Crying is an American

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

band from

Purchase, New York Purchase is a hamlet in the town and village of Harrison, in Westchester County, New York, United States. One myth explains that its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, where John Harrison was to be granted as much land as he could ride in ...

formed in 2013. They consist of Elaiza Santos (vocals), Ryan Galloway (guitars, keyboards) and Kynwyn Sterling (drums). They have released two EPs and released their debut album ''Beyond the Fleeting Gales'' in October 2016.

History

Crying was formed in May 2013 at

State University of New York at Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase (commonly Purchase College or SUNY Purchase) is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. It is one of 13 comprehensive colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It was fo ...

. The band was formed by Elaiza Santos (Vocals), Ryan Galloway (Guitars/Programming), and Nick Corbo (Drums). In 2013, the group released their debut EP ''Get Olde'' via

Double Double Whammy Double Double Whammy is an independent record label founded by Dave Benton and Mike Caridi in October 2011 whilst studying at SUNY Purchase, a liberal arts college in New York state. History Double Double Whammy was founded by Dave Benton and M ...

. The band later released a remix EP of ''Get Olde'' with additional new tracks and b-sides titled ''Return to Olde World: Demos and B-Sides.'' In 2014 Crying released their second EP, ''Second Wind'' via

Bandcamp Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquarters in Oakland, California, US. On March 2, 2022, Bandcamp ...

. The band then signed to Run for Cover Records and reissued their first two EPs in a compilation, Get Olde/Second Wind. In 2015, Corbo departed the band to focus on his other band, LVL UP. In March, the band released a standalone single, ''"Patriot"'', via the band's Bandcamp, in which a remixed version would later be featured on the band's debut LP. In August 2016, the band announced their debut LP, Beyond the Fleeting Gales, would be released by Run For Cover on October 14, 2016. On August 24, 2016, the band released the track, ''"Wool in the Wash"'', from the upcoming LP. In March 2017, the band performed a live session on

Audiotree Audiotree is an American music record label located in Chicago, founded in 2011. The company records and publishes live music sessions. It also promotes artists and organizes live events, and invites artists from around the world to enter a profe ...

and it was released via streaming services. In 2020, Ryan Galloway formed a band with

Michelle Zauner Michelle Chongmi Zauner (born March 29, 1989) is a Korean-American musician and author, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative pop band Japanese Breakfast. Her 2021 memoir, '' Crying in H Mart'', spent 60 weeks on ''The New York Times ...

called Bumper. The band released their debut EP ''pop songs 2020'' on 4 September 2020.

Band members

Current members

*Elaiza "Z" Santos - vocals (2013-present) *Ryan Galloway - guitar, synthesizer,

Game Boy The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same ...

(2013-2017) *Kynwyn Sterling - drums (2017-present)

Former members

*Nick Corbo - drums (2013-2017)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Compilation albums

Live albums

References

{{reflist Musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 2013 Run for Cover Records artists American indie pop groups American synth-pop groups American indie rock groups Chiptune musical groups 2013 establishments in New York (state)