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American post-hardcore band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Our Last Night is an American post-hardcore band formed in 2004, consisting of brothers Trevor (vocals) and Matthew (guitar, vocals) Wentworth and Timothy Molloy (drums). The band is known for its post-hardcore and alternative metal renditions of popular pop songs.
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![]() Our Last Night performing at August Hall in San Francisco in 2023 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Hollis, New Hampshire, U.S. |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Epitaph |
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Website | www |
After a few lineup changes, the group was complete in 2006 with Trevor Wentworth (vocals), Matt Wentworth (guitar and vocals), Colin Perry (guitar), Alex "Woody" Woodrow (bass guitar) and Tim Molloy (drums). In early 2007, the group signed with Epitaph Records. The day before they embarked on their first tour, Trevor Wentworth was only 13 years old.[2]
In August 2007, after having spent some time on the local club scene, Our Last Night was signed to Epitaph Records, a label owned by Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz,[3] and released their first album, The Ghosts Among Us, on March 4, 2008.[4] It peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers (Northeast) on March 22, 2008.[5] The group then toured the United States through late 2008, including a prolonged stop in Los Angeles to record new tracks.[6]
After parting ways with Epitaph Records, the band announced, on October 9, 2013, that they were recording two EPs. A bonus cover song was promised after the band was late in releasing a cover in August as a part of their A Summer of Cover series, the band then released their version of Miley Cyrus' song "Wrecking Ball".[7]
On January 7, 2014, the music video for "Sunrise", from the Oak Island EP, was released. The band teamed up with anti-bullying organization The BULLY Project for the video.[8] On January 27, 2014, they released a full-band cover of Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse" on YouTube and iTunes.[9] On February 11, 2014, the band announced that they would record Oak Island Acoustic after their European tour with SECRETS and Empires Fade, have announced plans to record Oak Island Acoustic after returning to the states from the tour which ends on February 18 in Glasgow, Scotland. They confirmed it will feature all tracks from the Oak Island EP.[10] On May 28, 2014, the band announced that they would unite with Set It Off for a co-headlining tour with support from Heartist and Stages & Stereos. The Come Alive began July 11 in Jacksonville, Florida through August 22 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band also stated that the Boston, Massachusetts show will be their 10-Year Anniversary Show.[11] On June 3, 2014, an acoustic video was released for "Same Old War", taken from the acoustic version of their Oak Island EP, which was released on June 24.[12] On July 9, 2014 the band released their cover of the NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" featuring vocals from Cody Carson of Set It Off.[13]
On November 4, 2016, the band co-headlined the "Face to Face" two-month US tour[14]
On May 20, 2017, the band released a new single, "Broken Lives".[14] On May 30, 2017, the band announced an EP, Selective Hearing, which was released on June 9.[15]
On June 17, 2022, the band released a new EP entitled "Empires Fall" which included 10 tracks.[16]
In November of 2022 the band released an album entitled "Disney Goes Heavy" featuring 23 cover songs from popular Disney movies such as Encanto, The Lion King and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The band's sound has been described as a mixture of post-hardcore and alternative rock with some elements of metalcore.[17] The band's lyrical themes have been compared to We Came as Romans and the Color Morale for their positive messages in their songs that deal with "hope and love in face of depression".[18]
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Current members
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Timeline
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Studio albums
EPs
Singles
Compilation albums
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