SomeKindaWonderful

SomeKindaWonderful
Origin Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres Alternative rock, neo soul
Years active 2013–present
Labels Downtown
Vertigo/Capitol (non-USA)
Website somekindawonderful.com
Members
  • Jordy Towers
  • Ben Schigel
  • Sarah Dryer
  • Justin Andres

SomeKindaWonderful is an American rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, consisting of Jordy Towers (vocals), Ben Schigel (drums), Justin Andres (bass and keyboard) and Sarah Dryer (backing vocals, percussion).[1] Towers, a singer-songwriter formerly signed to Interscope Records, formed the band in January 2013 during a visit to Olmsted Falls, Ohio after meeting and befriending local musicians Matthew Gibson and Schigel at a bar, eventually heading to a studio and recording the song "Reverse".[2][3]

The band later signed to Downtown Records and released their self-titled debut studio album on June 16, 2014.[4] "Reverse" was released as their debut single and garnered initial support from Los Angeles modern rock station KROQ, eventually peaking at number 18 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[5] The band went on a US tour supporting New Politics and Bad Suns in Fall 2014. Spring 2015 they did a US Headlining tour, "Burn It Up Tour," supported by Marc Scibilia.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[6]
SomeKindaWonderful 31

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[5]		 US
Rock
Air.
[7]		 GER
[8]
"Reverse" 2013 18 30 30 SomeKindaWonderful
"California Love"[9] 2014 — — — Non-album single
"Wait For Me" 2015 — — — Non-album single (US)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ Wippsson, Johan (July 3, 2014). "SomeKindaWonderful Debuts Top 10, 'Reverse' Approaching Top 15 On The Alternative Chart". Melodic. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Band Bio: SomeKindaWonderful". CBS Los Angeles. June 16, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bubbling Under: Nico & Vinz Move In Right Direction With 'Am I Wrong'". Billboard. April 4, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Monger, Timothy. "SomeKindaWonderful – SomeKindaWonderful". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "SomeKindaWonderful – Chart History: Rock Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ "SomeKindaWonderful – Reverse". GfK Entertainment. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "California Love – Single by SomeKindaWonderful". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
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