Sun Club

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Sun Club
Genres rock, indie rock
Years active2015 (2015)-2017
Labels ATO Records
Members
  • Mikey Powers
  • Adam Shane
  • Devin McCord
  • Kory Albert Johnson
  • Shane Justice McCord
Website www.sunclubband.com

Sun Club was an American rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. They were signed to ATO Records. [1] [2]

Contents

History

Sun Club formed in 2015, releasing their debut full-length album on October 30 of that year, titled The Dongo Durango. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] In April 2017, Sun Club announced via Facebook that they were breaking up. [10]

Band members

Discography

Studio albums

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