This Century
| This Century | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Genres | pop, pop rock, indie pop, power pop |
| Years active | 2007–2016 |
| Labels |
Action Theory (2010-2012) |
| Associated acts | Taking Back Sunday, Austin Gibbs, A Rocket to the Moon, All Time Low, Augustana, Good Charlotte, The Summer Set, Lydia, Arkells, The Maine, Brighten, and Stop Dead. |
| Website | www |
| Members | Joel Kanitz Vocals Sean Silverman Guitar Ryan Gose Drums |
| Past members | Alex Silverman |
Action Theory (2010-2012)
Rude Records (2013-2014)
This Century was an American pop rock band from Phoenix, Arizona. The band consisted of members Joel Kanitz, Ryan Gose, and Sean Silverman. In February 2014, Alex Silverman announced his departure from the group. In May 2015 the band announced that following the release of their next album (released June 2, 2015) they would be playing a final tour, retiring the band so members could "pursue each our passions and musical projects". The band has three full-length albums, Soul Sucker, Biography of Heartbreak, and Sound of Fire.
The band was formed while most of the members were still attending high school. They experimented with several names such as "Modern Poets" and kept this name for two shows before changing it to "Evident Earth". They finally decided on "This Century" after guitarist Silverman jokingly said they're "lucky if we come up with a band name some time this century".
In 2007 This Century released their first ever EP titled 2007. They continued releasing EP's and singles throughout the years, including Look What We Made (2008), Dream of Christmas [Single] (2008), Kiss Me Like It's Christmas [Single] (2009), No Way Out Digital Sampler (2009), and To Love and Back (2009). In 2008 they were signed under Tim Kirch and Tanner Radcliffe at Eighty One Twenty Three Management, and later performed acoustic sets at the Baby Cakes Tent during the 2009 Vans Warped Tour.
In 2010 This Century was signed to The Maine's Action Theory Records, a branch off of Warner Bros. Records. They then released the EP Hopeful Romantic (2010) consisting of three sampler tracks due to be on their debut album Sound of Fire. They toured on Bamboozle Left with bands such as Anarbor, The Ready Set, Never Shout Never, and The Summer Set. They also embarked on a nationwide tour with label mates The Maine and special guest Austin Gibbs on an "Evening With The Maine Tour".
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