would be leaving Straylight Run to pursue a solo career. In her Myspace message, she left the door open to rejoining the band at some future time.

On June 10,2008 the band entered the studio for pre-production on their next CD, an EP entitled "Un Mas Dos". While the band made the three songs available on the EP available in streaming format through Myspace and other means, and began selling digital download cards at its tour beginning September 9, 2008, on September 16, 2008 the band released the album in a digital format. A vinyl format is also available.

Discography

Albums

*"Straylight Run" (2004)
*"The Needles the Space" (2007)

EPs

*"Prepare to Be Wrong" (2005)
*"Un Mas Dos" (September 16, 2008) [ [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=418471 Straylight Run Returns in September - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net ] ]

Demos

"Demo" (2003)
# "It’s Everybody’s Fault But Mine"
# "Existentialism on Prom Night"
# "A Slow Descent"
# "It’s For The Best"
# "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making"
# "The Tension and the Terror"

ingles

* 2004 "Existentialism On Prom Night"
* 2005 "Hands In The Sky (Big Shot)"
* 2007 "Soon We'll Be Living In The Future"
* 2007 "Still Alone"

Videos

* 2004 "Existentialism On Prom Night"
* 2005 "Hands In The Sky (Big Shot)"
* 2007 "Buttoned Down" (Video Only - No Single, Included on Enhanced CD of "The Needles, The Space")
* 2007 "Soon We'll Be Living In The Future"
* 2007 "How Do I Fix My Head" (Video Only - No Single, Included on Enhanced CD of "The Needles, The Space")
* 2007 "The Miracle That Never Came" (Video Only - No Single, released on YouTube)

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/straylightrun Official website]
* [http://www.victoryrecords.com/BandPage.asp?ArtistID=1027 Victory Records artist page]