Wavorly

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Wavorly
Origin Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Genres Pop rock, alternative rock
Years active20012012, 2016-present
Labels Sony BMG/Flicker
MembersDave Stovall
Seth Farmer
Matt Lott
Ryan Coon
Past membersTeddy Boldt
Trey Hill
Dan Isbell
Jaime Hays
Website wavorly.bandcamp.com

Wavorly is an American rock band from Tupelo, Mississippi.

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History

Wavorly formed in 2001 under the name Freshmen 15 and independently released two albums under this name. [1] The group changed its name after signing to Flicker Records because they "didn't want to be thirty years old and be like, 'I'm in "Freshmen 15". I have three kids.'" [2] The name Wavorly comes from a haunted mansion in West Point, Mississippi. [2] Their major label debut, Conquering the Fear of Flight , was released on Flicker on June 12, 2007, and has lyrics significantly influenced by the writings of C. S. Lewis. [3] [4] [5] [6]

The band's single "Part One" received significant airplay on US Christian radio [7] and was heavily rotated on the Gospel Music Channel's Rock Block. Also, it had been confirmed that Wavorly was in the process of finishing their next album, which was slated for a 2011 release. Rob Graves, producer of Conquering the Fear of Flight and other bands such as RED and Pillar, was confirmed as producer. Former RED guitarist Jasen Rauch had also been confirmed as a co-producer. [8] Wavorly released an EP entitled "The EP" On November 11, 2011.

Wavorly broke up on December 21, 2012, and made the announcement via Facebook. [9]

Lead singer Dave Stovall joined forces with Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline in 2015.

Wavorly announced a reunion in 2017 via Facebook. [10]

Members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Freshmen 15
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References

  1. Wavorly at Jesus Freak Hideout. Accessed October 18, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Interview with Jesus Freak Hideout, April 24, 2007. Accessed October 18, 2007.
  3. Album Review, MusicFAITH. Accessed October 18, 2007. Archived July 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Album Review, CCM Patrol. Accessed October 18, 2007.
  5. Album Review, Christianity Today . Accessed October 18, 2007.
  6. Album Review, Crosswalk. Accessed October 18, 2007.
  7. Christian Rock charts. Radio and Records , week of October 19, 2007. Accessed October 18, 2007. Wavorly is No. 10.
  8. Video Blog, Youtube. Accessed November 26, 2010.
  9. Facebook, Facebook post announcing the end of Wavorly
  10. "Wavorly". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.