Too Close to Touch
| Too Close To Touch | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres |
Post hardcore, alternative rock Experimental rock Progressive rock |
| Years active | 2013 - present |
| Labels | Epitaph Records |
| Associated acts | SECRETS, Hands Like Houses, I the Mighty |
| Website | tooclosetotouch |
| Members | Keaton Pierce Mason Marble Thomas Kidd Travis Moore Kenneth Downey |
Post hardcore, alternative rock Experimental rock
Too Close To Touch is an American rock band from Lexington, Kentucky, formed in 2013. Both their debut EP, Too Close To Touch, and their debut full length, Nerve Endings were released through Epitaph.
In an interview with Highlight Magazine, guitarist Mason Marble stated that though the band first started playing together in 2012, he and Drummer, Kenny Downey, had been playing together since 2008. "Kenny and I have been playing together for about seven years now. We just started jamming out in his basement—Improve kind of stuff. Eventually we started getting into constructing songs, which was when we decided to look for people to start a band. We had a bunch of different people who would come and go, and Kenny and I would just carry on. Eventually we met Travis. We began playing with him consistently. Then, through mutual friends we got in contact with Keaton, who lived four hours away at the time... Then, Thomas actually sought us out. He was looking for bands in the area after just moving from Tucson, Az. to Kentucky, so we brought him up to Lexington one weekend to the studio to see what he had going on. Everything just sort of fit."
The band had been "shopping the record out" with multiple labels before finally being signed to Epitaph in 2014. Their label debut, the eponymous EP "Too Close To Touch", was released digitally on October 21, 2014. Upon release it was met with generally positive reviews. The band supported Emarosa on their "CD Release Tour" alongside PVRIS and Sink The Ship.
They worked with producer Erik Ron on their full length debut, Nerve Endings.
Of the album, Pierce said, "It’s an album with a message. It’s an album that any instrument that you hear played, every vocal on the record is full of emotion and purpose. I guess it’s just exciting showing the world our message. Not to sound cliché, but I want it to help people. It’s a very brutally honest record. I opened up about a lot of stuff that I’ve never talked about before the album. I want to be able to change people like they changed me".
Since the album's release the band has toured extensively in support. In March of 2015 they accompanied I Prevail on their "The Heart vs Mind Tour" with Chasing Safety. That summer they supported I the Mighty on their "Connector Tour" with fellow opening acts Hail The Sun. In November of 2015, the band supported Hands Like Houses on the North American leg of their "Dissonants Tour".
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