We Are the In Crowd

We Are the In Crowd
We Are the In Crowd at a signing in Philadelphia
Background information
Also known as	The In Crowd (2009)
Origin	Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock pop punk
Years active	2009–2016, 2019–present
Labels	Hopeless
Members	Taylor Jardine Jordan Eckes Mike Ferri Rob Chianelli Cameron Hurley

We Are the In Crowd is an American rock band from Poughkeepsie, New York, formed in 2009. It consists of Taylor Jardine, Jordan Eckes, Mike Ferri, Rob Chianelli, and Cameron Hurley. ^[1] They released their debut EP, Guaranteed to Disagree , in 2010, and followed it up with their first full-length album, Best Intentions , in 2011. Their second full-length album, Weird Kids , was released in 2014. The band announced a hiatus in February 2016. ^[2] They have since performed at Slam Dunk Festival 2021, ^{[3] [4]} and When We Were Young Festival in 2024. ^[5]

History

The band was formed in 2006. ^[6]

In April 2009, We Are the In Crowd's Myspace page was hacked. The hacker was an ex-member of the band and deleted all of their friends and music. ^[7] The news attracted the attention of someone at Hopeless Records who contacted the band shortly after.^{[ citation needed ]} Jardine made a video on YouTube announcing the hack.

On November 10, 2009, the group announced their signing with Hopeless Records as "The In Crowd" and released their first single "For the Win" on iTunes. The band changed their name to "We Are the In Crowd" due to trademark issues with a reggae band from the seventies who were also called "The In Crowd". ^[8]

In February 2010, We Are the In Crowd recorded their debut Hopeless Records EP with producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount (All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Jimmy Eat World, Cartel). The EP, titled Guaranteed To Disagree , was released on June 8, 2010. ^[9]

We Are the In Crowd entered the studio in early May 2011 to begin recording their full-length debut. ^[10] On August 3, 2011, it was announced the album would be titled Best Intentions , with a release date of October 4. It debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at No. 122. The band toured with acts such as All Time Low and Mayday Parade, and have appeared at Warped Tour in 2010 and 2012, and festivals such as Leeds. In 2013, the band toured around much of the world, including the UK.

WATIC at Bamboozle 2011

The band announced via a Fuse video interview that they would be recording material for a new album. On August 20, 2013, they released their new single "Attention".

On the December 3, 2013, We Are the In Crowd announced that they would be releasing a new album entitled Weird Kids , set for release on the February 18, 2014. They also announced a UK tour in late January followed by a US tour. The second single from the album, "The Best Thing (That Never Happened)", was released on Spotify that same day, and due to the "overwhelming response" they released it on iTunes the same day, a few days early.

In August 2014 the band were announced as the support acts for British rock band Don Broco during their Kerrang! tour in February 2015. ^[11]

In February 2015, Taylor Jardine made a video announcement confirming that the band would soon begin writing and recording their third full-length album. ^[12]

On May 4, 2015, band members Mike Ferri, Cameron Hurley and Taylor Jardine all tweeted that the third full-length has been finished. ^[13]

On February 10, 2016, Taylor Jardine announced the band were going on hiatus. ^[14] During this hiatus, Jardine began performing under the name 'Sainte', with Cameron Hurley, Mike Ferri, and Rob Chianelli involved creatively. ^[15] Under this moniker, Jardine released the album "Smile, and Wave" in 2017, ^[16] and the EP "Bad Summer" in 2019. ^[17] As of 2024, the website for Sainte is no longer active, and the Instagram username redirects to an unrelated account.

On October 21, 2019, the band tweeted a graphic image of themselves dressed up as cowboys riding a horse, hinting at a potential reunion in the near future. ^[18] Two days later, that reunion was officially confirmed when it was announced that they would be playing at Slam Dunk Fest in the UK in 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic hit and Slam Dunk Fest had to be pushed back to September 2021. ^{[19] [20]}

On November 16, 2023, the band shared that they would be performing at When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to their own caption, this would mark their "first time on American soil since 2015". ^[21]

Band members

• Taylor Jardine – lead vocals, keyboards, violin
• Jordan Eckes – co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Cameron Hurley – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Ferri – bass
• Rob Chianelli – drums

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top Heatseekers	Independent Albums
2011	Best Intentions Released October 4, 2011 Label: Hopeless Records	122	2	20
2014	Weird Kids Released February 18, 2014 Label: Hopeless Records	29	–	5

EPs

• Guaranteed to Disagree (2010)

Singles

Year	Title
2009	"This Isn't Rocket Surgery"
	"Easy"
	"For the Win"
	"Never Be What You Want"
2010	"Both Sides of the Story"
	"Lights Out"
2011	"Rumor Mill"
	"On Your Own"
	"Kiss Me Again (ft. Alex Gaskarth)"
	"Exits and Entrances"
2013	"Attention"
	"The Best Thing (That Never Happened)"
2014	"Long Live The Kids"
	"Windows In Heaven"
	"Manners"

Music videos

Year	Title
2010	"This Isn't Rocket Surgery"
	"For the Win"
	"Never Be What You Want"
	"Both Sides of the Story"
2011	"Rumor Mill"
	"Kiss Me Again" (featuring Alex Gaskarth)
	"On Your Own"
2012	"Exits and Entrances"
2013
	"Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades"
	"The Best Thing (That Never Happened)"
	"Manners"

