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Jump, Little Children timeline (EN)

2021
leaving the band

On October 5, 2021, Matt and Evan Bivins announced that they would be leaving the band to focus on building a company together, while the remaining three members would continue to perform under the name Jump, Little Children. The band’s sixth studio album, Foundering , was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee…
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2018
releasing their first full-length album

In January 2018, the band announced they would be releasing their first full-length album in more than 13 years. The new album, titled Sparrow , was released on Friday, September 14, 2018. The first single off Sparrow, “Hand on My Heartache”, was released as a lyric video via the website…
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2016
announced High Water Festival

On November 10, 2016, Jump, Little Children announced that it would participate in the High Water Festival organized by Shovels & Rope . In addition, the band announced another short Southeastern tour scheduled for April 2017.

2015
announced the eleventh installment

On March 13, 2015, the band’s new website announced the eleventh installment of Dock Street by displaying a countdown to December 28, 2015. A full reunion tour (the “Church and Queen Tour”) was announced in May 2015 and consisted of four club dates followed by two nights of Dock Street.…
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2006
Live at the Dock Street Theatre

Live at the Dock Street Theatre , a double live album, was released in 2006 and would be the band’s last recording for more than ten years. Over the next decade, the bandmates spread out across the country and pursued their own artistic interests. Finally, in a May 2014 interview,…
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2005
mark their split

On June 16, 2005, the band announced that the tenth annual Dock Street Theatre shows at end of 2005 would mark their split. The final show was a black tie affair in Charleston on December 30, 2005, and featured material from each of the member’s future projects. The show ended…
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2003
took its first hiatus

The band regrouped over 2002 and 2003, expanding their touring to include the Midwest and West Coast and recording and releasing a DVD titled Live At The Music Farm . They also expanded EZ Chief Records, launching a website where users could create custom CDs using tracks from independent artists.…
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2000
record Vertigo

Looking to build on the success of “Cathedrals,” the band reentered the studio in the fall of 2000 to record Vertigo . Produced by Clifford and Brad Wood and mixed by David Leonard, the album was originally due to be released in May 2001, but was put on hold when…
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1997
Buzz

Buzz , a live EP, was released in early 1997, and the band was courted by various record labels. The group eventually chose Breaking Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records started by Hootie and the Blowfish ) in 1998. Jump, Little Children’s only album released under Breaking Records, Magazine ,…
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1995
released The Licorice Tea Demos

Gray and Williams joined the lineup soon thereafter and the band was frequently found busking on the corner of Church and Market Streets in Charleston. Their Irish influences began to blend with an alternative rock sound, and the public took notice. Jump, Little Children recorded and released The Licorice Tea…
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