The Working Title was formed in 2001 and released their first E.P. ''Everyone Here Is Wrong'' in 2003. The EP was rated 5 out of 5 in Alternative Press Magazine, which also labeled The Working Title "A Band To Watch". The band's next LP, About Face, was released July 18, 2006. On October 6, 2005, The Working Title began "The Music Is Much Too Loud Tour" with
Circa Survive
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as an opening act. The band has also been on tour with bands such as
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Copeland,
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,
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History
High school friends Dan Nigro (lead vocals & guitars), Saen Fitzgerald (guitar, keyboards, & percussion), Brian Fortune (guitars & keyboards) and Cliff Sarcona (drums ...
,
Counting Crows
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and the
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.
They have had their music featured on MTV's ''Laguna Beach'' and in the film ''
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In 2003 Damian Joseph, the band's guitarist and a founding member, parted ways with the group. He can be heard on the band's self-produced ''Sincerely'' album (2002) and half of ''Everyone Here is Wrong'' (2003).
In late 2006 Chris Ginn, the band's bassist and a founding member, announced that he would be leaving the group to pursue a career in Structural Geology. He received a bachelor's degree in geology from
College of Charleston
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in 2011 and is currently pursuing a Master's of Science in Structural Geology at
The University of Georgia
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. The Working Title replaced him with Chris Gingrich.
May 9, 2009 saw the release of The Working Title's third album, ''Bone Island''. Leading up to the creation of Bone Island, all of the members of the Working Title except for primary singer/songwriter Joel Hamilton left the band. In a review by AbsolutePunk, ''Bone Island'' was described as "a welcome, breath of fresh air".
Since the dissolution of the band, Hamilton has released an EP and an LP under his given name, an LP with Owen Beverly under the name Inlaws, an EP with Stephanie Underhill (who sings on Bone Island) under the name BABYLiPS, and most recently an LP under the name Mechanical River.
Members
* Joel Hamilton –
vocals
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,
guitar
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,
piano
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Former members
* Adam Pavao –
guitar
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* Chris Gingrich –
bass
* Ross Taylor –
drums
* Chris Ginn –
bass
* Jason Maurer –
bass
* Damian Joseph –
guitar
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* Matt Podesla –
guitar
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* Marcus Russell Price –
bass
* Eric Sirianni –
drums
Discography
Albums
* ''Sincerely'' · 2002
* ''About-Face'' · 2006
* ''Bone Island'' · 2009
EPs
* ''Everyone Here Is Wrong'' · 2003
* ''Heart'' · 2008
* ''Bone Island Bonus EP'' · 2009
External links
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Indie rock musical groups from South Carolina
Musical groups from South Carolina
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