Every Avenue is an American pop-punk band from Marysville, Michigan, formed in 2003. The group's most prevalent line-up consisted of David Ryan Strauchman (lead vocals, piano), Joshua Randall Withenshaw (lead guitar), James Francis Deeghan (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Franklin Black (bass, backing vocals) and Michael Joseph Govaere (drums, percussion). The band is signed to Fearless Records and released their debut album, Shh, Just Go with it in 2008. It was followed up by their second album, Picture Perfect, in 2009, which reached no. 136 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2011, the band's third and latest album, Bad Habits, was released, peaking at no. 63 on the Billboard 200 – the band's highest chart position. Every Avenue has toured with bands such as Boys Like Girls; Mayday Parade, The Maine, and All Time Low on the latter's The Compromising of Integrity, Morality and Principles in Exchange for Money Tour; and have also been a part of the Vans Warped Tour. As of 2023, Strauchman is the sole member of Every Avenue.
Every Avenue | |
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 Every Avenue playing in Atlanta, Georgia at The Masquerade in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Marysville, Michigan |
| Genres | Pop-punk · power pop · alternative rock |
| Years active | 2003–2012 (hiatus), 2018,[1] 2023-present |
| Labels | Fearless |
| Members | David Strauchman |
| Past members | Joshua Withenshaw Cameron Grestiner Jason Letkiewicz Michael Govaere James Deeghan Matthew Black Dennis Wilson |
History
editFormation and early years (2003–2008)
editEvery Avenue formed in Marysville, Michigan in 2003.[2] Early on, they changed lead singers and the former lead singer James Beesley later became the group's tour manager.[3]
They self-released two EPs in 2004 and 2006 before signing to Fearless Records in 2007 and releasing an EP in the summer of that year. Just before signing, guitarist Jason Letkiewicz left the band when he got a film making scholarship. Jimmie Deeghan replaced him and quickly became a principal songwriter.
Shh, Just Go with it (2008)
editIn February 2008, their first full-length album, Shh, Just Go with it, was released and hit No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.[4] They then began touring nationally with bands such as Hit the Lights, Farewell, Mayday Parade, All Time Low, and The Maine. They also appeared on the Vans Warped Tour in 2008.
"Where Were You?" not only received play on Yahoo! Radio and AOL Radio, but was also featured on MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet and received more than 150,000 downloads on Mark Hoppus' "Hi My Name is Mark" blog on iTunes.
"One More Song" was featured on MTV's The Real World: Hollywood (in the episode "Mexi-Loco"),[5][better source needed] as well as on MTV's The Island. Their video for their song "Think of You Later (Empty Room)" was released in November 2008.
Picture Perfect (2009–2010)
editOn April 11, 2009, it was announced that the band was in the studio recording their second album with producer Mitch Allan as well as Mike Green.[6] A few days later on April 14, Govaere announced he would be leaving the band to move forward with his recording studio, Downbeat Studio.[7]
The band's second album, Picture Perfect, was released November 3, 2009 on Fearless Records. The first single from the album, "Tell Me I'm a Wreck", was uploaded to Every Avenue's Myspace on October 9, 2009. It was also made available for download on the iTunes Store and for free listening on Spotify. Its music video was released online on August 12, 2009. The song "Picture Perfect" was featured in a montage during CBS's coverage of the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game on April 6, 2010. The group also appeared on the Alternative Press tour in 2010.
Every Avenue was featured on Punk Goes Classic Rock (the 9th installment to the Punk Goes... series), doing their rendition of the Eddie Money song "Take Me Home Tonight" featuring Juliet Simms from Automatic Loveletter. The album was released on April 27, 2010.
UK Tours
editEvery Avenue made their first trip to the UK in January 2009, being the opening support for Boys Like Girls – alongside Metro Station. During the summer, the band toured with Philadelphia's Valencia.[8] In January 2012, it was announced that they would be returning to the UK the co-headline with We Are the in Crowd on their UK tour in April, alongside The Summer Set. It was later announced a few weeks before tour was due to start that Every Avenue would not be on this tour due to an illness.
Bad Habits (2011)
editOn March 23, the band tweeted that they had officially entered their studio in order to record their third full-length album and on April 29 officially announced its completion. The band's third full-length album, Bad Habits, was released in summer 2011. On June 3, 2011, the band announced that Bad Habits would be released on August 2 through Fearless Records. The first single set to spawned from Bad Habits is 'Whatever Happened to You' which was released via Every Avenue's Facebook page on June 20, 2011.[9]
The band appeared on the 2011 Warped Tour and toured as a supporting act for Yellowcard with labelmate Go Radio in the fall of 2011.
Last tour and hiatus
editOn October 24, 2012, Every Avenue announced that its upcoming tour will be their last. Frontman David Strauchman said, "As we have always said, this is see you later. We're not into goodbyes. We are not breaking up and are not on bad terms. We have all reached a new chapter in our lives and we are excited about exploring new possibilities."[10]
Reunion (2018)
editOn October 1, 2018, the band announced a reunion, with two shows to take place at the end of the year in Detroit and Chicago.[citation needed]
A Light in the Dark Tour (2023)
editIn the year 2023, the band began a tour, with 20+ shows to take place around the United States.[citation needed][11]
Members
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- Timeline
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| US [12] |
US Alt. [13] |
US Heat [14] |
US Indie [15] |
US Rock [16] | |||||||
| Shh, Just Go with It | — | — | 27 | — | — | ||||||
| Picture Perfect |
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136 | — | 2 | 20 | — | |||||
| Bad Habits |
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63 | 10 | — | 8 | 14 | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Every Avenue |
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| This is Why We Don't Have Nice Things |
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| Ah |
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Compilations
edit| Title | Details |
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| Every Avenue |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Where Were You" | 2008 | Shh, Just Go With It |
| "Think of You Later (Empty Room)" | ||
| "Tell Me I'm a Wreck" | 2009 | Picture Perfect |
| "For Always, Forever" | ||
| "Picture Perfect" | ||
| "Saying Goodbye" | ||
| "Fall Apart" | 2011 | Bad Habits |
| "No One But You" | ||
| "Tie Me Down" | ||
| "Someday, Somehow" | ||
| "Watch the World" | 2012 |
References
edit- ^ "Every Avenue announce return with two reunion shows". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Every Avenue at Allmusic
- ^ Interview Archived December 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, MotionCity.
- ^ Chart Positions, Allmusic.com
- ^ "Real World: Hollywood - Ep. 12 - Mexi-Loco - MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Every Avenue Recording With Mitch Allan". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Message - AbsolutePunk.net". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ Ambrose, Anthony. "inTuneMusic Online: Every Avenue / Valencia @ NYC 7/1". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
- ^ "Every Avenue Has Bad Habits". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Every Avenue Announce Breakup Plans; Reveal Dates For "Last Call" Tour". Under the Gun Review. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Every Avenue on Instagram: "Hey y'all! Some of you have been asking so here is the list of the rest of the dates and venues for this tour! Can't wait to see y'all there!"".
- ^ "Every Avenue – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Every Avenue – Chart History: Alternative Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Every Avenue – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Every Avenue – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Every Avenue – Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2024.