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Modern Baseball Wiki Modern Baseball Wiki Modern Baseball is an American independent rock band that originated in Philidelphia, PA. The band formed in 2011, and on November 20th of the same year they released their first EP The Nameless Ranger. On May 10th 2012 they released a split EP Couples Therapy along with the band Marietta. Later that year, on November 27th Sports, their first full length album was released. In January of 2013 the band signed to Run For Cover Records, and on February 11th of 2014, the band released You’re Going to Miss It All, their second full length album. Modern Baseball is composed of Brendan Lukens (vocals and guitar), Jacob Ewald (vocals and guitar), Ian Farmer (bass), and Sean Huber (drums). History The quartet first became a band in 2011 when Lukens romantic relationship with Ewald’s twin sister caused the two to meet. The two became friends and started to exchange music. After Lukens and his girlfriend split up, he and Ewald decided to start writing music together. They named themselves Modern Baseball after a book that Ewalds father owned entitled Modern Baseball Techniques. Farmer, close friends with Ewald joined the band next. After being asked to fill in for a show, Farmer liked playing with the band so much that he stuck with it. Huber joined the band when, while hanging out in his van after the Stay Sweet Festival, he was approached to play drums for an upcoming tour. Thinking it was a cool idea, he agreed to tour with the band, and not too long after that he became the official drummer for the band. The Nameless Ranger: 2011 The band released their first EP The Nameless Ranger a little over a month after they officially formed the band (Nov. of 2011). It featured Lukens on vocals and guitar, and Ewald on backup vocals and guitar. The EP contained 5 songs and put the band on the map to start playing shows, as they liked to perform as often as they could. Couples Therapy The band’s Second EP was a split called Couples Therapy. It featured two songs from the band Marietta and two from Modern Baseball. It was released on May 10th 3012 Sports The bands first full length album Sports, was released by Lame-O Records on November 27th 2012. It was recorded over many late nights at Drexel University’s free studio and was mixed by Ralph Nicastro, and mastered by Zakk Cervini. It also featured additional vocals from Adrianne Gold on 2 tracks (I Think You Were In My Profile Picture Once, and Play Ball.) With many references to social media and cellphones, the band set out to make an album that was modern and relatable. Sports went on to gain much critical acclaim, getting a 9.2/10 on Absolutepunk.net, and resulted in the band getting signed to Run For Cover Records. You’re Going To Miss It All On February 10th 2014 Modern Baseball released its second full length album on Run For Cover records as a follow up to Sports. They have an upcoming tour to promote the album. Style Modern Baseball has stated an interviews and on their Facebook page that their main influences consist of the bands Motion City Soundtrack, Say Anything, Brand New, and Dashboard Confessional. The band has said an a Property of Zack interview that they try to make music that is relatable and familiar, and they believe that’s why people listen. Discography Citations Band origins - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rifY-i0X6Ek - http://propertyofzack.com/post/34436961256/poz-showcase-modern- baseball Band name - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VWbrRO9oIA Influences - https://www.facebook.com/ModernBaseball/info The Nameless Ranger, Couples Therapy, Sports - http://modernbaseballpa.bandcamp.com/ Sports - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GskTo17s12U Run For Cover & Absolute Punk rating - http://runforcoverrecords.com/blog/archives/2248 .
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