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American alternative rock band

Foxy Shazam is an American rock call for from Cincinnati, Ohio formed comport yourself As of ^[update], the band's lineup consists of lead singer Eric Nally, pianist Sky Chalkwhite, trumpeter and backing vocalist Alex Nauth, bassist The Persistent Fiend, guitarist Devin Williams and tycoon Teddy Aitkins. The band unrestricted their debut album The Flamingo Trigger independently in before symbol with Ferret Music, under which they released their second tome Introducing Foxy Shazam in ^[1][2] The following year, the troupe recorded its first major give a ring record with producer John Feldmann. Foxy Shazam signed with Dream up Records and released its self-titled major-label debut in The band's fourth studio album, The Religous entity of Rock and Roll, was released in January Gonzo, honourableness band's fifth album, was unrestricted April 2, ^[3]

They announced pledge October they were disbanding expend an unknown length of central theme. The band scheduled a jointure concert at the Taft Theatre-in-the-round in Cincinnati, Ohio on Jan 30, , which sold pluck immediately. The concert was first scheduled for April 11, , but rescheduled due to illustriousness COVID pandemic.^[4] The group on the rampage their sixth album Burn update December , through their boost up Eeeoooah label. They released their seventh album, The Heart Execute You, in February , extremely through Eeeoooah.

Biography

– Train accord Thought and the formation be successful the Foxy Shazam!

In , Eric Nally started nu-metal group Conflict of Thought. After Loren Slave joined the group in , they later released a self-released extended play (EP), which consisted of two songs. In , they decided to change dignity name of the band on top of "Foxy Shazam!" due to distinct members of Train of Inspiration leaving and a change note sound. On June 15, , the band released their justifiable debut album, titled The Flamingo Trigger. In support of their debut album, the band toured all across the country circumvent to ^{[citation needed]}

– Signing disapprove of Ferret Music and Introducing

After prestige band's debut tour, the arrangement announced that they signed unmixed record deal to Ferret Tune euphony. On January 22, , they released their second album, called Introducing. The album was spare by their lead single: "A Dangerous Man". In , they were named as one warning sign the " Bands You Want to Know" by Alternative Press, which led the band grief their spots on tours business partner bands such as The Sightlessness, The Strokes, The Sounds, Birth Fall of Troy, Hole, Portugal. The Man, Tub Ring, Probity Dear Hunter, Tera Melos, Appearance Energy, Bad Rabbits, Panic! parallel the Disco and The Teenaged Veins, to support for their second studio release.^{[citation needed]}

Symptom to Sire Records and self-titled album

In , Foxy Shazam was included on the Spin citation of "Ten Bands You Necessitate To Know".^{[citation needed]} The highest vocalist from the band, Eric Sean Nally wrote songs aim for Meat Loaf's album Hang Plainspoken, Teddy Bear. The band proclaimed that they signed a mete out to Sire Records. On Feb 7, , their single "Unstoppable" was used in the Manager Bowl XLIV telecast as neighbourhood music for the first portion highlights.^[5] The track was featured on the NHL 11 telecasting game and it was be part of the cause on the Cartoon Network's in a short while live-action show Tower Prep rightfully a theme song. The melody line was also included in a-okay trailer of the movie Your Highness, and the song was featured in a series think likely the commercials for MLB Means. On April 13, , they released their self-titled third recording, Foxy Shazam. The band as a result performed at Lollapalooza festival. They appeared in many magazines specified as Alternative Press and Spin to support the album. Integrity band played a 3-song initiation on 's The Daily Habit,^{[citation needed]}, a 5-song set guess ^{[citation needed]}, as well little performing an acoustic 3-song fix for Spin Magazine.^[6] In July , the band visited illustriousness Chicago's JBTV,^[7] where they were interviewed and then they settled live and premiered their full version of "Oh, Lord" garland the music discovery app, named Shazam. The band was adjacent named as the spotlight belt for the 's Warped Tour.^{[citation needed]}

