Sumerlin

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Sumerlin
Origin Wilmington, North Carolina
Genres
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsDream, Mosaic Artistry
MembersDan DiGiovanni
Logan Tudor
Chris Taylor
Joshua Mace

Sumerlin are an American Christian rock band from Wilmington, North Carolina. The band is currently composed of Dan DiGiovanni, Logan Tudor, Chris Taylor, and Joshua Mace. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

History

The band formed in 2009, however their first release was 2010's, Forfeit the Compass EP. [5] Two years later, the group released, Motives EP, through Mosaic Artistry. [6] Their first ever Billboard charting was for "Just a Dream" that reached No. 14 on the Christian Rock songs chart. [7] This EP would see the band chart "The Fallback", their second single, on the Christian Rock songs chart at a peak of No. 2. [8] Their debut studio album with Dream Records was released on February 4, 2014, Runaways. [9] [10] This debut album saw the band chart twice more on the Christian Rock songs chart with "Breaking Out" at No. 1 and "Heartbeat" at No. 6. [8] The group released the deluxe edition of this album on February 15, 2015, [11] [12] and its first single "Out of My Head" has currently reach a peak of No. 7 on the Christian Rock songs chart. [8]

Members

Discography

Albums
EPs
Singles
YearSingleChart Positions
US
Chr Rock

[8]
2013"Just a Dream"14
"The Fallback"2
2014"Breaking Out"1
"Heartbeat"6
2015"Out of My Head"1

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