Seattle guitarist Andrew McKeag joined the Presidents in late 2004 as an occasional live-performance stand-in for Dederer, who had expressed an interest in spending more time with his family. In late 2007, McKeag started touring full-time with the band and later replaced Dederer.
Their second effort for Elektra Records , Commitment , proved to be their most popular record. Michael Miguel Happoldt produced the album, which contained fifteen new songs that shifted from ska or hip hop influences to pop rock influences. The band recorded a video for “Hey Driver”, and the song…
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The documentary film End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones came out in 2004.
In January 2004, the group went on a tour of Japan.
After lengthy touring in support of Bleed American , the band regrouped to work on the follow-up in early 2004. Once again, the band joined up with Trombino, but the collaboration was short lived. As the sessions began, the band decided that they did not have enough material for a…
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The band was officially formed by Josh Farro ( lead guitar / backing vocals ), Zac Farro ( drums ), Davis ( bass guitar ) and Williams ( lead vocals ) in 2004, with the later addition of Williams’ neighbor Jason Bynum ( rhythm guitar ). When Davis showed up,…
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The band self-released an EP titled Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead in 2004, which was sold at their live shows.
A Hangover You Don’t Deserve was released on September 14, 2004, and has become the band’s only Top 40 album. Sales of the album were driven in large part by the radio airplay of the single ” 1985 “, a song written by Mitch Allan of SR-71 and covered by…
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Following their signing to Interscope, Brand New stopped touring to work on their third album and major label debut. In this time, little to no interviews or updates came from the band. In 2004, Jesse Lacey told Chart magazine that he had written a “few songs” for the next album,…
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On October 8, 2004, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott gave a speech in the House of Representatives, commending Anti-Flag for their work in encouraging young people to register and vote.