SomeKindaWonderful
SomeKindaWonderful | |
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Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Genres | Alternative rock, neo soul |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels |
Downtown Vertigo/Capitol (non-USA) |
Website |
somekindawonderful |
Members |
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SomeKindaWonderful is an American rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, consisting of Jordy Towers (vocals), Ben Schigel (drums), Justin Andres (bass and keyboard) and Sarah Dryer (backing vocals, percussion).[1] Towers, a singer-songwriter formerly signed to Interscope Records, formed the band in January 2013 during a visit to Olmsted Falls, Ohio after meeting and befriending local musicians Matthew Gibson and Schigel at a bar, eventually heading to a studio and recording the song "Reverse".[2][3]
The band later signed to Downtown Records and released their self-titled debut studio album on June 16, 2014.[4] "Reverse" was released as their debut single and garnered initial support from Los Angeles modern rock station KROQ, eventually peaking at number 18 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[5] The band went on a US tour supporting New Politics and Bad Suns in Fall 2014. Spring 2015 they did a US Headlining tour, "Burn It Up Tour," supported by Marc Scibilia.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Heat [6] | ||
SomeKindaWonderful |
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31 |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US Alt. [5] |
US Rock Air. [7] |
GER [8] | |||
"Reverse" | 2013 | 18 | 30 | 30 | SomeKindaWonderful |
"California Love"[9] | 2014 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Wait For Me" | 2015 | — | — | — | Non-album single (US) |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ↑ Wippsson, Johan (July 3, 2014). "SomeKindaWonderful Debuts Top 10, 'Reverse' Approaching Top 15 On The Alternative Chart". Melodic. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Band Bio: SomeKindaWonderful". CBS Los Angeles. June 16, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Bubbling Under: Nico & Vinz Move In Right Direction With 'Am I Wrong'". Billboard. April 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- 1 2 Monger, Timothy. "SomeKindaWonderful – SomeKindaWonderful". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- 1 2 "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Rock Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ "SomeKindaWonderful – Reverse". GfK Entertainment. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ↑ "California Love – Single by SomeKindaWonderful". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. Retrieved October 2, 2014.