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Artist: Single File
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Group Members:

Chris Depew, Joe Ginsberg, Sloan Anderson

Similar Artists:

Daphne Loves Derby, Say Anything, The Get Up Kids, Cash Cash, Sing It Loud, The All-American Rejects, Brand New, Park, The Transit War

Influenced By:

Saves the Day, Fountains of Wayne, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, Jawbreaker
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Common Struggles," "Heartbreak & Masturbation"

Biography

Single File are Joe Ginsberg (bass/guitar), Sloan Anderson (vocals/guitar/bass), and Chris Depew (drums), who have been writing music together since high school, mainly playing jazz until forming a punk-pop band. The Denver trio self-recorded and released three EPs while going on a handful of national tours before recording its debut full-length in early 2006 with producer Ed Rose (Motion City Soundtrack, the Get Up Kids). Single File secured a spot on the Vans Warped Tour in summer 2006 with the LP release to follow. The album was tentatively titled Benson Shady Grove on the band's website and a release date for late 2006 was posted, but it remained unreleased for over a year while the band toured. In July 2007, the band unleashed a fourth EP, No More Sadface, as an iTunes exclusive instead. After two U.S. tours (one supporting the Fray, the other supporting Saves the Day), Single File issued their first full-length album, Common Struggles, on Reprise in April of 2009. ~ Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide
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Single File
Origin Westminster, Colorado, United States
Genres Pop punk
Alternative rock
Years active 2003 – present
Labels Reprise Records
Website singlefilerock.com
Members
Sloan Anderson
Joe Ginsberg
Chris Depew

Single File is a band from Westminster, Colorado. After achieving local success, the band was signed to Reprise Records in 2006.

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History

The group started out originally as a swing jazz trio when its members were in high school, though members Sloan Anderson and Chris Depew had been playing together since middle school.[1] Their first EP, As You Were was self-released in 2003, followed by two further EPs, Heartbreak and Masturbation (2004) and My Best Defense (2005).[2] After that they promoted several national tours in 2005 and 2006, including touring with the Vans Warped Tour[3][4] as well as scoring regular airplay on Denver radio station KTCL with the song "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" (named after the video game), which became a local hit.[1] Single File were also named one of MySpace's Top 10 Unsigned Bands in 2006.[3]

In early 2006 Single File recorded their debut full-length, which was tentatively titled Benson Shady Grove, with producer Ed Rose (who has worked with such bands as Motion City Soundtrack, The Get Up Kids, Senses Fail, Emery, Reggie and the Full Effect, The Spill Canvas, and The New Amsterdams). However, instead of releasing the full-length, the band put the project on hiatus and continued touring.[4] In July 2007, they released an iTunes-exclusive EP, No More Sadface, on Reprise Records instead, which hit #43 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[5] Upon releasing the EP, the group opened for The Fray on several tour dates in America.[6][7] Following this, the group opened for Saves the Day on their US tour.[8]

Their debut full-length was retitled Common Struggles[9] (former titles include Young Goodman Brown: A Book of Short Stories and Benson Shady Grove),[1] is to be produced by Howard Benson,[8] and was slated for release on Reprise in 2008.[1] The album's release date was later changed to April 7, 2009.[10]

Members

  • Sloan Anderson – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Joe Ginsberg – bass, guitar, backing vocals, piano
  • Chris Depew – drums, backing vocals, piano

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

References

  1. ^ a b c d What a Difference a Year Makes for Single File. Denver Post, July 5, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2007.
  2. ^ Review of My Best Defense. Sputnikmusic.com, February 2, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2007
  3. ^ a b Single File. CampusCircle.net, 2006. Accessed September 14, 2007
  4. ^ a b Biography at Allmusic.com
  5. ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com
  6. ^ The Fray Show Review. Saint Rock N Roll, July 29, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2007
  7. ^ The Fray gives local bands a chance to play Red Rocks. The Daily Camera, August 2, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2007
  8. ^ a b Profile at Absolutepunk.net. September 27, 2007. Accessed October 4, 2007.
  9. ^ Review of Common Struggles, SPIN
  10. ^ Denver Punk Rockers Single File to Play a CD Release Show at the Gothic. Denver Examiner, April 2, 2009.

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