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Jimmy Eat World
Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Background information
OriginMesa, Arizona, United States
Genres
Years active1993–present
Labels
Members
Past membersMitch Porter
Websitejimmyeatworld.com

Jimmy Eat World is an American rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind. As of June 2013, Jimmy Eat World have released eight studio albums, the last seven featuring the current lineup.

The four piece's commercial breakthrough came with the successful release of several singles from the album Bleed American (2001). Four singles from the album charted within the top twenty positions of the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, with "The Middle" reaching the number one position. Jimmy Eat World's follow-up album Futures (2004) featured another Modern Rock Tracks number one song, "Pain". The RIAA certified Bleed American platinum and Futures gold, rewarding the two albums for selling over one and a half million records between them. The band's sixth album Chase This Light (2007) became the band's highest charting album, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200.

Since the completion of the "Futures 10 Year Anniversary Tour" that was held in the second half of 2014, the band is writing material for their ninth studio album

History

Formation and name

Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, Arizona in 1993. Guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind, who had been friends since preschool, joined with guitarist Tom Linton and bass player Mitch Porter to try their hand at music. The band originally formed with a punk rock sound and first released a demo tape in 1993, followed by their first EP in 1994, entitled One, Two, Three, Four. Their debut self-titled album (1994) was released with Linton singing most of the lead vocals on the album. Within the span of a couple of years, the band recorded and released three singles and a full-length on local label Wooden Blue Records.

During their formative period the band claimed as influences such pop-punk bands as Mr. T Experience, Radon, and Tempe's Horace Pinker.[5]

Contrary to urban legend, the band name acronym (JEW) is not a reference to the band's religious beliefs, nor to member Jim Adkins. The band's name came from a crayon drawing made after an incident between Linton's younger brothers, Jim and Ed Linton, who fought frequently. Jim usually won, but Ed sought revenge by drawing a picture of Jim shoving the Earth into his mouth; the picture bore the caption "Jimmy eat world".[6]

Static Prevails

Main article: Static Prevails

Eventually, spurred by bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate, the band began to experiment with slower tempos and more varied song structures. As they began writing songs and touring in the indie scene, the band encountered like-minded bands, such as Christie Front Drive, Sense Field, and Seven Storey Mountain, that were working on similar sounds.

The band began to attract increasing attention following the release of numerous recordings and concurrent touring.[7] In response to this self-generated exposure, Capitol Records offered the band a deal in mid-1995, following the interest of Loren Israel, the A&R Director of the label.[8] Just prior to signing with Capitol, bass player Mitch Porter parted ways with the band and was replaced by Linton's friend Rick Burch.

After a brief scouting for producers, the band joined up with Drive Like Jehu drummer Mark Trombino to record its major-label debut Static Prevails that featured their first singles "Call It In The Air" and "Rockstar".[9][10] In the ensuing years, the band's agreement with Capitol permitted the release of singles on independent labels, including split 7-inch singles with Christie Front Drive (Wooden Blue Records, 1995),[11] Jejune (Big Wheel Recreation, 1997),[12] Blueprint (Abridged Records, 1996),[13] Sense Field, and Mineral.[14]

Clarity

Main article: Clarity (Jimmy Eat World album)

From late 1998 to early 1999, the band recorded their next album Clarity at two studios, Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, U.S.) and Clear Lake Audio (North Hollywood, U.S.). The tracks were mixed at One on One Studios (Los Angeles, U.S.) and Music Grinder Studios, and was mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, U.S.). Both the band and Trombino produced the album, with the latter also responsible for the album's mixing duties. Clarity marks the start of Adkins's primary role as lead vocalist and, instead, Linton's focus was guitar work.[15] Clarity was also released on vinyl through the now-defunct American independent record label Big Wheel Recreation.[16]

The third album contained the single "Lucky Denver Mint" and a radio remix of the song was featured in the film Never Been Kissed;[17] the song garnered a cult following.[citation needed] The album's closing song "Goodbye Sky Harbor" is based on the John Irving novel A Prayer for Owen Meany.[18] Overlooked upon its release, Clarity has since amassed cult status and critical acclaim.

Bleed American

Main article: Bleed American

The band decided to record its next album without the help of a label, supporting itself with touring and by compiling its previously released singles into Singles, which was released on indie label Big Wheel Recreation. The band also took on day jobs, saving as much as they could to spend on the sessions.[19] The band worked for a third time with Trombino, who agreed to defer payment until after the album's release in order to keep costs down.[20] Some of the drum tracks were recorded at Cherokee, and then the band moved to Doug Messenger's harddrive analog and digital in North Hollywood, where five weeks of tracking completed the recording phase. Trombino then mixed the record at Extasy in Hollywood.

The finished album was titled Bleed American. Joining with Gersh's new management company, GAS Entertainment, the band scouted for a new label. The result was a short bidding war, with interest coming from several major labels, including Capitol Records.[citation needed] The band eventually signed with DreamWorks. The completed album was released in July 2001, which included a vinyl edition through the now-defunct Grand Royal label, founded by the band the Beastie Boys in 1993.[16][21]

The title track (titled "Salt Sweat Sugar" in the UK) was the lead single. The album's second single, "The Middle" became the band's biggest single to date, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The video for the song received significant airplay on MTV, including on Total Request Live. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.[22]

Following the September 11 attacks, the band decided to re-issue the album as Jimmy Eat World out of concern that the title Bleed American might be misinterpreted, possibly as a threatening "bleed, American".[23]

In 2008, the album was re-released as a deluxe edition and renamed to its original title, Bleed American. This edition contains a total of 32 tracks — the original 11 as well as 21 bonus tracks, which are live recordings, demos and B-sides.

