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Movements are a post-hardcore band from Rancho Santa Margarita, California, formed in 2015.The band was signed to a record contract with Fearless Records after playing just one show in 2015. They have released an EP, Outgrown Things in 2016 and an album, Feel Something in 2017. Feel Something peaked at 190 on the Billboard 200 charts.Influenced by bands such as Title Fight and Balance and Composure, vocalist Patrick Miranda formed a garage band with friends in high school. Bassist Austin Cressey was a member of his band at one point. After dropping out of college, Miranda recruited Cressey to ...read more
Movements are a post-hardcore band from Rancho Santa Margarita, California, formed in 2015.The band was signed to a record contract with Fearless Records after playing just one show in 2015. They have released an EP, Outgrown Things in 2016 and an album, Feel Something in 2017. Feel Something peaked at 190 on the Billboard 200 charts.Influenced by bands such as Title Fight and Balance and Composure, vocalist Patrick Miranda formed a garage band with friends in high school. Bassist Austin Cressey was a member of his band at one point. After dropping out of college, Miranda recruited Cressey to form a new band. Movements was formed in January 2015 by vocalist Patrick Miranda, guitarist Ira George, drummer Spencer York, and bassist Austin Cressey.They self-released their first single, "Protection" on January 31, 2015. Miranda described the song as the "first song he'd ever wrote". The band played their first show opening for Have Mercy in March 2015. A second single, "Buried" was released on March 17. A third single, "Scripted" was released on April 14. After only one local gig, the band signed a three record deal with Fearless Records in August 2015. The band chose Fearless over Hopeless Records.Their debut EP, produced by Will Yip, Outgrown Things was released on March 11, 2016. The album reached 42 on the Indie charts. That month, the band toured with Real Friends on an tour where tickets were only $5 and the bands played in unconventional places such as bowling alleys and skateparks.In April 2017, they were nominated for "Best Underground Band" at the 2017 Alternative Press Music Awards.The band played the entirety of the 2017 Warped Tour. During one set of the tour, vocalist Patrick Miranda helped fill-in for the Counterparts vocalist who had to miss the show due to a family emergency.Over the course of the tours, the band spent over a year and a half writing new music for their upcoming debut album. On September 28, 2017, the band released the music video for their first single of their debut album. "Colorblind" features a music video in which the band's lyrics are projected onto the sides of houses and buildings. The album, Feel Something, was also produced by Will Yip, and released on October 20, 2017. The album made #2 on the Billboard's Top New Artist Albums Chart and peaked at #190 on the Billboard 200. The band themselves peaked at #23 on the Emerging Artists chart.In November 2017, they toured Europe with Knuckle Puck, Tiny Moving Parts and Have Mercy. In 2018 they embarked on a headlining tour with Can't Swim, Super Whatevr and Gleemer. Afterwards, they will go on a UK tour with Muskets and Paerish.The band's music is a mixture of Post-hardcore, emo, alternative rock, and spoken word. They are considered part of the Emo revival movement.Vocalist Patrick Miranda has been diagnosed with Obsessive–compulsive disorder and has struggled with depression and anxiety, struggles that heavily influence the band's lyrics. Other lyrical themes include heartbreak and tense relationships with parents. The song "Deadly Dull" is written about Alzheimers disease, which Miranda's grandmother suffered from.The band was influenced by artists such as Title Fight, Balance and Composure, My Chemical Romance, Underoath, The Devil Wears Prada and Good Charlotte. « hide |
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