Seaway (band)

Seaway
Origin Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Genres Emo, pop punk
Years active 2011 (2011)–present
Labels Mutant League, Pure Noise
Website Official website
Members
  • Patrick Carleton
  • Andrew Eichinger
  • Ryan Locke
  • Adam Shoji
  • Ken Taylor

Seaway is a Canadian rock band from Oakville, Ontario, formed in 2011. The band has released three EPs and two studio albums.

History

Seaway formed in 2011 in Oakville, Ontario, consisting of Ryan Locke on vocals, Patrick Carleton on guitar and vocals, Andrew Eichinger on guitar, Adam Shoji on bass, and Ken Taylor on drums.[1] All of the members had been friends since school and have been in many bands together previous.[2] Seaway was originally a side-project of a previous hardcore band.[2] Seaway is Locke's first band where has was the vocalist as he was previously a drummer.[2] The band went on tour, supporting Major League in February and March 2014.[3] The band went on a co-headlining Summer 2014 tour with Stickup Kid, with support from Driver Friendly, from early July to late August.[4] The band went on The Intercontinental Championships Tour in the UK, supporting Neck Deep in January and February 2015.[5] The band supported As It Is and This Wild Life on their tour of the UK in May.[6] On September 23, "Airhead" was made available for streaming.[7] Colour Blind was released on October 23[7] through Pure Noise.[8] Three days later, a music video for "Best Mistake" was released.[8]

Style

Matt Collar of AllMusic described the band as making "exuberant punk-pop and emo-rock" music.[1] Rock Sound described the band's sound as "Fast and classically melodic pop-punk" combined with a "distinct and unashamed pop sensibility."[9]

Side projects

Locke, Taylor and Eichinger play in hardcore punk band Rage Brigade. They released the F.I.G.H.T.M.U.S.I.C. EP[10] and singles "Slipping Away" & "Hard Love" in 2011.

Accolades

Colour Blind was included at number 32 on Rock Sound's top 50 releases of 2015 list.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title Album details
Hoser
Colour Blind
  • Released: October 23, 2015[13]
  • Label: Pure Noise (PNE176)
  • Format: CD, CS, DL, LP

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Album details
Seaway
  • Released: November 14, 2011[14]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Seaway / Safe to Say
Clean Yourself Up
  • Released: April 2, 2013[16]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CS, DL
All in My Head
  • Released: November 4, 2014
  • Label: Pure Noise (PNE159)
  • Format: CD, DL, 7" vinyl

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Emily" (From First to Last cover)[17] 2012 Non-album single
"Freak"[18] 2015 Colour Blind
"Best Mistake"[19]
"Airhead"[20]
"Growing Stale"[21]

Members

Current

References

Citations
  1. 1 2 Collar, Matt. "Seaway | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 McLaughlin 2014, p. 29
  3. ↑ Ilvonen, Keagan (December 19, 2013). "Major League Announces New Headlining Tour With Have Mercy and More". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Yee, Emily (May 21, 2014). "Seaway and Stickup Kid announce co-headlining tour". idobi.com. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Emily (August 20, 2014). "Neck Deep Announce Intercontinental Championships Tour". Kerrang!. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Emily (February 20, 2015). "As It Is And This Wild Life Announce Co-Headline Tour". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Emily (September 23, 2015). "Seaway Premiere New Track, Airhead". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  8. 1 2 James (October 26, 2015). "Seaway Premiere New Video, Best Mistake". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ Bird, ed. 2015, p. 59
  10. ↑ "F.I.G.H.T.M.U.S.I.C. | Rage Brigade". Rage Brigade. July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ Bird, ed. 2016, p. 24
  12. ↑ "Hoser - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Colour Blind - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Seaway EP - Seaway". Seaway. November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  15. ↑ "7" Split - Seaway". Seaway. October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Clean Yourself Up - Seaway". Seaway. April 2, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Emily Feat. Brad Garcia (Cover) - Seaway". Seaway. November 14, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Freak - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Best Mistake - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Airhead - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Growing Stale - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
Sources
  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (April 2015). "New Noise: Seaway". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (198). ISSN 1465-0185. 
  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (January 2016). "Top 50 Releases of the Year". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (208). ISSN 1465-0185. 
  • McLaughlin, David (December 2014). Bird, Ryan, ed. "Exposure". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (194). ISSN 1465-0185. 

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