John Nolan (musician)
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John Nolan playing in Straylight Run on April 7, 2005 at the Irving Plaza in NYC
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| Born |
February 24, 1978 Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Doghouse |
| Associated acts | Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New |
| Website | johnnolanmusic |
John Thomas Nolan (born February 24, 1978) is an American musician from Long Island, New York. He is the current guitarist and co-lead vocalist of Taking Back Sunday, and the former lead singer, pianist, and guitarist of Straylight Run.
Nolan left Taking Back Sunday in 2003 and during March 2010 rejoined Taking Back Sunday with Shaun Cooper, who left during his first run with the band, reforming the Tell All Your Friends-era lineup. John Nolan is also a solo artist and has recorded an album called Height and "Live at Looney Tunes."
John Thomas Nolan was born in Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York, United States. As member of the band Taking Back Sunday he performs lead guitar, vocals and keyboards, in Straylight Run he performs lead vocals, piano, and guitar.
In 1999, John was recruited into Taking Back Sunday by Jesse Lacey. He later would invite Adam Lazzara to join the band. In 2002 the band would release Tell All Your Friends. He would leave the band in 2003 to pursue a different musical direction, along with personal differences with other band members.
In late March 2010 he and Shaun Cooper rejoined Taking Back Sunday. In 2011 the band released a self-titled album that peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. In 2014 the band released Happiness Is which debuted at number 10 in the Billboard 200 and went to number 1 on Billboard's top independent albums chart, Becoming John's highest charting album.
In 2003, John would go on to form Straylight Run with his sister Michelle DaRosa, drummer Will Noon and Taking Back Sunday bassist Shaun Cooper. In 2004 the band released their self-titled debut album which peaked at number 100 in the Billboard 200, and number 4 in the Billboard Independent Albums chart.
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