Balance and Composure was an American

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band from

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. They formed in the winter of 2007, after the breakup of two local Doylestown bands. The band's music was often suggested having similarities to Title Fight, Brand New, and

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. They released three studio albums and two EPs over the course of their career. Their second album '' The Things We Think We're Missing'' reached number 51 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 10 on the

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, number 13 on the Modern Rock/

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and number 16 on the

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charts. On December 14, 2017, on Taylor Madison's ''Strange Nerve'' podcast, vocalist Jon Simmons announced that their upcoming anniversary tour would be their last. On January 14, 2019 a press release went out on the band's

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account announcing a farewell tour. Six dates were confirmed, saying that "These shows are the only shows we have planned in our future, we would love if you joined us one last time." The band later added extra dates due to high demand.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Separation'' (2011) * '' The Things We Think We're Missing'' (2013) * ''

Light We Made ''Light We Made'' is the third and thus far final studio album from American rock band Balance and Composure. It was released on October 7, 2016 through Vagrant Records and Big Scary Monsters Big Scary Monsters Recording Company (often kno ...

'' (2016) ;EPs * ''I Just Want to Be Pure'' (2008) * ''Only Boundaries'' (2009) * ''Balance and Composure/Tigers Jaw'' split (2010) * ''Acoustic 7"'' (2012) * ''Braid & Balance and Composure'' split (2012) * ''Off the Board: A Studio 4 Family Compilation'' (2013) * ''Postcard/Revelation'' 7" (2016) * "Slow Heart" 7" (2017) ;Music videos * "Quake" (2012) * "Reflection" (2013) * "Tiny Raindrop" (2013) * "Postcard" (2016) * "Afterparty" (2016)

Members

*Jon Simmons – lead vocals, guitar (2007–2019) *Andy Slaymaker - guitar, backing vocals (2007–2019) *Matt Warner - bass (2007–2017, 2019) *Erik Petersen - lead guitar (2010–2017, 2019) *Bailey Van Ellis - Percussion (2010–2017, 2019) *Daniel Kerrigan - guitar, bass (2007-2008)

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