Crying (band)

Crying is an American rock band from Purchase, New York formed in 2013. They consist of Elaiza Santos (vocals), Ryan Galloway (guitars, keyboards) and Kynwyn Sterling (drums).^[3] Crying have released two EPs and released their debut album Beyond the Fleeting Gales in October 2016.^[4]

Crying
Crying performing in Cologne in January 2017
Background information
Origin	Purchase, New York, U.S.
Genres	Indie pop synth-pop bitpop chiptune[1] electropop[2] indie rock[1]
Years active	2013 (2013)–present
Labels	Double Double Whammy Run For Cover Thistime (Japan)
Members	Elaiza Santos Ryan Galloway Kynwyn Sterling
Past members	Nick Corbo
Website	wearecrying.bandcamp.com wearecrying.tumblr.com

History

Crying was formed in May 2013 at State University of New York at Purchase.^[5] The band was formed by Elaiza Santos (Vocals), Ryan Galloway (Guitars/Programming), and Nick Corbo (Drums). In 2013, the group released their debut EP Get Olde via Double Double Whammy.^[3] The band later released a remix EP of Get Olde with additional new tracks and b-sides titled Return to Olde World: Demos and B-Sides.

In 2014 Crying released their second EP, Second Wind via Bandcamp. The band then signed to Run for Cover Records and reissued their first two EPs in a compilation, Get Olde/Second Wind.^[3] In 2015, Corbo left Crying to focus on his other band, LVL UP. In March, the band released a standalone single, "Patriot", via the band's Bandcamp, in which a remixed version would later be featured on the band's debut LP.

In August 2016, the band announced their debut LP, Beyond the Fleeting Gales, would be released by Run For Cover on October 14, 2016. On August 24, 2016, the band released the track, "Wool in the Wash", from the upcoming LP.^[6]

In March 2017, the band performed a live session on Audiotree and it was released via streaming services.^[7]

In 2020, Ryan Galloway formed a band with Michelle Zauner called Bumper. The band released their debut EP pop songs 2020 on 4 September 2020.^[8]

Band members

Current members

• Elaiza "Z" Santos – vocals^[2] (2013–present)
• Ryan Galloway – guitar, synthesizer, Game Boy (2013–present)
• Kynwyn Sterling – drums^[3] (2017–present)

Former members

• Nick Corbo – drums (2013–2017)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Beyond the Fleeting Gales	Released: October 14, 2016 Label: Run for Cover Format: Digital download, CD, cassette, vinyl

Extended plays

Year	Title	Label
2013	Get Olde[9]	Self-released
2014	Return to Olde World: Demos and B-Side[10]	Self-released
2014	Second Wind[11][12]	Self-released

Singles

Year	Title	Album/EP
2015	"Patriot"[13]	Beyond the Fleeting Gales
2016	"Wool in the Wash"	Beyond the Fleeting Gales

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
Get Olde/Second Wind[14]	Released: November 17, 2014 Label: Run for Cover Format: Digital download, vinyl

Live albums

Title	Album details
Crying on Audiotree Live[15]	Released: March 15, 2017 Label: Self-released, Audiotree Format: Digital download, streaming