Fever Fever (band)

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Fever Fever
Origin Columbus, Ohio
Genres Christian rock, alternative rock, indie rock, indie folk
Years active2005 (2005)–present
LabelsSlospeak
Website feverfeverband.com
MembersDrew Murfin
Wes Black
Andrew Bashaw
Zack Taylor

Fever Fever, is an American Christian music band. They come from Columbus, Ohio. The band started making music in 2005. Their membership is Drew Murfin, Wes Black, Andrew Bashaw, and Zack Taylor. The band released three extended plays while they were independent from a label; Fever Fever in 2008, Kingdom in 2012, and Native Color in 2013. They released an album, LoveQuest independently in 2009. Their first studio album, Aftermath was released by Slospeak Records, in 2014.

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Background

Fever Fever is an alternative indie band from Columbus, Ohio. [1] Their current members are lead vocalist and guitarist Drew Murfin, multi-instrumentalist Wes Black, bassist Andrew Bashaw, and drummer and background vocalist Zack Taylor. [1] [2] [3]

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2005, with their first release Fever Fever, an extended play, that was independently released in 2008. [2] Their second release, an album LoveQuest, was released independently the next year. [2] They released two more extended plays, Kingdom in 2012, [2] and Native Color in 2013. [4] Their first studio album, Aftermath , was released on September 16, 2014, from Slospeak Records. [5] [6] [7] They released two singles from this album to Christian rock radio stations, where Billboard magazine reports "Hypnotized" peaked at No. 7, [8] and their current single "Aftermath" has charted at No. 30. [9]

Members

Current members
Past members

Discography

Studio albums
Independent albums
Independent EPs
Singles
YearSingleChart Positions
US
Chr Rock
2015"Hypnotized"7 [8]
"Aftermath"30 [9]

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  8. 1 2 Search for "Hypnotized" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz
  9. 1 2 Search for "Aftermath" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz