Straylight Run 967761 224261010 2008-07-08T01:25:05Z Darknus823 722542 {{Infobox musical artist | Name = Straylight Run | Img = STRAYLIGHTRUNBAND.jpg | Img_capt = <center>Straylight Run 2007 from left to right</center> <center>John, Shaun, Will, Michelle</center> | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Long Island]], [[New York]] | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]<br>[[Pop music|Pop]]<br>[[Indie Rock]] | Years_active = 2004&ndash;present | Label = [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]/[[Republic Records|Republic]]<br>[[Victory Records|Victory]] | Associated_acts = [[Taking Back Sunday]]<br>[[Breaking Pangaea]] | URL = [http://www.straylightrun.com/ Official website] | Current_members = [[John Nolan]]<br />Shaun Cooper<br />[[Will Noon]]<br /> | Past_members = [[Michelle DaRosa]] }} '''Straylight Run''' is an [[indie rock]] [[Band (music)|band]] based in [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin]], [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], [[Long Island]], [[New York]]. They are currently unsigned after being dropped from [[Republic Records|Universal Republic Records East]]. Their latest release is the full-length album entitled ''[[The Needles The Space]]''. == Biography == When he was still a member of [[Taking Back Sunday]], [[John Nolan]] wrote several songs that he didn't feel would go well with the band. After their departure, John and [[Shaun Cooper]] recorded several demos with Taking Back Sunday drummer [[Mark O'Connell]]. The band began to take its present form when drummer [[Will Noon]] was invited to join after his former band, [[Breaking Pangaea]], broke up. Breaking Pangaea's former lead singer was [[Fred Mascherino]], who later took Nolan's place in [[Taking Back Sunday]]. Shortly thereafter, John's sister, [[Michelle DaRosa]], joined Straylight Run. <ref>[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Straylight-Run-Biography/19C57C075595760348256D99000CFB35 Biography]</ref> The band gained popularity after posting six demo songs for free [[download]] on their official site. By September of that year, they were playing to sold-out crowds in various cities in the Northeastern [[United States]]. Due to John's and Shaun's involvement in their previous band they were bound by contract to release an album under [[Victory Records]]. They began to record their first album in April 2004 and released their self-titled debut album ''[[Straylight Run (album)|Straylight Run]]'' on [[October 12]], [[2004]] after a one-month postponement. The album sold over 11,000 copies in the first [[week]], and made the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Top 100 Albums list. On [[October 4]], [[2005]] the band released their second record in the form of the ''[[Prepare To Be Wrong EP]]''. The CD comprised of 2 old demos ("A Slow Descent" from the bands original demo, and "It Never Gets Easier" a demo from the sessions for their first CD ''Straylight Run'', although it was then known as "Costello"), a cover of [[Bob Dylan]]'s "With God On Our Side" and 3 new songs. The CD ended their contract with [[Victory Records]]. Plans for a live DVD were in the works but were shelved. The band's name was taken from a section in [[William Gibson]]'s book ''[[Neuromancer]]''. On [[June 19]], [[2007]] the band released their second album, ''[[The Needles The Space]]'', under Universal Records. On [[December 8]], [[2007]] the band was dropped from Universal Records The band toured in support of [[Bayside (band)|Bayside]] in February and early March, 2008. The band toured in support of [[The Used]] on the inaugural Get a Life Tour from March 31 thru May 11, 2008.<ref>[http://www.degy.com/rockstargetalifetour/ Upcoming 'Get A Life' Tour]</ref> On [[June 3]], [[2008]] Michelle DaRosa announced that she would be leaving Straylight Run to pursue a solo career. In her Myspace message, she left the door open to rejoining the band at some future time. On [[June 10]],[[2008]] the band entered the studio for pre-production on their next CD. ==Discography== ===Albums=== *''[[Straylight Run (album)|Straylight Run]]'' ([[2004]])<br />[[Victory Records]] *''[[The Needles the Space]]'' ([[2007]])<br />[[Universal Republic]] ===Demos=== ''Demo'' ([[2003]])<br /> # "It’s Everybody’s Fault But Mine" # "Existentialism on Prom Night" # "A Slow Descent" # "It’s For The Best" # "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making" # "The Tension and the Terror" ===EPs=== ''Prepare to Be Wrong'' ([[2005]])<br />[[Victory Records]]<br/> # "I Don't Want This Anymore" - 3:43 # "It Never Gets Easier" - 4:09 # "Later That Year" - 4:16 # "A Slow Descent" - 5:12 # "Hands in the Sky (Big Shot)" - 5:42 # "With God on Our Side" - 6:19 ===Singles=== * 2004 "Existentialism On Prom Night" * 2005 "Hands In The Sky (Big Shot)" * 2007 "Soon We'll Be Living In The Future" * 2007 "Still Alone" ===Videos=== * 2004 "Existentialism On Prom Night" * 2005 "Hands In The Sky (Big Shot)" * 2007 "Buttoned Down" (Video Only - No Single, Included on Enhanced CD of ''[[The Needles, The Space]]'') * 2007 "Soon We'll Be Living In The Future" * 2007 "How Do I Fix My Head" (Video Only - No Single, Included on Enhanced CD of ''[[The Needles, The Space]]'') * 2007 "The Miracle That Never Came" (Video Only - No Single, released on [[YouTube]]) ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.straylightrun.com Official website] *[http://www.victoryrecords.com/BandPage.asp?ArtistID=1027 Victory Records artist page] {{DEFAULTSORT:Straylight Run}} [[Category:American indie rock groups]] [[Category:2000s music groups]] [[Category:Alternative musical groups]] [[Category:Long Island musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2003]] [[de:Straylight Run]] [[nl:Straylight Run]] {{Straylight Run}}