Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties

Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties
Birth name Dan Campbell
Also known as Aaron West
Genres Folk rock
Years active 2014–present
Labels Hopeless Records
Associated acts The Wonder Years
Website www.aaronwestandtheroaringtwenties.com

Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties is the music side project of The Wonder Years frontman Dan "Soupy" Campbell. According to the project's Facebook page, it is defined as "a character study conducted through music". Campbell is taking on the persona of Aaron West.

History

Campbell began the project on May 22, 2014, via a video released by Hopeless Records titled "Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties - An Introduction To Aaron West".[1] Campbell released the projects debut song (from their later to be released debut album), Divorce and the American South, via A.V. Club.[2] The project's first album, We Don't Have Each Other, was released on July 7, 2014 via Hopeless Records.[3] The album received primarily positive reviews, with Alternative Press giving it a rating of 4.5/5.[4] On November 19, 2014, West released a music video for the song "Our Apartment" via Billboard.[5] Campbell performed his project on five of the 2014 Vans Warped Tour dates. On March 4, 2015, it was announced that Campbell would be performing his project on all of the 2015 Warped Tour dates. He will be performing on the acoustic basement stage.[6]

Influences

On the projects Facebook page, Campbell cites Bright Eyes, The Mountain Goats, The New Amsterdams, Lucero, The Weakerthans, and Kind of Like Spitting as influences.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "The Wonder Years’ Dan Campbell Announces Side-Project". Rock Sound. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Anthony, David. "Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties take a southern approach to divorce in new video". A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Now Streaming: Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties - We Don’t Have Each Other". Rock Sound. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Manley, Brendan. "Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties - We Don't Have Each Other". Alternative Press. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Payne, Chris. "Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties (Wonder Years' Dan Campbell) Premieres 'Our Apartment' Video (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Sharp, Tyler. "Acoustic Basement performers announced for Warped Tour 2015". Alternative Press. Retrieved 7 March 2015.