Straylight Run
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| Origin | Long Island, New York |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Genres | indie rock |
| Labels | Universal Republic |
| Members | John Nolan Shaun Cooper Michelle Nolan Will Noon |
Straylight Run is an indie band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, Long Island, New York and are now signed to Universal Republic Records (as it shows on their website), since ending their contractual obligations to Chicago-based Victory Records with the release of the Prepare to Be Wrong EP. Their next planned release is the new full-length album entitled The Needle, The Space, tentatively scheduled for a June 19th release.
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[edit] Biography
When he was still a member of Taking Back Sunday, Nolan wrote several songs that he didn't feel would go well with the band. After their departure, John and Shaun recorded several demos with Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O'Connell. The band began to take its present form when drummer Will Noon was invited to join after his former band, Breaking Pangaea, broke up. Breaking Pangaea's former lead singer was Fred Mascherino, who later on took Nolan's place in Taking Back Sunday. Shortly thereafter, John's sister Michelle joined Straylight Run.
The band gained tremendous popularity after posting six demo songs for free download on their official site. By September of that year, they were playing to sold-out crowds in various cities in the northeastern United States.
Due to John's and Shaun's involvement in their previous band they were bound by contract to release an album under Victory Records. They began to record their first album in April 2004 and released their self-titled debut album Straylight Run on October 12, 2004 after a one-month postponement. The album sold over 11,000 copies in the first week, and made the Billboard Top 100 Albums list.
On October 4, 2005 the band released their second record in the form of the Prepare To Be Wrong EP. The CD comprised of 2 old demos ('A Slow Descent' from the bands original demo, and 'It Never Gets Easier' a demo from the sessions for their first CD Straylight Run, although it was then known as 'Costello'), a cover of Bob Dylan's 'With God On Our Side' and 3 new songs. The CD ended their contract with Victory Records although there are still plans for a live album to be released on the label.
The band name was taken from a chapter in William Gibson's book Neuromancer.
According to Altpress.com the new album is finished and the band is shooting for a spring 2007 release.
http://www.straylightrun.com was recently updated, with the Universal Republic logo on the bottom of the page, suggesting that they signed to that label. Their MySpace page was updated with the song "The Miracle That Never Came" that was featured on their AltPress interview. Their page also features a new music video.
[edit] Band members
- John Nolan
- Lead vocalist, guitar and piano.
- Born: February 24, 1978
- Formerly of Taking Back Sunday
- Close friends with Jesse Laceyof Brand New
- Shaun Cooper
- Bass guitar
- Born: November 12, 1980
- Formerly of Taking Back Sunday
- Pro wrestling obsesser
- Michelle Nolan
- Vocals, piano and guitar.
- Born: September 13, 1980
- Appeared in three of Taking Back Sunday's songs (Bike Scene, The Blue Channel and Ghost Man on Third).
- Formerly a dancer, dance teacher, and also a hairdresser
- Married to Jeff DaRosa, formerly of The Exit.
- Will Thomas Noon
- Drums and percussion.
- Born: June 20, 1979.
- Formerly of the band Breaking Pangaea, in which current Taking Back Sunday guitarist and backup vocalist Fred Mascherino was the lead singer
- Supports the Straight Edge movement.
[edit] Discography
- Demo - (2003) (Unsigned)
- Straylight Run - 2004 (Enhanced CD - Victory)
- Prepare to Be Wrong EP - October 4, 2005 (Enhanced CD - Victory)
- The Needle, The Space - June 19, 2007
[edit] Singles
- 2004 "Existentialism on Prom Night"
- 2005 "Hands in the Sky (Big Shot)"
