After the Anthems

After the Anthems

After the Anthems is a band from Ontario, Canada. The band formed in October 2006. Band members consist of Philip Ciufo (vocals, guitar), Phil Johnston (drums), and Lee Zavitz (bass). The band's first album, This is the Sound, has currently sold several thousand copies and produced 3 radio singles in Canada with "This is the Sound" peaking at number 9 on the CT-20 Charts in August 2008 and a cover of "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the news which spent over 6 weeks on the chart rising to number 1 in May 2009.

History

Early bands and formation (2000-2006)

After the Anthems officially formed in October 2006. However, Philip Ciufo, Lee Zavitz, and Phil Johnston have played together in former bands since October 2000. Zavitz met Ciufo in 1999 in their grade 9 year through a common interest of skateboarding and music. They would spend a lot of time at the local skate park and also making music. Johnston knew Zavitz through common friend Dan Curry. When Johnston entered high school in 2000, he was introduced to the two, and was soon recruited as their drummer. A band was formed under the title 6 Days Late which was changed shortly after to Unidentified 6.

The band performed their first show during their junior years at their high school. They played local shows and created four albums of songs collectively titled: Do Humans Look Like Their Pets?, Lights Go Out, Unaware, and Loser, as well as several untitled EPs which they distributed at their high school. The band's title remained Unidentified 6 for four years until 2004 when they changed their name to One Way Out. Up until that time, Zavitz played the bass. After the name change, Tim Stead joined the trio to play bass while Zavitz switched to guitar.

One Way Out released a self-titled album in 2004 and an EP titled Salvage What's Left in 2005. Shortly after the release of their EP the band went on a short tour with John Reuben and also opened for Thousand Foot Krutch, Seventh Day Slumber, and Hawk Nelson. Shortly after, Stead left the band due to complications with the other members. He was replaced by long time friend Dan Curry who played with the band until March 2006. At this time the four went on hiatus, while Zavitz and Johnston continued to play music in the band Hello Kelly.

This is the Sound (2007)

During the hiatus, Johnston and Zavitz began recording demos of songs they had written. In October 2006, after both ceased playing for Hello Kelly, Ciufo re-joined with them to officially form After the Anthems. Over the course of 2006 and 2007, the three went on to record This is the Sound which was released in September 2007. In August, Jason Soloduik was added to the lineup to play bass. The band then went on tour throughout North America from October to December at which point Soloduik was removed from the band due to complications with the other members.

3PAC (2008)

Krys Neerhof joined the band in January 2008 to play bass. Neerhof formerly played drums for the Ontario-based band The Relentless Theory, and knew Ciufo, Zavitz, and Johnston from shows they had played together. In March the band started recording remix versions of "This is the Sound", "Believe", and "Don't Let It Get Away" for the release of their EP 3PAC.

It's DejaVu All Over Again (2009)

On December 18, 2008 the band released a cover version to myspace of "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News which was originally released in 1985 for the hit movie Back to the Future.

On February 24, 2009 the band released a 6 song EP titled "It's DejaVu All over Again". The album contains the cover version of "The Power of Love" as well as 5 new original songs. The Power of Love eventually went to #1 on the CT20 in May 2009.

According to their website, After The Anthems is currently back in the studio recording new songs. On April 29, 2010 they released a mashup cover of 3 songs. The song is titled "One time I replayed the empire state of mind" and is a cover of "One Time" by Justin Bieber, "Empire State of Mind" by JayZ and Alicia Keys, and "Replay" by Iyaz. The song was released on a new Facebook application called MuSwap. This was the first song released through MuSwap and went semi-viral receiving over 500 downloads on its first day.

On August 12, 2010 the band announced on their Twitter page that they will be releasing a new full-length album

What if the Astronauts are Lying (2011)

The band will be releasing their new album on February 19, 2011 and have announced the title on their website as being "What if the Astronauts are Lying?". The album will feature 11 songs.

Name origin

The name After the Anthems refers to the Olympics and the anthems that are played after an athlete wins their event. According to drummer Phil Johnston: "At that moment the world is watching you to say what a great job you did. But after the anthems you sort of get forgotten...[a lot of] life is lived after the anthems. It's the place where we fight for love even though no one may be watching or there seems to be little reward..."

Band members

Current members

• Philip Ciufo – vocals, guitar
• Lee Zavitz – bass
• Phil Johnston – drums

Discography

EPs

Track listing for It's Deja Vu All Over Again (2009)

1. "Before You Go"
2. "The Power of Love"
3. "Remember You Now"
4. "Move On"
5. "Stronger Faster Stronger"
6. "This is where I want to be"

Track listing for 3PAC (2008)

1. "Believe" (Remix)
2. "This is the Sound" (Remix)
3. "Don't Let It Get Away" (Remix)

Studio albums

Track listing for This is the Sound (2007)

1. "Everyone" – 5:18
2. "Let It In" – 6:57
3. "I'm With You" – 6:31
4. "Don't Let It Get Away" – 4:39
5. "Prelude" – 5:19
6. "This is the Sound" – 3:44
7. "Why is It" – 4:31
8. "Believe" – 3:21
9. "Give a Cut" – 3:31
10. "Can You Hear Us" – 4:04

Singles

1. "The Power of Love" from It's Deja Vu All Over Again
2. "Let It In" from This is the Sound
3. "This is the Sound" from This is the Sound
4. "Believe" (Remix) from 3PAC

External links

• Official website
• Template:MySpace