The White Noise

The White Noise

Set The Sun performing in 2014
Background information
Also known as Set The Sun (2009–2015)
Origin Dallas, Texas
Genres
Years active 2009–present
Labels Fearless
Associated acts
Website www.thewhitenoiseband.com
Members
  • David Southern
  • Shawn Walker
  • Josh "KJ" Strock
  • Bailey Crego
  • Tommy West
Past members
  • Nate Anderson
  • Arturo Pina
  • Dakota Price
  • Brandon Daniels
  • Alex Summers
  • Kendrick Nicholson
  • Landon Jett

The White Noise is an American punk rock band from Dallas, Texas, currently based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2009 under the name Set the Sun by guitarist and vocalist David Southern and drummer Alex Summers, the band has gone through many lineup changes. In 2013, Southern was the sole founding member and recruited vocalist Shawn Walker and guitarist Josh "KJ" Strock to form what would eventually become The White Noise.

History

2009–2011: Formative Years, Set the Sun and Desolate

Set The Sun was formed in 2009 by David Southern and Alex Summers at the ages of 17 in Dallas, Texas.[1] Southern and Summers began playing music together[1] before enlisting the help of Nate Anderson, Arturo Pina, Dakota Price and Brandon Daniels in early 2010.[2] The bands style was a mix of Post-hardcore,[2] metalcore[3] and heavy metal[4] incorporating Unclean Vocals from Anderson in the verses, clean vocals from Southern in the choruses, frequent breakdowns in the bridge segment and basic song structure.[2] Set The Sun entered the studio in late 2010 before releasing their Debut EP Set The Sun in early 2011. Set The Sun continued this style into their second release Desolate recorded in early 2011 and released in late 2011.[1]

2012–2013: Armagetition and Mishaps

In early 2012, Set The Sun release two singles days apart, the first "Armagetition" continuing their metalcore style and the second "Mishaps" being an acoustic ballad using only Southern's clean Vocals.[1] Additionally, the band played VansWarped tour in 2012 and 2013 and South by So What?! in 2013.[4] However, after frequent touring the band began to experience person problems, leading to the departure of Anderson, Pina, Price, Daniels and Summers.[4] Although, Price is currently playing for Hollowealth.[2]

2013–2014: Reformation and The White Noise

Instead of giving up Southern decided to recruit a whole new band of musicians, gaining the assistance of Shawn Walker, Josh "KJ" Strock, Landon Jett and Kendrick Nicholson and began working on new material.[4] Then after the release of many singles (including The Temptress,[2] Expectations,[2] The Prince,[2] Father Said[5] and The Ghost of John Stokedton[6] ) the members began to feel their following material was so different from that of their first two EPs, they decided on a name change to The White Noise. Eventually leading to the departure of Jett (going on to start Clover The Girl) and Nicholson (who went on to join Even Cameras Lie and Blindwish) and the recruitment of ex-Crown the Empire guitar tech Baily Crego and ex-Even Cameras Lie and Afterzoo drummer Tommy West.[4]

2015-2017: Aren't You Glad EP and AM/PM

In Early 2015, the newly christened band The White Noise signed to Fearless Records before releasing the single and music video Bloom, on August 13,[7] (a hardcore punk piece). This style was then continued on to their next single Red Eye Lids released on October 21,[8] and onto the release of their debut EP (under their new alias) Aren't You Glad?[9][10] on February 27, 2016 coinciding with the release of the EPs third music video, Picture Day[11]

The White Noise released their debut full-length album AM/PM on June 23, 2017.[12]

Discography

As The White Noise

Albums
EPs
Title Album details
Aren't You Glad?[9][10][13][14]
Singles
Title Details
Bloom[7]
Red Eye Lids [8]
Picture Day [11]
Bite Marks [12]
The Best Songs are Dead [15]

As Set the Sun

EPs
Title Album details
Set The Sun [2]
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Self-Released
Desolate [2]
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Self-Released
Singles
Title Details
No Knives For Nathan[2]
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Self-Released
Desolate
  • Released: 2011
  • Label:Self-Released
Armagetiton[2]
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Self-Released
Mishaps[1][2]
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Self-Released
Father Said[5]
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Self-Released
The Prince[2]
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Self-Released
The Temptress[2]
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Self-Released
Expectations[2]
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Self-Released
The Ghost of John Stokedton[6]
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Self-Released

Members

Current members

Past members

Timeline

Musical style

The White Noise's musical style has been described as post-hardcore,[16][17][18][19][20] melodic hardcore,[21][20] hardcore punk,[18][17][20] metallic hardcore,[20] punk rock,[22][17][13][10] industrial punk, ambient hardcore[23] and as "an aggressive blend of punk rock and pop" by Sound Fiction[14] and Loud and Heavy.[10]

Where as Set the Sun's musical style has been described as metalcore,[3][24] post-hardcore,[2][24] heavy metal,[4] electronicore,[24] progressive metalcore,[24] deathcore,[25] and hardcore punk[25] and compared to the likes of Wage War,[25] August Burns Red,[24][25] Bring Me The Horizon,[25] Chelsea Grin,[25] Attack Attack!,[24] Asking Alexandria[24] and Architects.[24]

References

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