Hey Monday

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Hey Monday
Hey Monday supporting Fall out Boy in March 2009.jpg
Hey Monday performing in April 2009
Background information
Origin West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Years active2008–2011, 2019, 2024–present [1]
Labels Decaydance, Columbia
Members
Past members
  • Mike Gentile
  • Michael "Jersey" Moriarty
  • Elliot James
  • Patrick McKenzie
  • Chris Gentile
Website heymondaymusic.com

Hey Monday is an American rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, formed in 2008. They released their debut album Hold On Tight in 2008, which produced the singles "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now". The album was followed up with their 2010 EP Beneath It All , which achieved moderate commercial success, and the Candles EP in 2011. Their most recent release, The Christmas EP, was released on December 6, 2011. Cassadee Pope has since released three studio albums as a solo artist and became the first female winner of The Voice.

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History

Formation and Hold On Tight (2008–2009)

Hey Monday was formed in March 2008 after Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile's former band Blake broke up. Pope and Gentile wanted to continue playing music and began holding auditions for a new band around their local Florida music scene. Pope and Gentile quickly joined forces with drummer Elliot James who then recruited rhythm guitarist Alex Lipshaw. Soon afterward they enlisted bassist Michael "Jersey" Moriarty and Hey Monday was formed. They were discovered when Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz heard one of their demos while he was in the Crush Management office. Wentz wanted to sign them to his label, Decaydance, but Columbia Records was also interested so the band ended up signing a joint deal with both labels. They recorded their debut album, Hold On Tight , throughout mid-2008 and it released on October 7 to very minor commercial success; it charted on Billboard Heatseekers albums. Soon after they began extensive touring with the Academy Is..., We the Kings, the Cab, This Providence, A Rocket to the Moon, VersaEmerge and Cash Cash. The following year they supported Fall Out Boy on both their major U.S. and international tours. Their popularity grew and the band went on their first headlining tour with This Providence, The Friday Night Boys, Stereo Skyline, and the Bigger Lights as support. They also headlined a few dates in Europe. In late-2009 they supported All Time Low on the Glamour Kills Tour.

Departure of Elliot James

Following the band's headlining tour in the UK, James left the band. [2] He went on tour performing with the group the Scene Aesthetic and reformed his former band Easton. [3] At the beginning of 2012 Easton evolved into a new band, Break Blossom, [4] which released a six-track EP, Last Night of Your Life, in May 2012, but the band split up six months later. James later launched a solo career, firstly releasing two singles in 2015 under the alias Baallet. [5] Since 2016 he has released music under his own name, beginning with the EPs Soft Dreams Osaka (2016) and Favourite (2017). His debut solo album Always Lately was released in August 2019. [6]

Beneath It All (2010)

Hey Monday performing at Warped Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina in July 2010 Hey Monday performing in 2010.JPG
Hey Monday performing at Warped Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina in July 2010

Hey Monday spent the beginning of 2010 finishing the writing and recording of Beneath It All , which was originally going to be their second full-length studio album. After the writing and recording process, they went on the 2010 Alternative Press Tour with The Summer Set, Every Avenue, The Cab and NeverShoutNever. The band also played Bamboozle's Main Stage on Sunday, May 2. Hey Monday then played the entire Warped Tour 2010 on the Altec Lansing stage. The band performed two songs from Beneath It All on Jimmy Kimmel live on September 22, 2010, the lead single "I Don't Wanna Dance" and "Wish You Were Here". Although Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile were the only official members of the band at the performance the fill-in musicians wore shirts with the absent band member's pictures on them. Hey Monday appeared in the fourth episode of the TV series Hellcats, called "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother".

Departure of Michael "Jersey" Moriarty

In 2010 following the band's performance at Warped Tour, the group announced that Jersey would be leaving the band. Mike Gentile's brother Chris then joined the band as bassist. Jersey is now doing a solo project and has released an EP named Oh Boy Here We Go.

Christmas EP and hiatus (2011–2018)

On February 8, 2011, Hey Monday re-released their second EP, Candles , digitally and a music video for "Candles" on March 9. "Candles" was used for a duet on Glee's episode Original Song done by Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson for a Regionals performance. In the spring of 2011, Hey Monday toured with All Time Low, Yellowcard, and The Summer Set on The Dirty Work Tour. In May 2011, Hey Monday played in Indonesia and went on a South American tour with Nevershoutnever that following August. In the fall of 2011, Hey Monday departed from the record labels Decaydance and Columbia. The band self-released The Christmas EP digitally on December 6, 2011, to iTunes and other digital outlets; it peaked in the top 10 of iTunes's Albums. On December 16 the band announced they were going on a hiatus. [7] [8] Pope went on to win the third season of NBC's The Voice. [9] Mike and Chris Gentile also moved on to form Rescue Kid alongside Armando and Eddie.

Homecoming show (2019)

On November 25, 2019, after an eight-year hiatus, Pope, Gentile and Lipshaw played an entire set as part of the “Hey, it’s Monday” Nashville pop-punk show. [10]

When We Were Young Festival (2024)

On November 15, 2023, vocalist Cassadee Pope announced that Hey Monday, in their original line-up, will play their album Hold On Tight in full at the When We Were Young Festival on October 19, 2024. [11] However, the week of the When We Were Young Festival, Pope shared an Instagram story showcasing she and Alex Lipshaw would be playing the festival with a group of backing musicians instead of the original lineup. Hey Monday was also announced to be playing on the Emo's Not Dead Cruise in 2025.

Musical style

Hey Monday has been described as pop-punk, [12] [13] emo pop [13] [14] pop rock, [13] and power pop. [15]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWinner/NomineeResult
2010LA Rock AwardsBiggest Buzznet Buzz BandHey MondayNominated
2010 Alternative Press Band of the YearHey MondayNominated

Band members

Current members

Former members

Live members

Timeline

Hey Monday

Discography

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