| Straylight Run | |
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Straylight Run performing at the 2009 Soundwave festival in Sydney, Australia. Left to right: John Nolan, Shaun Cooper, and Will Noon. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Baldwin, Nassau County, New York |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, emo |
| Years active | 2003–2010 (hiatus) |
| Labels | Universal, Republic, Victory |
| Associated acts | Taking Back Sunday, Breaking Pangaea, Destry |
| Website | www.myspace.com/straylightrun |
| Past members | |
| John Nolan Shaun Cooper Will Noon Michelle DaRosa |
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Straylight Run was an indie rock band based in Baldwin, New York. Two of the members, Nolan and Cooper, had been members of Taking Back Sunday and have now rejoined that band. Their final releases are the EPs About Time and Un Mas Dos, preceded by the full-length album entitled The Needles The Space. Before the announcement of the return, Nolan had stated that Straylight Run would release a live CD, would be going on indefinite hiatus, but might reunite in the future.
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When he was still a member of Taking Back Sunday, John Nolan wrote several songs that he didn't feel would go well with the band. After their departure, John and Shaun Cooper recorded several demos with Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O'Connell. The band began to take its present form when drummer Will Noon was invited to join after his former band, Breaking Pangaea, broke up. Breaking Pangaea's former lead singer was Fred Mascherino, who later took Nolan's place in Taking Back Sunday. Shortly thereafter, John's sister, Michelle DaRosa, joined Straylight Run.
The band gained popularity after posting six demo songs for free download on their official site. By September of that year, they were playing to sold-out crowds in various cities in the Northeastern United States. One of their songs, "Hands in the sky" (Big shot) was used in the second to last episode of the second season of the FX show "Sons of Anarchy".
The band's name was taken from the final section of William Gibson's cyberpunk science-fiction novel Neuromancer.
Due to John's and Shaun's involvement in their previous band, they were bound by contract to release an album under Victory Records. They began to record their first album in April 2004 and released their self-titled debut album Straylight Run on October 12, 2004 after a one-month postponement. The album sold over 11,000 copies in the first week, and made the Billboard Top 100 Albums list. In late 2005, the band toured with Simple Plan.
On October 4, 2005 the band released their second record in the form of the Prepare to Be Wrong EP. The CD comprised two old demos ("A Slow Descent" from the bands original demo, and "It Never Gets Easier" a demo from the sessions for their first CD Straylight Run, although it was then known as "Costello"), a cover of Bob Dylan's "With God On Our Side" and 3 new songs. The CD ended their contract with Victory Records. Plans for a live DVD were in the works but were shelved.
On June 19, 2007 the band released their second album, The Needles the Space, under Universal Records.
On December 8, 2007 the band was dropped from Universal Records.
The band toured in support of Bayside in February and early March, 2008. The band toured in support of The Used on the inaugural Get a Life Tour from March 31 through May 11, 2008.[1]
On June 3, 2008 Michelle DaRosa announced that she would be leaving Straylight Run to pursue a solo career. In her MySpace message, she left the door open to rejoining the band at some future time. In late 2008, DaRosa formed the band Destry which also features Sam Means of the indie rock group The Format, as well as Shaun Cooper from Straylight Run.
On June 10, 2008 the band entered the studio for pre-production on their next CD, an EP entitled Un Mas Dos. While the band made the three songs available on the EP available in streaming format through MySpace and other means, and began selling digital download cards at its tour beginning September 9, 2008, on September 16, 2008 the band released the album in a digital format. A vinyl format is also available.
After two tours in late 2008, the band is playing the Soundwave Festivals in Australia in February and March 2009, as well as two shows with Minus the Bear. The band then plans to do further recording, towards another EP.
In February 2010, Straylight Run announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus due to financial complications. John Nolan stated that he would continue his solo act, and was not against the idea of returning to Straylight Run. Shaun Cooper wrote a blog saying that he was retiring from touring, thanking Straylight Run and also thanking Taking Back Sunday and saying he is really proud of the work and success they have accomplished.[2] On March 31, 2010 it was confirmed that John Nolan and Shaun Cooper had returned to Taking Back Sunday.[3]
On June 4, 2011, Nolan and Cooper teamed up with Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O'Connell to play a show at Rogue Live Studios in Hicksville, NY, with their set featuring six Straylight Run songs.[4]
Demo (2003)
The track "Hands In The Sky" was featured in season two of the show Sons of Anarchy. The track "Existentialism on Prom Night" was featured in season one of the show Against the Wall.
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