Midtown was formed in 1998 by Rutgers University students Gabe Saporta (vocals/bass), Rob Hitt (drums), and Tyler Rann (guitar/vocals). The group added Heath Saraceno on guitar/vocals, and used its roots in the New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of pop-punk and punk rock . Midtown began recording shortly after its formation. The band’s first EP, The Sacrifice of Life , was released by Pinball Records in 1999, followed by a debut album, Save the World, Lose the Girl , released in early 2000 by the American independent record label Drive-Thru Records . The band was then upstreamed to major label MCA Records for its following album, Living Well Is the Best Revenge (2002).
formed in 1998
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