Archers Rise

Archers Rise

The active members as of their debut release
Background information
Origin Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Genres Christian rock, experimental rock
Years active 2009-present
Labels Save the City, Independent
Associated acts Falling Up, In Pursuit Of
Website archersrise.com
Members Tom Cox
Jeremiah Wilson
Matthew Flood
Lee Edward
Past members Ben Kermoyan
Marshall Thompson
Luke Buchanan
Steven Tallman

Archers Rise is an American Christian rock band from Corvallis, Oregon. The band was formed in 2009 as Becoming an Archer[1] by lead singer Tom Cox, a former guitarist of Falling Up, and guitarist Luke Buchanan. Archers Rise self-released a single in 2010, and released their self-titled debut EP in 2012. In 2013 the band successfully raised funds via a KickStarter campaign to record another album, Jupiter Bound, which was released in 2014.[2]

History

Archers Rise, initially known as "Becoming an Archer", originally began as a side-project started by Tom Cox, following his departure as one of Falling Up's guitarists in 2005. At its beginning, the band consisted of Cox, Ben Kermoyan, Marshall Thompson, and Steven Tallman. This lineup changed considerably between 2009 and 2012, with Cox being the only consistent member. Archers Rise self-produced and released their first single, entitled "Be Alive" via Amazon.com in early 2010.[3] After releasing the single, Jeremiah Wilson and Lee Edward were added as more permanent additions to the band's lineup, playing drums and bass, respectively. Keyboardist Matthew Flood joined a few months later, and Cox began writing new material for the band's first release, which would later become their self-titled EP.[4]

It was announced on April 21, 2011 that the group was in the studio working on a six-track EP which was initially planned to be released in the Fall of 2011.[5] As promotion, the band released two demos, "Sweet Ghost" and "Ceilings" on their PureVolume page.[6] Guitarist Luke Buchanan was married while work was being done on the new album and departed from the band. The band decided to rebrand themselves as "Archers Rise, and recorded their self-titled project throughout 2011. The Archers Rise EP was released on January 30, 2012,[7] and was produced by Jessy Ribordy of Falling Up, and engineered by Kelsey Smith.[8] The band toured for the remainder of 2012, and well into 2013, mostly on the west coast, in order to promote their release.

Jupiter Bound

In June, 2013, Archers Rise announced that they were getting ready for a new release, entitled "Jupiter Bound." In order to fund the album, they used KickStarter, where they successfully met their funding goal on July 10, 2013. Several well-known individuals offered their public support for the album's funding, including Mike Parker, the official sportscaster for the Oregon State University Beavers,[9] as well as Ian Nelson, pastor of Solid Rock Church of Portland, Oregon.[10] Immediately after meeting their goal, Archers Rise began working on the recording of the album. Jeff Schneeweis of Number One Gun produced Jupiter Bound.[11][12]

The album was released on June 3, 2014, with the official album release show held on June 5.[13] Jupiter Bound's lead single, "Sway With Me," was a featured song on WUFM's RadioU Buzztrack,[14] and reached #30 on Christian Rock radio according to Billboard.[15] The album's second single, Mirrors topped the charts at #4 on Christian Rock radio,[16] as well as #1 on ChrisianRock.net.[17] The album sold well and garnered a four-and-a-half star rating from Jesus Freak Hideout, with David Craft noting that "Jupiter Bound is constructing a new standard of quality within the indie rock scene."[18]

Discography

Title Date Label
Be Alive (single) February 9, 2010 Independent
Archers Rise EP January 30, 2012 Independent
Jupiter Bound June 3, 2014 Save the City Records

Singles

Title Album Year Christian Rock Charts
Sway With Me Jupiter Bound 2014 No. 30
Mirrors Jupiter Bound 2014 No. 4

Members

Former members

References

  1. ↑ New Release Tuesday. "Becoming an Archer". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ KickStarter. "Archers Rise: The Jupiter Bound". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Amazon.com. "Archers Rise: Be Alive". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ New Release Tuesday. "Archers Rise". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ "YouTube Page". Retrieved May 27, 2011. Becoming An Archer is in the studio working on a 6 track EP!
  6. ↑ Purevolume. "Becoming an Archer on PureVolume". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ Amazon.com. "Archers Rise". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ New Release Tuesday. "Archers Rise EP". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ YouTube. "Mike Parker supports the Archers Rise Debut Album". Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ YouTube. "Ian Nelson (pastor at Solid Rock) supports the Archers Rise kickstar". Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  11. ↑ KickStarter. "Archers Rise: The Jupiter Bound". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  12. ↑ YouTube. "Jeff Schneeweis supports Archers Rise". Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  13. ↑ KickStarter. "Archers Rise on Facebook". Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ RadioU. "Buzztrack: Archers Rise – "Sway With Me"". Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ BDSRadio Charts. "Christian Rock National Airplay". Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ BDSRadio Charts. "Christian Rock National Airplay". Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  17. ↑ ChristianRock.net. "ChristianRock.net Charts". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  18. ↑ Craft, David. "Jesus Freak Hideout Archers Rise Review". Retrieved Aug 19, 2014.

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