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Background information | |
Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
Genres | Pop punk, pop rock, alternative rock |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Independent |
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Anarbor is an American rock band from Phoenix which was formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist/bassist Slade Echeverria and guitarist Danny Stravers. Initially known as "Troop 101", the band changed their name to "Anarbor" later. In April 2008, the band was signed to Hopeless Records while still attending high school in Arizona. Since then, the band has released four EPs and three studio albums.
The band began playing together in Garrity's garage in the southern Phoenix community of Ahwatukee in early 2003. They played their first show on July 17, 2003, at Skateland in Chandler, adjacent to Ahwatukee. Shortly after the band's first show, they added Jess Myers on bass. The band continued to play the Phoenix metro area while they went to high school. In December 2004, the band recorded their debut EP, "You Brought This On Yourself" with producer Matt Grabe, which was released locally in May 2005.
They changed their name to Anarbor stemming from the fact that former guitarist Mike Kitlas' sister was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan west of Detroit. [1] Their self-released EP, Hearing Colours, Seeing Sounds, was released digitally in March 2008 and peaked at No. 62 on Amazon.com's Top Album chart.
Their debut Hopeless Records release, The Natural Way, came out on August 19, 2008. The four song digital release debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Top Singles Album Chart. In October 2008, Myers announced her departure from the band, due to excessive touring and her interest in going to college. An acoustic version of Anarbor's song "Passion for Publication" appeared in the compilation Take Action! Volume 9.
The band released Free Your Mind on March 10, 2009. On April 20, 2010, the band released their first full-length studio album, entitled The Words You Don't Swallow , which peaked at number 50 on Billboard 's Independent Albums chart [2] and number 16 on the Heatseekers chart. [3] On March 8, 2011, the group released an EP of cover songs and remixes entitled The Mixtape. In 2012 the band released two singles: "Whiskey In Hell (Rough Cut)", which was released on February 7, and "Damage I've Done", released on October 2. On May 6, 2013, Anarbor announced that their new album would be called Burnout and that it would be released via Hopeless Records on June 4. [4] On the same day they released a lyric video for a new song, "Every High Has a Come Down". [5] On May 14, 2013, Anarbor released a lyric video for another song off of Burnout, titled "Who Can Save Me Now", via the Hopeless Records YouTube Channel. [6] On May 29, the entire album was uploaded for streaming on YouTube. [7]
On September 20, 2014, The band announced on Twitter that they did not break up, but are "taking a bit of a break". A year later, the band posted on Twitter that they were working on new music. [8] Throughout early 2016, the band posted on their Facebook that they were in the process of recording and mixing a new album. They announced on April 13 that they had finished the new album.
On July 29, 2016, they released their self-titled album. No longer on Hopeless Records, they released their album independently. In November 2016 Anarbor went on a US tour supporting Emarosa along with Cold Collective. In the month of July 2017 they went on tour with Sundressed touring the West Coast, Pacific Northwest, and parts of the Midwest in the United States. On July 29, 2017, the band released an official statement saying that drummer Tyler Hedstrom had died on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, by suicide at the age of 17. The band and his family had set a goal of $15,000 to pay for Hedstrom's funeral expenses. The fundraising stopped after the band and family raised over $20,000. The band performed the song, "Pushaway", for the first time at his memorial service.
In 2018 the band released “The Ep”, a 3 song Ep, as the first record to feature Danny Stravers on guitar. In 2020 they released the “Tangerine Ep”, another 3 song Ep with the song “Tangerine” as a strong sign of their shift to a much more poppy sound. In 2022 they released 5 singles leading up to the release of their latest album “Love & Drugs”
The song "Let the Games Begin" was featured on an episode of MTV's series The Hills . In addition, Anarbor's music is featured daily on ESPN's top-rated show SportsCenter .
Anarbor was chosen to write and record the theme song for Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins . They filmed a music video, "You and I", which aired on Cartoon Network showcasing the tune, in addition to playing on the movie's trailer. Anarbor's tune "Let the Games Begin" is the theme song to "Good Day L.A.", a national talk show broadcast from Los Angeles. "Let the Games Begin" was also featured on the NFL kickoff show, on NBC, during a recap of the 2008–2009 season. "Let the Games Begin" was featured in the episode "Boards of Glory" in Stoked , a hit Canadian cartoon on Teletoon. "Let the Games Begin" is the theme song for MLB Network Countdown.
Anarbor competed on the MTV comedy Silent Library which first aired on July 21, 2010. "Always Dirty, Never Clean" was featured on Jersey Shore season two, episode one. "Passion for Publication" and "Let The Games Begin" were also featured on Jersey Shore season two, episode four. "You and I" was also featured in the episode "Brofinger" from Stoked. Anarbor was featured on the MTV show 10 on Top which first aired on April 2, 2011.
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Release Date | Album Title | Record Label |
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May 6, 2005 | You Brought This On Yourself (Troop 101) | Self-Release |
March 4, 2008 | Hearing Colours, Seeing Sounds | Self-Release |
August 19, 2008 | The Natural Way | Hopeless//Sub City Records |
March 10, 2009 | Free Your Mind | Hopeless//Sub City Records |
April 20, 2010 | The Words You Don't Swallow | Hopeless//Sub City Records |
March 8, 2011 | The Mixtape | Hopeless//Sub City Records |
June 4, 2013 | Burnout | Hopeless Records |
July 29, 2016 | Anarbor | Independent |
August 14, 2018 | The EP | ELVN ELVN RCRDS |
July 24, 2020 | ’’Tangerine’’ | Independent |
September 2, 2022 | ’’Love & Drugs’’ | Independent |
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