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Set Your Goals

Group Members:

Joe Saucedo, Dave Yoha, Audelio Flores, Jr., Michael Ambrose, Matt Wilson, Jordan Brown

Similar Artists:

Crime in Stereo, Daggermouth, New Found Glory, No Trigger, Kid Dynamite, New Bruises, The Loved Ones, Stretch Armstrong, Four Year Strong, The Distance, 7 Seconds

Influenced By:

CIV, Lifetime, The Movielife, Gorilla Biscuits, Saves the Day, Reach the Sky
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "This Will Be the Death of Us", "Mutiny!", "This Is What It Sounds Like When You're Dead

Biography

Bringing to mind an amalgamation of bands like Lifetime, CIV, New Found Glory, the Movielife, and early Saves the Day, the Bay Area's Set Your Goals straddle the line between pop-punk and hardcore. They burst onto the scene with a 2005 self-titled EP on Straight on Records. Comprised of vocalists Jordan Brown and Matt Wilson, guitarist Dave Yoha, bassist Joe Saucedo, and drummer Michael Ambrose, the guys later rechristened their eponymous EP Reset for an April 2006 reissue on Eulogy that included a bonus track and enhanced video footage. They followed up three months later with their infectious debut full-length, Mutiny!, which blended rousing melodic hardcore with insightful, positive lyrics and ample pirate references. Becoming an official six-piece with the addition of guitarist Audelio Flores, Jr., Set Your Goals hit the road in support, playing several dates with Gorilla Biscuits and Comeback Kid before spending fall alongside Less Than Jake, the Loved Ones, and Catch 22. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide
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This article is about the punk band. For the CIV album, see Set Your Goals (album).
Set Your Goals

during the Warped Tour on August 1, 2008.
Background information
Origin Orinda, California, U.S[1]
Genres Pop punk, melodic hardcore
Years active 2004 - present[2]
Labels Epitaph, Eulogy
Associated acts Lifetime, CIV, New Found Glory, The Movielife, Saves the Day
Website http://www.setyourgoals.net
Members
Matt Wilson
Jordan Brown
Joe Saucedo
Michael Ambrose
Audelio Flores
Daniel Coddaire
Former members
Michael Quirk
Manuel Peralez
Ambrose Nzams
Israel Branson
Dave Yoha

Set Your Goals is an American rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area, who predominantly play a blend of pop punk and melodic hardcore music.[1] Formed in 2004, the band consists of Matt Wilson and Jordan Brown (vocals), Audelio Flores Jr (lead guitar), Daniel Coddaire (rhythm guitar), Joe Saucedo (bass guitar) and Michael Ambrose (drums, percussion).[2]

The band name was taken from CIV's first album, Set Your Goals.[3] The six-piece embarked on the first ever Alternative Press Fall Ball Tour in 2009.[4]

Contents

History

Formation and first releases (2004-2007)

Forming in 2004, Set Your Goals released their first self-titled EP through Straight on Records in May 2004. The band embarked on some of their early tours with The Warriors, as the word circulated about the EP they were approached by a number of labels. After "touring off of that alone for almost 2 years", they signed with Eulogy Recordings and re-released the EP under the name Reset in April 2006.[3]

Their second release on Eulogy was their debut studio album, entitled Mutiny!, which was released in July 2006.

In the Spring of 2007, they were support on Anti-Flag's headlining tour alongside Alexisonfire and Big D and the Kids Table. Set Your Goals released an acoustic version of their track "Echoes" for the Punk Goes Acoustic 2 compilation on Fearless Records in 2007. They also covered Lil Jon's "Put Yo Hood Up" for the Fearless Records compilation Punk Goes Crunk, released in April 2008.

In the Spring of 2008 they played on the Bamboozle Roadshow with Saves the Day, Armor for Sleep, Valencia and Metro Station. Set Your Goals released a song entitled "The Fallen" through the social networking sites Trig and MySpace, and the flash and audio website Newgrounds. They played the entire 2008 Vans Warped Tour on the Smartpunk Stage.

Record label issues and This Will Be the Death of Us

Set Your Goals performing at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, June 2009.

Set Your Goals reached a buy-out agreement with Eulogy Recordings in August 2008 at an estimated $125,000.[5] It has also been reported that the band got their manager to buy out their contract for $150,000. Vocalist Matt Wilson later hinted that their next release may be self-released, saying, "The truth is we have many options for our next record and self-releasing is one of the best and a very likely option."[6] In March 2009, it was announced that Epitaph Records had signed the band.[7]

They supported New Found Glory on the UK Easy Core tour later in the year. They were the main support to New Found Glory on the Not Without a Fight tour in early 2009.

