The Fold
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| The Fold | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop punk |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Tooth & Nail (2005-2008) Independent (2008-present) |
| Associated acts | Showoff |
| Website | http://www.thefoldrock.com |
| Members | |
| Daniel Castady Mark Rhoades George Castady Matt Pittman |
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| Past members | |
Jake Kalb Aaron Green Keith Mochel Mike Emmons |
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The Fold is a high energy rock-pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They have released two full length albums and one EP on Tooth & Nail Records, and an independent album in 2009. Their single "Gravity" from the album This Too Shall Pass reached #1 on the CHR Rock charts.
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[edit] History
Their debut album This Too Shall Pass was released February 22, 2006 on Tooth & Nail Records. The follow-up Secrets Keep You Sick was released May 22, 2007. Secrets Keep You Sick was nominated for a Grammy under the "Best Recording Package" category, but the band lost to Cassadaga by Bright Eyes.[1] Directly following the release of Secrets, the band spent their summer on the Vans Warped Tour. The Fold played alongside friends Plain White T's and The Spill Canvas on their own dollar to support their 2008 sold-out UK tour.
Upon returning to the U.S., The Fold parted ways with Tooth & Nail, where they have sold over 35,000 units. The band then headed directly into Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia with Zack and Kenneth (Cartel, All Time Low, Mayday Parade). The team had been a major believer in the band since late 2006, when they recorded Secrets Keep You Sick, and accepted the opportunity of making The Fold's upcoming record. All parties worked for little to nothing, with the bright future of the band in mind, and in fall 2008 The Fold completed their third studio album Dear Future, Come Get Me.
In December 2009 the band released a self shot music video for Every Band In The USA, a parody of the Miley Cyrus hit Party in the U.S.A.. The video has been viewed on YouTube 400,000 times.[2] On June 29, 2010 the band released a video for the song Neverender off of Dear Future, Come Get Me. The video was filmed at Willowbrook High School, the former high school of frontman Dan Castady and also of Tom Higgenson, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated band, Plain White T's.
In November 2010, The Fold released the song "This Christmas" on iTunes, along with two unofficial, self made videos. One of which featured all of the best crowd reactions from Oprah's Ultimate Favorite Things, 2010. The video can be seen here on their You Tube channel.
In January 2011, the band recorded a song entitled "The Weekend Whip", the theme song for Lego Ninjago: The Series.[3]
[edit] Touring
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The Fold has played over 500 shows since 2005 and toured non-stop in 2009.
[edit] Band members
- Daniel Castady – lead vocals, guitar
- George Castady – guitar
- Matt Pittman – bass
- Mark Rhoades – drums
[edit] Former members
- Jake Kalb – drums
- Mike Emmons – drums
- Aaron Green - guitar
- Keith Mochel - bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] EPs
- Feeling Like Failure Now (EP) - independent release (2002)
- "Stargazer EP" - Tooth & Nail Records (2008)
[edit] Studio albums
- Not of This World - independent release (2003)
- This Too Shall Pass - Tooth & Nail Records (2006)
- Secrets Keep You Sick - Tooth & Nail Records (2007)
- Dear Future, Come Get Me - independent release (2009)
- TBA - independent release (2011)
[edit] Compilations
- Rarities - Independent (2004)
- Happy Christmas Volume Four - Tooth & Nail Records (2005)
[edit] Other songs
[edit] References
- ^ GRAMMY.com
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAowjjHgKks
- ^ Ninjago theme song "The Weekend Whip" as performed by The Fold
