Chin Up Chin Up 4730484 224986232 2008-07-11T09:24:03Z Mild Bill Hiccup 5202324 /* History */ copyedit {{Infobox musical artist | Name = Chin Up Chin Up | Img = Chin_Up_Chin_Up.jpg | Img_capt = Left to right: Jeremy Bolen, Nathan Snydacker, Chris Dye, Greg Sharp | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|USA]] | Genre = [[Indie pop]] | Years_active = 2001–present | Label = [[Flameshovel Records]]<br>[[Suicide Squeeze Records]] | URL = [http://www.chinupchinup.com/ Official website] | Current_members = [[Jeremy Bolen]]<br />[[Nathan Snydacker]]<br>[[Greg Sharp]]<br>[[Chris Dye]]<br>[[Jesse Woghin]] | Past_members = Chris Saathoff }} '''Chin Up Chin Up''' is an [[indie pop]] band formed in 2001 by Jeremy Bolen and Nathan Snydacker in their hometown of [[Chicago]]. The lineup was rounded off by Chris Saathoff and Chris Dye. The band later added Greg Sharp. ==Members== Jeremy Bolen, formerly part of the band Punjab, plays guitar, along with Nathan Snydacker, who used to sing and play bass for Nymb. Chris Saathoff played bass, shoes now filled by Jesse Woghin of The Narrator. Chris Dye plays [[drums]]. Greg Sharp plays the [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]. Their album was recorded by John Congleton. ==History== Immediately after forming, the band spent eight months recording their [[self-titled]] [[EP]]. After positive local reviews, the band toured with a variety of bands, including: [[Appleseed Cast]], the Mercury Program, [[Pedro the Lion]], the [[American Analog Set]], [[Broken Social Scene]], [[Smog]], [[Minus the Bear]], and [[Pinback]]. Soon after, the band began to record their debut album, ''[[We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers]]'', with [[John Congleton]]. Late at night on February 14, 2004, Chris Saathoff was killed in a [[Hit and run (vehicular)|hit and run]] accident as he was leaving a Ponys show at a local bar, the Empty Bottle, with his girlfriend. After their benefit shows in honor of their friend, Chin Up Chin Up regrouped to finish recording their album, ''We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers'', in which some of the bass lines Chris Saathoff had previously recorded while composing the album were used where possible. The album was released in [[2004]] on [[Flameshovel Records]]. Chin Up Chin Up released ''[[This Harness Can't Ride Anything]]'' on [[October 10]], [[2006]]. They released it on [[Suicide Squeeze]], a [[Seattle]]-based indie rock record label. During most of 2007 Chin Up Chin Up promoted their new album ''This Harness Can't Ride Anything'' by performing many shows. Also for the first time they set foot outside North America to tour through Europe. Late 2007, after their last tour through the west of the USA, they decided that they needed a break. In 2008 Chin Up Chin Up kept very quiet, feeding rumours they had broken up. But in June 2008 they denied this. On their official site it was stated that the five of them "have just taken some time off to work on other things in their lives". ==Discography== * ''[[Chin Up Chin Up (album)|Chin Up Chin Up]]'' &ndash; ([[May 15]], [[2002]]; Re-released w/ Bonus Tracks [[July 26]], [[2005]]) * ''[[We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers]]'' &ndash; ([[October 13]], [[2004]]) * ''[[This Harness Can't Ride Anything]]'' &ndash; ([[October 10]], [[2006]]) ==External links== *[http://www.chinupchinup.com/ ChinUpChinUp.com]: The official Chin Up Chin Up website, with band information, samples, and photos. *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:sqkxiklsbb69 All Music Guide]: Biographical and discography information about the band. *[http://woxy.lala.com/music/loungeacts/index.php?id=132 Chin Up Chin Up live on WOXY.com, November 7, 2006] [[Category:Chicago musical groups]] [[Category:American indie rock groups]]