Crash The Calm is an American

Post-Hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...

band from

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, United States. The band's debut full length ''How've You Been?'' was released on May 19, 2017, on Downport Records. The band is currently releasing a three part concept record, titled ''A Town Named Nowhere''.

Background and debut release

Crash The Calm was formed in late 2014. After releasing their debut single "Holes"- produced by Phil Douglas of

Iron Chic Iron Chic is an American rock band from Long Island, New York, United States. The band consists of Phil Douglas, Jason Lubrano, Gordon Lafler, Mike Bruno, and Jesse Litwa. The band has released 3 records to date. All three of their albums have re ...

and

Latterman Latterman is an American semi-active four-piece punk rock band from Huntington, New York, United States. A melodic punk rock band with vocals shared by Phil Douglas and Mattie Jo Canino, their songs often contain political and/or socially con ...

in 2015- the band steadily performed and toured throughout the year before catching the eye of Long Island-based Downport Records. The band began recording their debut full length at

VuDu Studios Vudu is an American digital video store and streaming service owned by Fandango Media, a joint-venture between NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery. The company offers transactional video on demand rentals and digital purchases of films ...

with

Mike Watts Mike Watts is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer, who has worked with a variety of artists including The Dillinger Escape Plan, Glassjaw, As Cities Burn, Hopesfall, As Tall As Lions, The Dear Hunter, and Gates. Watts has ow ...

, Nick Starrantino and Dom Nastasi. ''How've You Been?'' was released on May 19, 2017. The band then released a split with Long Island

band Staleworth on August 10, 2018, also on Downport Records.

A Town Named Nowhere

The band entered the studio again in May 2019 at Westfall Recordings with Anthony Lopardo and Ray Marte for their follow up release. In October 2020, they released the single "Devils" and announced the upcoming LP ''A Town Named Nowhere'', a concept record about a town during the dust bowl era in the United States. Brooklyn Vegan premiered the music video for the lead single, 'My Nowhere', directed by James Morano, on July 21, 2021, calling it "...a cross between the heavier Manchester Orchestra songs and Balance and Composure." The band says that it is "a song about being addicted to your own tragedy". The first EP, Volume I of A Town Named Nowhere was released on digital streaming platforms July 23, 2021, containing the tracks 'Spring '31', 'Dust & Dirt', 'Devils', and 'My Nowhere'.

Discography

*2017: ''How've You Been?'' *2018: ''Split EP with Staleworth'' *2020: ''Devils (Single)'' *2021: ''A Town Named Nowhere: Volume I''

Members

*Brian Dowling - Vocals, Guitar (2014–present) *Pat Smith - Guitar (2014–present) *John Potocnik - Drums (2019-present) *Dan LeBrun - Guitar, Vocals (2019-present) *Dave Van Nostrand - Bass (2020-present) *Connor Holzmann - Guitar (2014–2019) *Ryan Sweeney - Bass (2014–2019) *Matt Bodt - Drums (2014–2019)

References

Musical groups established in 2014 Rock music groups from New York (state) Musical groups from Long Island 2014 establishments in New York (state) {{US-punk-band-stub