Tours

Tour name	Other bands	Continent/country	Participating from – to
Vans Warped Tour	Skull Candy Stage w/ Breathe Electric, Confide, In Fear and Faith Of Mice and Men	North America	June 25 – August 15, 2010
Hey Monday Fall Tour	Hey Monday, Cartel, The Ready Set, This Century	North America	October 20 – November 27, 2010
The Glamour Kills Tour 2011	The Ready Set, Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Fiction, Marianas Trench	North America	February 23 – April 9, 2011
Spring Break Your Heart Tour	Forever the Sickest Kids, Breathe Carolina, This Century, Before Their Eyes, Tonight Alive	North America	April 12–28, 2011
The Bamboozle 2011	Jumbo Stage w/ State Radio, Anberlin, Tokyo Police Club, Thrice, Circa Survive, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday	North America	April 29 – May 2, 2011
Mayday Parade UK Tour 2011	Mayday Parade, A Rocket to the Moon, Blitz Kids	United Kingdom	May 16 – June 1, 2011
Slam Dunk Festival 2011	Atticus Stage w/ The Dangerous Summer, A Rocket to the Moon, Not Advised, Versa Emerge, Francesqa, Framing Hanley, Mayday Parade, 3OH!3	United Kingdom	May 19–20, 2011
Gimme Summer Ya Love Tour	All Time Low, The Starting Line, Mayday Parade, Brighter, The Cab, Cartel	North America	July 28 – August 27, 2011
Counter Revolution 2011	Annex Stage w/ We Are the Ocean, Terrible Things, Go Radio, Make Do and Mend	Australia	September 24 – October 3, 2011
The Noise Tour 2011	Mayday Parade, You Me at Six, There for Tomorrow, The Make	North America	October 13 – November 19, 2011
Dirty Work UK Tour	All Time Low, The Maine	United Kingdom	January 12 – February 5, 2012
I Like Tourtles Tour	Every Avenue, Plug in Stereo, Simple As Surgery, The Audition	North America	February 14 – March 25, 2012
Southeast Asia Tour		Southeast Asia	April 3–5, 2012
Dude Where's My Country Tour	The Summer Set, Super Prime	Europe	April 11–26, 2012
Vans Warped Tour	Tilly's Stage w/ A Loss for Words, Bayside, Lostprophets, Machine Gun Kelly, Man Overboard, Senses Fail, Vanna	North America	June 16 – August 5, 2012
All Time Low UK Tour	All Time Low	United Kingdom	August 20–23, 2012
Reading and Leeds	Festival Republic Stage w/ Blood or Whiskey, The Minutes, Theme Park, Citizens!, The Knux, Oberhofer, Don Broco, Jake Bugg, Dog Is Dead, Lower Than Atlantis, Young Guns, Feeder, Bassnectar	United Kingdom	August 24–26, 2012
NoCapricho Festival	We the Kings, Before You Exit	Brazil	September 28, 2012
Vans' Off the Wall Music Nights	Young Guns, Marmozets, Your Demise	United Kingdom	October 8–17, 2012
Southern Air Tour	Yellowcard, The Wonder Years, Sandlot Heroes	North America	November 2 – December 2, 2012
Mayday Parade Australian Tour	Mayday Parade, Heroes for Hire	Australia	December 7–9, 2012
Wake Up and Be Awesome Tour	The Summer Set, Go Radio, For The Foxes	North America	February 21 – March 28, 2013
Co-Headline w/ Never Shout Never Tour	Never Shout Never	Europe	April 16 – May 10, 2013
Circuit Fest	Mayday Parade, Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Fiction, Before You Exit, Yellowcard, A+ Dropouts, This Century, and Megan Nicole	Philippines	May 25, 2013
Beyond the Blue Tour	Hit the Lights, Set it Off, Divided by Friday	Japan	June 2–8, 2013
Reading and Leeds	Main Stage w/ Bury Tomorrow, Hadouken!, Don Broco, Editors, The Lumineers, Fall Out Boy, Nine Inch Nails, Biffy Clyro	United Kingdom	August 23–25, 2013
New Found Glory European Tour	New Found Glory	Europe	August 26–29, 2013
Reunion Tour UK	Neck Deep, Save Your Breath	United Kingdom	January 27 – February 10, 2014
Reunion Tour US	William Becket, Set it Off, State Champs, Candy Hearts	North America	February 21 – April 4, 2014
So Devastating, It's Unnatural Tour	Mayday Parade, Transit, Divided by Friday	North America	April 30 – May 11, 2014
Slam Dunk Festival 2014	Main Stage w/ Blitz Kids, Canterbury, The Skints, We the Kings, Motion City Soundtrack, Mallory Knox, The All-American Rejects	United Kingdom	May 23–27, 2014
Vans Warped Tour	Warheads Stage w/ Anberlin, Bad Rabbits, Cute Is What We Aim For, The Maine, The Protomen, The Ready Set, Saves the Day, This Wild Life	North America	June 13 – August 3, 2014
Bazooka Rocks III	Main Stage w/ You Me at Six, The Summer Set, Echosmith, Coldrain	Philippines	August 31, 2014
Glamour Kills Tour 2014	New Found Glory, Fireworks, Candy Hearts, Red City Radio, Better Off	North America	October 3 – November 4, 2014
A Very Non-Denominational Holiday Tour		North America	December 16–21, 2014
Kerrang Tour 2015	Don Broco, Bury Tomorrow, Beartooth	United Kingdom	February 6–20, 2015

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