In 2011, the band released the LP “Impossible”. They performed “Steel City” on ExploreMusic and released a video for the song “Find You”. They played shows in southern Ontario .
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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As part of Bowling for Soup’s 20th anniversary, Reddick, Burney, Chandler, and Wiseman decided to make a greatest hits album. The band once again turned to PledgeMusic to source funding for the project. The album is titled Songs People Actually Liked Volume 1 The First 10 Years and includes seventeen…
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In early 2011, rumors started spreading that Boys Like Girls had disbanded. Drummer John Keefe quickly denied these rumors. However, the band’s members began working on individual projects. Johnson moved to Nashville, Tennessee , writing with other musicians and creating demos. Bassist Donahue continued focusing with his side project Early…
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New Found Glory began the new year by participating in the 2011 Soundwave Festival , and were later confirmed for the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August. The band also played a full tribute set to The Ramones with Marky Ramone on drums at The Bamboozle 2011 Festival.
On May 17, 2011, they announced that they had signed to Epitaph Records . Brett Gurewitz , founder of Epitaph Records and guitarist of Bad Religion said this about the signing of the band: “These guys play the kind of pure punk rock that I grew up with. They are…
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After the release of Simple Science, the band decided to combine the remaining tracks—along with three more newly recorded songs—into a new full-length album, There Are Rules . They also confirmed that the album would not be released on Vagrant Records , who had released their previous three albums, but…
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In November, it was announced that A Day to Remember would play the 2011 edition of the Vans Warped Tour .