On May 1 2009, the band performed as Set Your Grohls, performing covers of Nirvana and Foo Fighters songs.[8] Their second record, This Will Be the Death of Us, was released through Epitaph Records on 21 July 2009 and was produced by Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches).[9]

In support of the upcoming album, they toured Australia with All Time Low and Stealing O'Neal, and are set to tour the United States throughout July and August with Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, The Swellers and Fireworks. The band has been playing new songs from This Will Be the Death of Us live.[10]

On the 28th of July Set Your Goals announced that their album This Will Be the Death of Us had made the Billboard (magazine) top 200 by placing at #65. This was in continuation to their previous success on their sophomore full length album, where the song The Few That Remain Featuring Hayley Williams was requested at KROQ and was input into KROQ's infamous Furious Five. The song Gaia Bleeds is featured on Madden NFL 10.

Personnel

Current members

  • Matt Wilson - vocals (2004-present)
  • Jordan Brown - vocals (2004-present)
  • Joe Saucedo - bass(2005-present)
  • Michael Ambrose - drums(2004-present)
  • Audelio Flores, Jr - guitar(2007-present)
  • Daniel Coddaire - guitar (2007-present)

Past members

  • Dave Yoha (2005-2007) - guitar
  • Manuel Peralez (2004-2006) - guitar
  • Ambrose Nzams (2006) - guitar
  • Richard Abrahamsen (2005) - guitar
  • Israel Branson (2004) - bass and guitar
  • Mike Quirk (2004-2005) - bass
  • Jason Bryceman (2005) - bass
  • Chris Lopez (2005) - vocals

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Details Peak chart positions
US US Indie
[11]		 US Heat.
[11]
2006 Mutiny!
  • Released: 11 July 2006
  • Label: Eulogy
 - 46 47
2009 This Will Be the Death of Us
  • Released: 21 July 2009
  • Label: Epitaph
 65 10

Extended plays

Year Album details
2004 Set Your Goals (Demo)
  • Label: Straight on Records
2006 Reset
  • Released: 11 April 2006
  • Label: Eulogy
2006 Steal Your Goals
  • Split with The Steal
  • Label: Gravity DIP Records

Singles

Year Title Album
2004/05 "Goonies Never Say Die!" Set Your Goals (demo) or Reset (EP)
2006 "Mutiny!" Mutiny!
2007 "Echoes" Mutiny!
2009 "This Will Be the Death of Us" This Will Be the Death of Us

Tracks Appear On: Punk Rawk Explosion #32 (CD, Comp, Promo) How 'Bout No, Scott ? Punk Rawk 2006 Sampler (CD, Smplr, Comp) To Be Continued, Mutiny Eulogy Recordings, Hand Of Hope Records 2006 Punk Goes Acoustic 2 (CD, Comp) Echoes Fearless Records 2007 Take Action! Volume 6 (2xCD + DVD) Mutiny! Sub City Records 2007 Warped Tour 2007 Compilation (2xCD, Comp) This Song Is Definitel... Side One Dummy Records 2007 Summer Tour Survival Soundtrack (CD, Smplr, Comp, Ltd) Echoes RED (2) 2008 Take Action! Volume 7 (CD, Album + DVD-V) Echoes Sub City Records, Hopeless Records 2008

References

  1. ^ a b "{{{Set Your Goals > Biography}}}". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=SET. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  2. ^ a b "Set Your Goals". Rate Your Music. http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/set_your_goals. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  3. ^ a b "Set Your Goals". Truepunk. http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/set_your_goals/. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  4. ^ Ambrose, Anthony. "inTuneMusic Online: Set Your Goals / Fireworks / The Swellers @ Asbury Park 7/23". http://intunemusiconline.com/2009/08/05/set-your-goals-fireworks-the-swellers-asbury-park-723/. Retrieved 2009-08-05. 
  5. ^ "Set Your Goals Moving On Up?". Absolutepunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=484301. Retrieved October 6, 2008. 
  6. ^ "Set Your Goals Spend 150K to Buy Out Their Contract". Exclaim. http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid2=844&fid1=33064&csid1=0. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  7. ^ "Set Your Goals Signs To Epitaph". idiomag. 2009-03-25. http://www.idiomag.com/peek/71980/set_your_goals. Retrieved 2009-04-01. 
  8. ^ Ambrose, Anthony. "inTuneMusic Online: Hoodwink @ East Rutherford 5/1". http://intunemusiconline.com/2009/05/11/hoodwink-east-rutherford-51/. Retrieved 2009-05-11. 
  9. ^ "Set Your Goals' New Album in July". Epitaph Records. http://www.epitaph.com/news/news/3200. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  10. ^ Ambrose, Anthony. "inTuneMusic Online: Bamboozle Day 1 @ East Rutherford 5/2". http://intunemusiconline.com/2009/06/09/bamboozle-day-1-east-rutherford-52/. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 
  11. ^ a b "Artist Albums Chart History - Set Your Goals". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=650329&model.vnuAlbumId=1266239. Retrieved 2009-07-14. 

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