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SomeKindaWonderful
OriginCleveland, Ohio, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock, neo soul
Years active2013–present
LabelsDowntown
Vertigo/Capitol (non-USA)
Members
  • Jordy Towers
  • Ben Schigel
  • Sarah Dryer
  • Justin Andres
Websitesomekindawonderful.com

SomeKindaWonderful is an American rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, consisting of Jordy Towers (vocals), Ben Schigel (drums), Justin Andres (bass and keyboard) and Sarah Dryer (backing vocals, percussion).[1] Towers, a singer-songwriter formerly signed to Interscope Records, formed the band in January 2013 during a visit to Olmsted Falls, Ohio after meeting and befriending local musicians Matthew Gibson and Schigel at a bar, eventually heading to a studio and recording the song "Reverse".[2][3]

The band later signed to Downtown Records and released their self-titled debut studio album on June 16, 2014.[4] "Reverse" was released as their debut single and garnered initial support from Los Angeles modern rock station KROQ, eventually peaking at number 18 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[5] The band went on a US tour supporting New Politics and Bad Suns in Fall 2014. Spring 2015 they did a US Headlining tour, "Burn It Up Tour," supported by Marc Scibilia.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[6]
SomeKindaWonderful 31

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[5] 		US
Rock
Air.
[7] 		GER
[8]
"Reverse" 2013 18 30 30 SomeKindaWonderful
"California Love"[9] 2014 — — — Non-album single
"Wait For Me" 2015 — — — Non-album single (US)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ Wippsson, Johan (July 3, 2014). "SomeKindaWonderful Debuts Top 10, 'Reverse' Approaching Top 15 On The Alternative Chart". Melodic. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Band Bio: SomeKindaWonderful". CBS Los Angeles. June 16, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Bubbling Under: Nico & Vinz Move In Right Direction With 'Am I Wrong'". Billboard. April 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "SomeKindaWonderful – SomeKindaWonderful". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Rock Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  8. ^ "SomeKindaWonderful – Reverse". GfK Entertainment. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "California Love – Single by SomeKindaWonderful". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

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