Young Rising Sons

Young Rising Sons
Young Rising Sons performing in 2015
Background information
Origin	Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Genres	Indie pop, pop rock, alternative rock
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Dirty Canvas, Interscope[1]
Associated acts	The 1975, Bleachers, The Griswolds, Hunter Hunted, Dreamers, Kongos, The Kooks, Halsey, Joywave, The Neighbourhood, The Mosers
Website	www.youngrisingsons.com//
Members	Andy Tongren Julian Dimagiba Steve Patrick
Past members	Dylan Scott

Young Rising Sons are an American indie pop band consisting of Andy Tongren (lead singer/guitar), Julian Dimagiba (bass), and Steve Patrick (drums) formed in 2010 with their friend, former lead guitarist Dylan Scott. With the release of their debut single “High”, Young Rising Sons signed with Dirty Canvas/Interscope Records in 2013.^[2]

BBC Radio 1 DJ, Zane Lowe named “High” a “Next Hype” track upon its release in the spring of 2014.^[3] Tongren stated in an interview, “blink-182 was a big reason why a couple of us starting playing music.” along with being heavily influenced by Train & Kings of Leon.

Biography

2010–2012: Band formation

Scott, Dimagiba, and Patrick grew up playing music together in Red Bank, NJ. After watching Andy Tongren perform an acoustic set at a New York City bar, the other members approached him about taking lead vocals in their newly formed band. They wrote music together for several years under different aliases until eventually landing the name Young Rising Sons.

2013–present: The High and future plans

Through mutual friends of Andy Tongren, Young Rising Sons were introduced to New York producers Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta. After hearing Tongren’s soulful voice and witnessing the band's incredible chemistry, they immediately signed Young Rising Sons to a production deal with their label Dirty Canvas Music.^[2]

The band then went on to collaborate with Dirty Canvas Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta as well as long time friends Christian Medice and James Adam Shelley to record new music which ultimately led to their debut single “High”.

Paired with a black and white video filmed in their hometown of Red Bank, NJ by friend and photographer Jesse DeFlorio. The first single “High” was released July 22, 2014 on Dirty Canvas Music. The video for “High” premiered on Mostly Junk Food and Buzznet.^[4] The response was explosive and quickly went viral hitting #1 on Hypem Twitter and landing on the main music page on YouTube.^[3] With the well received buzz, “High” instantly caught the attention of tastemakers across the globe including BBC Radio 1 DJ, Zane Lowe, who dubbed “High” his “Next Hype” track.

The band signed with Interscope Records in 2014. With this, Young Rising Sons released a self-titled four track EP through Dirty Canvas/Interscope Records.^[2]

The band spent the next few months touring the US with such artists as The Griswolds, Miniature Tigers, Little Daylight, Weezer, Bleachers, Kongos ^[5] and are heading out on a full US tour supporting The 1975 in November^[6] and played their first show on October 14, 2014 in London supporting The Neighbourhood.^[7]

“High” was featured in the NHL Awards, MLB Network, Carson Daly, NBC Summer Image Campaign in 2014.^[8] The single was also featured on Fox’s hit television show Red Band Society and ABC’s Selfie in 2014 ^[9]

In March and April 2015, the band toured with Halsey and Olivver the Kid on the "American Youth" tour.^[10]

On Monday, May 2, 2016, the band officially announced via their social media outlets that Dylan Scott would be leaving the band to pursue other interests.^[11]

Discography

Young Rising Sons released their debut single "High" on July 22, 2014.^[2] The self-titled EP followed, officially released on July 22, 2014 by Dirty Canvas/Interscope Records.^[3]

Extended plays

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