Four Letter Lie was[citation needed] an American post-hardcore band from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States |
| Genres | Post-hardcore |
| Years active | 2004–2019 |
| Labels | Victory, Artery Recordings |
| Members | Brian Nagan Connor Kelly John Waltmann Timothy Java Anthony Jones |
| Past members | Kevin Skaff Dustin Montey Derek Smith[1] Louis Hamel Tai Wright |
History
editThe group formed in 2004 and quickly released an EP entitled Her Escape in May 2005. They followed the release with a heavy tour schedule, which included dates on the Warped Tour and Taste of Chaos tours.[2] The group won an online vote to open the Taste of Chaos date in St. Paul, Minnesota the next year, by which time the group had signed to Victory Records.[2]
The group's first record for Victory, Let Your Body Take Over, appeared in October 2006 and was a regional sales success,[3] although it received mixed reviews from press agencies.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
The group continued touring throughout 2007 and has since written a new album, What a Terrible Thing to Say, which was released on February 19, 2008. The album peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[11] In spring 2008, Four Letter Lie toured with A Skylit Drive, Oh, Sleeper, and Memphis May Fire and spent the summer touring with Dance Gavin Dance and A Static Lullaby. They then finished out 2008 with Pierce the Veil, Emarosa and Breathe Carolina.[12]
On March 30, 2009, the band posted a blog on their MySpace, announcing that Kevin had departed from the band and joined A Day to Remember in June. On July 4, 2009, the band announced via MySpace that their drummer, Derek[1] Smith, had left the band to pursue a rap career as a solo artist, MOD SUN, and that John Waltmann would be switching from bass to guitar.[13]
Band members
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Timeline
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Discography
edit- Studio albums
- Let Your Body Take Over (2006)
- What a Terrible Thing to Say (2008)
- A New Day (2009)
- Extended plays
- Her Escape (2005)
- This Scarecrow Needs a Flame (2005)
- Like Structures (2014)
References
edit- ^ a b Derek Smith. "Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Four Letter Lie at Allmusic.com
- ^ Billboard Heatseekers, West North Central, Week of November 18, 2006. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Review of Let Your Body Take Over. Geekburger.com, December 18, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Review of Let Your Body Take Over Archived January 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Albuquerque Tribune, December 8, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Review of Let Your Body Take Over. Pop Matters, February 21, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Review of Let Your Body Take Over. Paste Punk. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
- ^ Review of Let Your Body Take Over Archived September 3, 2012, at archive.today. Maelstrom.nu. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Review of Let Your Body Take Over Archived October 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. A Thousand Apologies, November 6, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Review of Let Your Body Take Over. Alternative Press, March 1, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic
- ^ "Pierce The Veil set for headlining trek with Four Letter Lie, Emarosa, Breathe Carolina". Altpress.com. September 1, 2008.
- ^ "Four Letter Lie | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Blogs.myspace.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2012.