Honor Bright

Honor Bright

Warped Tour Buffalo
Background information
Origin Syracuse, New York, United States
Genres Pop punk
Years active 2006–- 2011, 2012-present
Labels Triple Crown
Aux
Website www.honorbright.net
Members Liam DiCosimo
Ryan Gilmore
Curt Henry
Anthony Merritt
Tim Paige

Honor Bright is a 5-piece pop punk band from Syracuse, New York. Their musical style has drawn comparisons to bands like Taking Back Sunday, Cartel, Mayday Parade, and early Fall Out Boy.

Formation

Honor Bright first started when Liam DiCosimo and Tim Paige's post-hardcore band broke up, leaving them without a project. Together they started writing new songs that would become Honor Bright. Anthony Merritt had previously played in a band with Liam and was recruited to play bass. Curt Henry, former member of "The Arlo Story", was found through an internet post made by Liam searching for a drummer. As a four piece [Liam on guitar], Honor Bright recorded a 5 song self-titled demo and went out on a month-long tour of the country. Upon return, they made the decision to have Ryan Gilmore join and he left his previous band. The lineup remained the same through the life of the band.

Early years (2006-2009)

The band formed in Syracuse, New York in 2006, and their first recording, a self-titled, 5-song EP, was released that same year. They opened for several acts including Cartel, Anberlin, Boys Like Girls, and Bayside. On June 3, 2007, the band self-released their first full-length album Build Hearts From Stars. The group was involved in a van accident while touring behind this album.[1] Honor Bright were voted on to the Vans Warped Tour in 2008, playing the Ernie Ball Stage at the Buffalo, NY (Darien Center) show on July 24 of that year.[2] That performance led to the band being chosen to play on MTV's Total Request Live on July 30. They performed an acoustic version of "Home Is A Heartache", a track from their EP, If This Was A Movie, released two days after the MTV performance.[3]

On August 11, 2008, the band was selected as the front page Featured Artist on PureVolume, where they topped the "Rock", "Emo", "Pop" and "All Genre" charts. In October 2008, Honor Bright signed with The Artery Foundation which manages bands including Alesana, A Day To Remember and A Static Lullaby. On December 1, 2008 the band re-released "Build Hearts From Stars" (with two bonus tracks) on Aux Records[4] at a show in Syracuse while opening for Forever The Sickest Kids. Guitarist Tim Paige formed a solo side project, The Brilliant Light, which has also signed to Aux Records.

In early 2009, they were featured in the unsigned band sections of both Alternative Press (AP) and American Music Press (AMP) magazines. For the second consecutive year, Honor Bright won a spot on the Van's Warped Tour. This time winning AP's AP&R fan vote for the opportunity to play the Cleveland date.[5]

Triple Crown era (2009-2011)

On July 11, 2009, Honor Bright signed with Triple Crown Records. They recorded for Triple Crown in November/December 2009 in Florida with Tom Denney, formerly of A Day To Remember, and Jason Lancaster of Go Radio and formerly of Mayday Parade.[6] The album, titled Action! Drama! Suspense!,[7] was released on July 20, 2010.

In March, 2010, Honor Bright was named one of the "100 Bands You Need To Know" in Alternative Press' annual feature. That accolade earned the band a slot on AP's stage at SXSW in Austin, TX. In April 2010, Tim Paige recorded his second disc, "Things That I Won't Need", as The Brilliant Light. On April 13, 2010, Honor Bright was added to first day lineup of The Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey.[8]

In June 2011, Honor Bright announced they would be breaking up on their tumblr page via Tim Paige.[9]

In 2012, Honor Bright announced on their Facebook page that they would be reuniting, with new music to come.[10]

April 3, 2015 saw the band return with two new songs, "Arizona" and "Waiting for the End".

Band name

The name Honor Bright comes from the short story "Rocking Horse Winner" by DH Lawrence. It's English slang for being honest. They were originally called "Trouble On The Dancefloor", but changed their name to Honor Bright to avoid confusion with the similarly named Panic At The Disco.

Band members

Discography

Full Lengths

EPs

Singles


References

  1. ↑ Talking Shop with Honor Bright's Liam DiCosimo, Reviewsic.com, September 7, 2010. Accessed February 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ Honor Bright rock the Vans Warped Tour & MTV, from Syracuse.com.
  3. ↑ Honor Bright perform on MTV's TRL, from MTV.com.
  4. ↑ Build Hearts From Stars Review. Absolutepunk.net. Accessed February 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ Cleveland - Honor Bright. Alternative Press, July 9, 2009. Accessed February 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ Honor Bright post new track, "Paper Thin Walls", on Myspace. AltSounds, accessed February 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ Album Review, Alter the Press. Accessed February 2, 2012.
  8. ↑ Honor Bright, Foxy Shazam, 23 more announced for Bamboozle. Alternative Press, April 14, 2010. Accessed February 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ Honor Bright Breaks Up. Absolutepunk.net, June 7, 2011. Accessed February 2, 2012.
  10. ↑ Facebook.com, December 31, 2012. Accessed January 1, 2013.

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