There for Tomorrow
| There for Tomorrow | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Orlando, Florida |
| Genres | Rock, Alternative |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Hopeless Records |
| Associated acts | The Wonder Years The Dangerous Summer (band) |
| Website | therefortomorrow.com |
| Members | |
| Maika Haini Maile Christian Climer Chris Kamrada Jay Enriquez |
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There for Tomorrow is a band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2003. The group is influenced by bands such as Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, Third Eye Blind, and The Hives.[1]
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[edit] History
[edit] Early years (2004-2008)
There for Tomorrow formed at a time when all of its members were teenagers (although Christian Climer did not join the band until 2006). Maika, Chris and Jay started playing together before Christian joined the band. They were originally called The Kick Off, but changed their name after playing numerous local shows. The band released their debut album Point of Origin on 30 April 2004, without a label, as they were unsigned at the time. The album did not feature Christian, as he had joined later. They began playing local radio station showcase concerts, which led to stints on the southeastern leg of the Vans Warped Tour in 2006 and 2007. After the tour,[2] they met with James Paul Wisner (Underoath, Paramore), who produced their 2007 Pages EP, which attracted the attention of the alternative rock label Hopeless Records. The band also shot a music video for the single "Pages", directed by Chris Grieder.[3]
[edit] Recognition and A Little Faster (2008-2011)
After signing onto Hopeless Records in 2008,[4] Wisner returned to produce a self-titled EP, which was released on 5 August 2008. It featured the first single "No More Room to Breathe". Just over three months later, the band won the MTVU Woodie Award for breakout artist of the year, beating established acts such as All Time Low and We the Kings.[5][6]
In February 2009, the band joined We the Kings with other bands on the Secret Valentine Tour. They also played on the 2009 Warped Tour. On June 9, 2009, There for Tomorrow's debut full-length album on Hopeless Records was released, titled A Little Faster. The title song from A Little Faster was featured in the movie Ben 10: Alien Swarm in which a video was shot of the band performing interspersed with scenes from the movie. The song was also featured in promotional commercials and videos for Nerf's Vortex during 2011. The band took part in the 2010 Take Action Tour, along with bands such as We The Kings, Mayday Parade, and A Rocket To The Moon.
[edit] Re:Creations and new album, The Verge (2010-present)
In an interview during July 2010, Maika stated the band planned to release a remix EP in the fall as well as tour one last time before the band began recording its next album. That EP, titled "Re:Creations," was released on October 19, 2010. It featured a brand-new song, "Small World," in addition to several remixes.
The band's second album, The Verge, was released on June 28, 2011. Its producer was Michael Elvis Baskette. Before the album's release, the band stated that The Verge would “sound bad in the best ways possible.”[7] There For Tomorrow had originally written thirteen songs over the course of a week, although only the first twelve songs ended up being on the album.[8] "Hunt Hunt Hunt," the first single from the album, was released on February 28, 2011.[9] Along with the album, the band released a documentary on what led to making the record. The documentary features 4 live studio sessions, choreographed and directed by Chris Grieder
There For Tomorrow played every date on the Vans Warped Tour 2011 this summer.[10] In 2012, the band recorded and released a new demo, "Road to Nowhere", available for download on Nerf's website. The song was also featured in the 2012 promotional commercials for Nerf's Vortex.
[edit] Band members
- Maika Maile – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, programming (2003–present)
- Christian Climer – lead guitar, backing vocals (2006–present)
- Jay Enriquez – bass, backing vocals (2003–present)
- Christopher Kamrada – drums, percussion, samples (2003–present)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions[1][11] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Indie | US Heat. | ||
| 2004 | Point of Origin
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— | — | — |
| 2009 | A Little Faster
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181 | 37 | 9 |
| 2011 | The Verge
|
- | - | 14[12] |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
[edit] Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions[1][11] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Indie | US Heat. | ||
| 2007 | Pages
|
— | — | — |
| 2008 | There for Tomorrow
|
— | — | 16 |
| 2010 | Re:Creations
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||
[edit] Contributions
- Warped Tour 2008 Compilation – contributed "Pages"[14]
- I'm So Hopeless You're So Hopeless – contributed "No More Room to Breathe" and the "Pages" video
- Punk Goes Pop 2 contributing a cover of Ice Box, originally by Omarion
- Warped Tour 2009 Compilation - contributed "A Little Faster"
- Another Hopeless Summer - contributed B-side track "9 to 5" and "Deathbed"
- Hopeless Records/SubCity's Compilation "Take Action Volume 9" contributed an acoustic version of "Backbone"
- Another Hopeless Summer 2011 - contributed "The Joyride" (acoustic)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c There for Tomorrow > Biography
- ^ Stewart Mason, There for Tomorrow at Allmusic
- ^ There for Tomorrow. Alternative Press. Accessed November 27, 2008.
- ^ Erickson, Anne. "Emo-pop perfection: There for Tomorrow is polished, talented", The Blade, 2008-09-25, p. E3.
- ^ There for Tomorrow. MTVU Woodie Awards. Accessed November 27, 2008.
- ^ for Tomorrow has conquered them both. But don’t think that they have let fame go to their heads," Metro Spirit, Feb. 11, 2009, accessed Oct. 17, 2009
- ^ There For Tomorrow announce 2011 record. SoundTrend. Accessed 29 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/there_for_tomorrow_the_verge_cover_art_tracklisting/
- ^ [1]. Alt Press. 28 January 2011. Accessed 28 January 2011.
- ^ There For Tomorrow. CtrlAltRock. 14 January 2010. Accessed 16 January 2011.
- ^ a b Billboard.com - Artist Chart History
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/there-for-tomorrow/the-verge/1498582
- ^ http://hopelessrecords.com/recreations-revealed/ Hopeless Records | RE:CREATIONS Revealed
- ^ Punknews.org-Details for Warped Tour 2008 compilation
[edit] External links
- There for Tomorrow on Myspace
- Absolutepunk.net
- There for Tomorrow profile on MTV.com
- There for Tomorrow at PureVolume
- Review on There for Tomorrow on Punk76.com
