On February 8, 2011, Hawk Nelson released their fifth studio album titled Crazy Love , which was bundled together with a new acoustic extended play titled The Light Sides .
The project released one single before album delays led to Rexha’s departure in 2011.
During the end of 2011, the band played several secret shows (under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs ) whose setlists consisted almost entirely of previously unheard songs.
They headlined the 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour in North America in 2011 with My Chemical Romance
In 2011, former member, Josh Farro, formed Novel American, with Zac Farro later joining the band.
After writing 300 songs, Johnson believed a “Boys Like Girls album was hiding in there somewhere” and sent the members about 24 tracks. In the fall of 2011, the band reunited at Johnson’s home in Los Angeles and used his demos to begin reworking on their third album. They decided…
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Hawk Nelson released another Christmas extended play, titled Christmas on November 1, 2011, and it included the songs “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, “The Wassail Song”, and “Up on the Housetop”. On March 27, 2012, Hawk Nelson released a compilation album titled The Songs You’ve Already Heard: Best of Hawk…
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On May 24, 2011, the band made an announcement on their official website that said that bandmates, Andy Mrotek and Michael Guy Chislett, were leaving the band to pursue their own musical careers. There has reportedly been no hard feelings during this decision. William Beckett also stated that the three…
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On June 20, 2011 an update was posted on the band’s Facebook page confirming that they were working on new material. “Our plan is to record our songs in batches and release them for free download as they are completed. This way, we can share new music with you in…
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While the band were never fully part of a formal scene in California, they frequently played with local bands such as Summer Vacation (later Winter Break) at venues like VLHS and 12th and G. As they grew in prominence, they became part of the broader emo revival scene that included…
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