Faster Faster
| Faster Faster | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brunswick, Georgia |
| Genres |
Pop-Punk Rock Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2007–2009 |
| Labels | Oort Records |
| Associated acts | I Am Me, Fortified, The Winning Streak, Dora Maar, Saving Self, Forty Feet Away |
| Website | |
| Members |
Kyle Davis Randall Dowling Joey Poppell Steuart Wainright Aaron Thornton |
| Past members |
Trevor Aspinwall Christian Mosely Tyler McNeal |
History
Formation
The final line-up for Faster Faster was formed in July 2007, the five musicians teamed up to consist of the band that would soon become the official Faster Faster. Kyle (vocals), Randall (vocals/guitar), Ryan (guitar), Steuart (drums), and Joey (bass) were all previously members of other local bands in and around Brunswick, Georgia that were predominantly hard core groups but found a softer sound they felt was more fitting after leaving their grungy tunes behind. The band’s popularity skyrocketed after hundreds of listeners logged on to their Myspace profiles and gave each song a listen.
"Pillow Talk" & "Hopes & Dreams"
Producing a glimpse of their potential hit songs, Pillow talk 101 was released on a south Georgia label called Still Movement Records after several months of brainstorming and recording. Shortly thereafter, they paired up w/ Matt Vigliotti and Eccentric Energy Entertainment to manage the band and help with touring. Now after two years of playing live shows and critiquing their work, Faster Faster, with bigger dreams of success than ever, released their freshman, full-length, album Hopes and Dreams in August 2008 on Oort Records, a sub-label of Lobster Records.
After the release of their debut full-length CD, Faster Faster launched a nationwide tour, traveling outside the east coast to cities such as New York City, New York, Tallahassee, FL, and Chicago, Illinois. The band has seen the beginning of their dreams come true, touring with other up and coming bands from along the East Coast and opening for bands of notoriety in their genre such as Mayday Parade, School Boy Humor, and Farewell. They were also featured on AMP Magazine's 21 Young Guns of 2009 Compilation CD.
Unfinished second studio album
As of late 2008 Faster Faster began working on their second studio album. Around Christmas time they released a new song "You're Killing Me Smalls".[2] Three demos have surfaced since, via the website Absolute Punk[3] and the band's Myspace and purevolume pages. These demos are entitled "170 as Usual" "The Weekend" and "Word of Advice You're A Joke". At recent shows they have unleashed 3 or more other new songs including one named after a scene from the movie Step Brothers "The Catalina Wine Mixer".[4]
Break-Up
In September 2009 rumors began to spread of Faster Faster's demise. None of the reasons that the fans supplied have been confirmed. On September 22, 2009 they released a statement via Myspace that they were officially through with the band.[5]
Current Projects
Soon after the fall out of Faster Faster, Randall took control of the band's Myspace in order to launch his then solo project "I Am Me" releasing songs such as "The City", "Two Years", "Dog", and "The Way She Sees Me". Soon after the release of this project Randall put up a blog stating that Faster Faster's old drummer, Steuart Wainright, had been added to the lineup of I Am Me. A photoshoot had been done for the duo and some of the picture's were uploaded to Steuart's Facebook profile. Since then, the blog and pictures have been deleted.
In April 2010 At a show in Brunswick, Georgia after Randall played a set as I Am Me, Kyle made a guest appearance to finish the set with a cover of MGMT's "Electric Feel". After the song was finished a group consisting of Randall, Kyle, Trevor, Jet Turner, and Miles Teeters (old members of local Brunswick band Dora Maar) took the stage. Kyle stated "I'm not sure if there's a name for this yet, but we have a couple songs that we're going to play for you". They were later confirmed to be named Never Have I Ever and recorded four demos at Rock Studio in Brunswick.
On March 10, 2011, Dowling announced a new project called Solid Gold Thunder via Facebook involving almost all members of Faster Faster.
Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Release Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006[6] | Pillow Talk 101 | EP | |
| 2008 | Hopes & Dreams | Oort Records | Album |
| 2009 | 21 Young Guns Salute[7] | AMP Magazine | Compilation |
| No Release | Second Album | Album | |
Other releases
- From My TV Screen To Your Bedroom (Demo)[8] - Hopes & Dreams Demo
- Set The Stage - Hopes & Dreams b-side
- These Are The Days (Remix) - Hopes & Dreams b-side
- You're Killing Me Smalls - assorted b-side
- 170 As Usual (Demo) - New Album Demo
- The Weekend (Demo) - New Album Demo
- Word of Advice, You're A Joke (Demo) - New Album Demo
External links
References
- ↑ Matt Vigliotti of Eccentric Energy Entertainment
- ↑ "You're Killing Me Smalls". Youtube. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ "Faster Faster New Demos". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ "Catalina Wine Mixer". Myspace Video. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ "Faster Faster Is No More!". Myspace. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ↑ "Pillow Talk 101". Download Punk. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "21 Young Guns". Interpunk. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ "From My Tv Screen Demo (drum cover)". Youtube. Retrieved 2009-08-05.