The Copyrights
| The Copyrights | |
|---|---|
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In Chicago 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Carbondale, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, pop punk |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Labels | Red Scare Industries, Insubordination Records |
| Website | www.myspace.com/thecopyrights |
| Members |
Brett Hunter Adam Fletcher Luke McNeill Kevin Rotter |
| Past members |
Jeff Funburg Ken Clifford Nick O'Neal Justin Telephone |
The Copyrights are a pop punk band from Carbondale, Illinois made up of Adam Fletcher (lead vocals, bass), Brett Hunter (vocals, guitar), Kevin Rotter (vocals, guitar), and Luke McNeill (drums). They are currently signed to Red Scare Industries. They are known for their old school sound reminiscent of the late 1970s/early 1980s UK punk/post-punk bands.
History
The Copyrights were formed in 2002 in Carbondale, Illinois. Drummer Luke McNeill said that at the time Carbondale had a lot of Indie rock bands with "a lot of pretentiousness", and no good punk bands.[1]
In 2005 they released their first album, We Didn't Come Here to Die, which was produced by Mass Giorgini.[2] Their next album, Mutiny Pop, was released in 2006. Make Sound and Learn the Hard Way followed in 2007 and 2008 respectively. North Sentinel Island followed in 2011. Their most recent album, Report, was released August 26, 2014 on Red Scare Industries.
The band has toured with the likes of Kepi Ghoulie,[3] Masked Intruder,[4] The Falcon[5] and Teenage Bottlerocket.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- We Didn't Come Here to Die (2005) (Insubordination Records)
- Mutiny Pop (2006) (Insubordination Records)
- Make Sound (2007) (Red Scare Industries)
- Learn the Hard Way (2008) (Red Scare Industries)
- North Sentinel Island (2011) (Red Scare Industries)
- Report (2014) (Red Scare Industries)
EPs
- Button Smasher (2004) (It's Alive Records)
- Nowhere Near Chicago (2005) (It's Alive Records)
- Chicago Smasher (2009) (It's Alive Records)
- Crutches (2011) (It's Alive Records)
- No Knocks (2014) (Fat Wreck Chords)
Splits
- Handclaps & Bottlecaps (acoustic split with Zatopeks) (2006) (It's Alive Records)
- The Methadones/The Copyrights Split (2008) (Transparent)
- Songs About Fucking Up (2009) (split 7" with The Dopamines) (It's Alive Records)
- The Copyrights/The Brokedowns split 7" (2009) (No Idea Records)
- The Copyrights/Grey Area/The Reveling//Luther split 7" (2011) (Black Numbers Records)
Compilations
- Shit's Fucked (2013) (It's Alive Records) (collects singles & compilation tracks from 2004-2010)