Futures

Main article: Futures (album)

After lengthy touring in support of Bleed American, the band regrouped to work on the follow-up in early 2004. Once again, the band joined up with Trombino, but the collaboration was short-lived. As the sessions began, the band decided that they did not have enough material for a cohesive album. The band's desire to spend more time writing songs conflicted with Trombino's availability, as he already had other projects on his schedule.[24]

Instead, the band brought in producer Gil Norton, well known for his work with the Pixies and the Foo Fighters. Lind explained in 2007, "After we left the studio with Trombino, we came up with 'Polaris', 'Work', 'Pain', [and] '23' – the songs that really gave Futures its heartbeat."[24] Futures was released in October 2004, with "Pain" serving as the lead single. (By this time, DreamWorks had been acquired by Interscope Records.)

Subsequent months saw the release of "Work" and the title track as singles. Having already toured the U.S. alone and with Taking Back Sunday, the band signed on to tour in 2005 with Green Day. In September 2005, the band released the Stay on My Side Tonight EP, which contained reworked versions of demos recorded with producer Mark Trombino that were not used for the album.[24] The album was eventually awarded Gold status in the US by the RIAA.[22]

Chase This Light

Main article: Chase This Light

After its tour, Jimmy Eat World headed home to Tempe and started working on material for a sixth album. The band decided to self-produce the album, enlisting Chris Testa (Dixie Chicks) and John Fields (Switchfoot, Mandy Moore) as co-producers and Butch Vig (Nirvana, Garbage, The Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day) as executive producer. As Burch explained to the St. Petersburg Times, "[Vig's] role wasn't in the studio everyday. We would send Butch samples of what we were doing every couple of days."[25] Chase This Light was released on October 16, 2007, with "Big Casino" as the lead single. "Always Be" was the most recent single off the album, released in December 2007.

Invented

Main article: Invented (album)

On June 13, 2008 the band revealed that they would begin work on their seventh album later that year[26] and would also consider, upon the expiration of their contract with Interscope, self-releasing the record. Jimmy Eat World performed a tour in early 2009 to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of Clarity, completing ten stops across the U.S., whereby they played the entire record on each occasion.[27]

On March 22, 2010 the band stated that they were in the process of mixing the next album.[28] The band also revealed that, for the first time since Clarity, the album would contain a song with lead vocals provided by original vocalist Linton.[29] On June 7, 2010, Jimmy Eat World stated on Twitter: "Our new album is officially done. Now we wait for a release date. We'll keep you posted."[30] Invented, the follow-up album after Chase This Light, was released on September 28, 2010 on Interscope Records, a date that was previously announced on July 14, 2010 in a Jimmy Eat World Twitter update.[31]

Damage

Main article: Damage (Jimmy Eat World album)

In fall (autumn)/winter of 2011, Adkins announced that the band would be writing and recording for their next album.[32][33] Lind stated in a Twitter post that the band will begin recording its next album during the latter part of August 2012[34] and, on September 5, 2012, another Twitter post stated that recording had begun for the eighth studio album with engineer/producer Alain Johannes.[35]

On October 5, 2012, Jimmy Eat World posted on Twitter that the band had completed recording its eighth album and that the recording was being mixed at that time;[36] the mastering process then commenced after a November 30, 2012 Twitter update indicated that the mixing process had been completed.[37] On January 29, 2013, Jimmy Eat World stated on both its Twitter and Facebook profiles that the eighth studio album was "officially mastered and sequenced".[38][39] In a Twitter post on Lind's individual profile, the drummer revealed that, as of January 29, 2013, the band was still seeking out a record label for the release of the eighth album. Lind briefly responded to a fan's query with: "@CallumSty no announcement coming soon. still looking for a label."[40]

The official details of the eighth album, entitled Damage, emerged in early April 2013 and on April 10, 2013, a lead single titled "I Will Steal You Back" was revealed via the band's website. The title track Damage appears on the 7-inch Damage EP along with a cover version of the Radiohead song "Stop Whispering". The EP was released on April 20, 2013 for Record Store Day, an internationally recognized celebration in support of music and independent retail outlets.[41] Jimmy Eat World also released the album's track-listing, consisting of ten songs, and June 11, 2013 as the official release date. Adkins explained in a Rolling Stone magazine interview that Damage is a “pretty energetic” work that explores the issue of relationship break-ups from the perspective of an adult: "I’m 37 and the world around me is a lot different than when I was writing break-up songs in my 20s. I tried to reflect that in what the lyrics are.”[42]

The release of Damage also signifies the cessation of Jimmy Eat World's independent era,[43] as the band signed a recording contract with the Toronto, Canada-based record company Dine Alone Records. RCA Recordings released the eighth album in the U.S on April 4, 2013[44][45] and internationally April 11, 2013.[46] The album was recorded in Johannes' Los Angeles, U.S. home and was mixed by James Brown, who had previously worked with Sound City, Nine Inch Nails, and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.

The band posted a music video for the song "I Will Steal You Back" on their VEVO YouTube page on May 31, 2013.[47] In October 2013, the band announced a series of December 2013 US tour dates that followed a UK/European tour.[48]

Post-Damage

In mid-2014, the band announced the "Futures 10 Year Anniversary Tour" in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the Futures studio album. Vinyl reissues of Futures, Static Prevails and Clarity were released prior to the commencement of the tour, which began in Ventura, California, U.S.[49] Prior to the Tempe, Arizona, stop of the tour at the end of October, Adkins confirmed that new material was being compiled by the band, but a release time frame was not available.[50] An Oceania leg of the tour occurred in November 2014.[51]

Band members

Discography

Main article: Jimmy Eat World discography

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