Chumped
| Chumped | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–16 |
| Labels | Anchorless Records |
| Website | www |
| Past members | Anika Pyle Drew Johnson Doug McKeever Dan Frelly |
Chumped were an American pop punk band based in Brooklyn, New York. The band formed in 2012, and released two extended plays before releasing their sole LP, Teenage Retirement, in 2014 on Anchorless Records. The band announced an "indefinite hiatus" in 2015 and performed their final show in February 2016.
Pyle, Johnson and Frelly moved to New York City from Monument, Colorado, where Pyle met New Jersey resident Doug McKeever while working at the Fort Greene farmers market. The band released their debut, self-titled EP in October 2013 on Anchorless Records. Dan Ozzi wrote in Vice that it was "the best pop-punk debut you will hear all year," and Melissa Fossum dubbed it the best album of 2013 in her submission to the Pazz & Jop that year. During this time, Chumped shared the stage with bands such as Iron Chic, Cayetana, Lee Hartney Sex Drive, Benny The Jet Rodriguez, Elway, Modern Baseball, and Saves the Day during a surprise late-night performance of Through Being Cool in September 2013 at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn.
That's the Thing is Like... was released in September 2014, which featured "Hot 97 Summer Jam", the first single from their forthcoming LP Teenage Retirement. It coincided with a performance at the Riot Fest in Chicago alongside Weezer, Slayer, NOFX, The Get Up Kids, Lemuria and many more. Chumped released their debut full-length album Teenage Retirement on November 18, 2014 (Anchorless Records), titled after the band some members played in prior to Chumped's formation. The album's sound has been compared to that of Superchunk,Nirvana, and Slingshot Dakota. A music video for "December is the Longest Month" was released in December 2014. In November the band embarked on a month-long headlining tour. They have also played support to bands such as Pup.
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