Envy on the Coast

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Envy on the Coast
Origin	Long Island, New York
Genre(s)	Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	Photo Finish Records
Members
Ryan Hunter Sal Bossio Jeremy Velardi Brian Byrne Dan Gluszak

Envy on the Coast is an alternative rock band from Long Island, New York, headed by Ryan Hunter (lead songwriter), who attended Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY) for one year before dropping out.

1 History
2 Members
- 2.1 Current members
- 2.2 Former members
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums/EPs
4 Trivia
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Envy On The Coast is made up of the ashes of three former Long Island bands, the pop punk tinged 3 Minute Warning and Kingston 12, and the post-hardcore band Guilt Like Gravity (formerly known as The Prizefighter, a band featuring the original singer of Taking Back Sunday). The band was formerly known as "Writ in Water" and "New Atlantic" and had a different drummer named Alex Schatz, who left the band for college. Dan Gluszak (formerly of Guilt like Gravity) then joined. The band recorded a 5 song EP with producer Bryan Russell which was officially released September 19 through Photo Finish Records. The band is being managed by Straylight Run's Will Noon, and were featured in April's issue of Alternative Press.^{[citation needed]}

The band's first full length CD was released on August 7, 2007 and is entitled Lucy Gray. The artwork for Lucy Gray was done by Drew Roulette who is the bassist for the band dredg. FYE was reported by the band in a radio interview to have labeled the CD by "Easy on the Coast." The song title "I'm Breathing...Are You Breathing Too?" is taken from a line of Robert Bolt's novel A Man For All Seasons. The song title "...Because All Suffering Is Sweet to Me" is taken from the last words of Saint Thérèse. The CD title itself is from the poem "Lucy Gray" by William Wordsworth.

They were on MTV2's $2 Bill tour featuring 30 Seconds to Mars, Head Automatica, and Cobra Starship.

In the Spring of 2007, Envy took part in the first Alternative Press tour. In the summer of 2007 the band did a month-long stint on the Vans Warped Tour. In September 2007 the band toured with The Receiving End of Sirens and Emanuel with rotating guest openers Bela Kiss and Hopesfall.

The band was featured in a Kerrang! Magazine article "Your 10 New Favourite Bands" in July 2007

In September and October 2007, the band supported Madina Lake, with Halifax and My American Heart on their tour in the United Kingdom.

In November, Envy on the Coast had to cancel the tour with From First to Last and several college dates after lead singer Ryan Hunter's vocal problems worsened so that he could have time to visit specialists and heal. However, instead of canceling their hometown show in Long Island, Envy on The Coast took the stage without Ryan and had the audience sing their set for them. The band quickly resumed touring once Ryan was better with a 5-date holiday tour at the end of December 2007 with Anthony Green.

In January and February 2008 Envy on the Coast were part of the first Pac Sun Tour with The Audition, Danger:Radio, and Another Day Late. In late February 2008, the band headed to Australia to play the Soundwave Festival and played club shows in Sydney and Melbourne with Saosin and headliner Thursday. On May 2, Envy on the Coast will support one of the last shows of The Receiving End Of Sirens. The band will be playing at the Give It A Name festival in May.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

Ryan Hunter - Vocals, Guitar
Sal Bossio - Vocals, Guitar,Keyboard
Jeremy Velardi - Bass Guitar
Brian Byrne - Vocals, Guitar
Dan Gluszak - Drums

[edit] Former members

Alex Schatz - Drums

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums/EPs

Release Date	Album/EP	US Billboard Peak
November 7, 2006	Envy on the Coast (EP)
August 7, 2007	Lucy Gray	#11 Heatseekers^[1]

[edit] Trivia

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