Cannons (band)

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Cannons
Cannons Band.jpg
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels Columbia
Members
  • Ryan Clapham
  • Paul Davis
  • Michelle Joy
Website cannonstheband.com

Cannons are an American indie pop band formed in 2013 in Los Angeles. The band consists of lead vocalist Michelle Joy, lead guitarist Ryan Clapham, and keyboardist and bass guitarist Paul Davis.

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History

Ryan Clapham and Paul Davis, who have been friends since childhood, began composing music together in their teenage years. [6] [7] In 2013, Clapham and Davis formed Cannons with Michelle Joy after meeting her through the website Craigslist, where she had posted an advertisement seeking a band in need of a vocalist. [8] The trio collaborated on early Cannons material over the Internet, with Clapham and Davis emailing musical tracks to Joy, who would then email back her own lyrical and vocal contributions. [9] [10]

Cannons issued their first EP Up All Night in 2014. The band then released their debut album Night Drive in 2017, as well as a second EP, In a Heartbeat, the following year. Shadows, Cannons' second album, was released in 2019 by AntiFragile Music. [11] "Fire for You", the first single from Shadows, gained significant commercial traction after being featured in a 2020 episode of the comedy-drama TV series Never Have I Ever . [6] [7] [12] The band subsequently signed to Columbia Records. [6] In early 2021, "Fire for You" reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. [13] Fever Dream, the band's third album, was released in March 2022. [14]

After teasing their fourth album for some months, and releasing three prior singles from the album, Cannons announced that Heartbeat Highway would be released on November 10, 2023, preceded by a fourth single, "Crush". [15]

Members

Touring members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleDetails
Night Drive
Shadows
  • Released: July 12, 2019 [18]
  • Label: AntiFragile
  • Formats: Digital download
Fever Dream
  • Released: March 25, 2022 [14]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download, LP
Heartbeat Highway
  • Released: November 10, 2023 [19]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleDetails
Up All Night
  • Released: September 1, 2014 [20]
  • Label: Personal
  • Formats: Digital download
In a Heartbeat
  • Released: July 13, 2018 [21]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Covers by Cannons
  • Released: April 30, 2021 [22]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
AAA

[23]
US
Alt.

[13]
US
Dance

[24]
CAN
Rock

[25]
"Spells" [26] 2015Non-album singles
"Down on Love" [27]
"Mood Ring" [28] 2016Night Drive
"High Off Love" [29]
"Backwards" [30] 2018In a Heartbeat
"Round and Round" [31]
"Fire for You" [32] 201921911Shadows
"Talk Talk" [34]
"Bad Dream" [35] 202124327Fever Dream
"Ruthless" [36]
"Purple Sun" [37] 2022
"Hurricane" [38]
"Loving You" [39] 202324221Heartbeat Highway
"Desire" [40]
"Bad Tattoo" [41]
"Crush" [42]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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