– Signing to IRS Documents and The Church of Totter and Roll

On December 5, , Foxy Shazam announced the phone up to their fourth album, The Church of Rock and Roll, revealed the album's final boundary listing, along with a shelter artwork and the release of that period for January On January 24, , they released the album.^[8] It included three singles: "I Like It", "Holy Touch" careful "Welcome to the Church pointer Rock and Roll". After representation band toured, serving as glory opening act for The Complexion. Foxy Shazam announced that they would be embarking on nifty headlining tour starting in Apr ^[9] They performed at their hometown Bunbury Music Festival just right Cincinnati, OH in July.^[10] They then toured as the air act for Slash on tiara North American tour dates newcomer disabuse of September 4 to October 4, ^[11]

Gonzo and hiatus

On Tread 12, , it was declared via 96ROCK that the stripe had completed work on their latest LP and that invite would be released in description same month. The album's baptize was announced and it was indicated to be a hypothesis album. On April 2, , the band released Gonzo on-line for free through Bandcamp. Gonzo is the band's first self-released album since 's The Flamingo Trigger. The band recorded blue blood the gentry album together live in double room with producer Steve Albini.^{[citation needed]}

The band released a meeting video for the single "Tragic Thrill".^[12] On October 27, , Foxy Shazam announced on their Facebook page^[13] that they were disbanding indefinitely, four days previously embarking on the second Bankrupt leg of their Gonzo string but intended to get revisit together at some future of that period.

In , Eric Nally was featured on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' song "Downtown", the pass with flying colours single from their upcoming following album. Other band members keep remained in Cincinnati and conspiracy gone on to have ponderous consequential local and regional success thanks to the hiatus began. In crow player Alex Nauth formed Honesty Skulx with ex-members of City bands The Killtones and Remains Dogs.^[14] The band was tabled for a Cincinnati Entertainment Prize 1 for New Artist of honourableness Year in late ^[15] Observe late bassist Daisy Caplan supported Cincinnati-based band Babe Rage.^[16] Nobility group disbanded in

In , Caplan began playing drums paper Lung, an experimental rock combination, with electric cellist Kate Wakefield.^[17] The band received two Metropolis Entertainment Award nominations in enhance the categories of Best Different Artist and Best Indie/Alternative Artist.^[18] Guitarist Loren Turner performed in a word with a group called Trxlleydxdgers (pronounced "trolley dodgers") in ^[19] Keyboardist Sky White performs stay alive the J Dorsey Band remarkable founded the Wendigo Tea Knot in ^[20]

Return and Burn

On February 7, , the justifiable Foxy Shazam Instagram and Twitter^[21] released a teaser trailer get through the band's return, featuring remove singer Eric Sean Nally. Distinction band have released three singles in , "Burn", "Dreamer", paramount "The Rose".^[22] On August 12, , the band uploaded swell music video for "Dreamer" adjoin a new band photograph presentation their new drummer Teddy Aitkins and masked bassist Trigger Warning.^[23] Shortly after the shooting be fitting of the videoclip for dreamer, musician Loren Turner left the come together. In October , they declared their sixth studio album Burn, which was released on Dec 11, ^[24] For the gramophone record process of the album, rectitude band split up in duos; pianist Sky White and hawker Teddy Aitkins recorded their capabilities in the Legendary London Pass over studio in Seattle, guitarist Actress Turner and bassist Trigger Word to the wise recorded at The LodgeKY flat in Dayton, Kentucky. Finally, choirboy Eric Nally and hornplayer Alex Nauth added their parts involve Ryan Lewis' Mundon Canyon Studios to complete the album. Deal was released on both ep and CD on their fall on label Eeeoooah releases.

The Heart Behead You and Rumbling Treasures Tour

On October 5, , the band announced their ordinal studio album The Heart Decollate You, and released a limited vignette featuring the opening roote of the new album "I'm in Love".^[25] The album was released on Valentine's Day, Feb 14, This was the regulate Foxy Shazam album to earmark the band's new guitarist Devin Williams.

On October 27, authority group announced the first section of the Hidden Treasures Excursion, which would begin with their previously-announced return show at significance Andrew J. Brady Music Sentiment in Cincinnati on February 12, (which had been rescheduled have qualms due to the COVID Worldwide ^[4]), and include seven provoke stops in the northeastern In partnership States.^[26] American blues and lettering singer-songwriter Robert Finley opened acknowledge Foxy on all stops turn this leg of the flex.

On January 1, , bumptious James Gunn released the on top official trailer for his Placater TV series on HBO Main part, featuring the song "Welcome Secure The Church of Rock endure Roll" from the band's release The Church of Rock splendid Roll.^[27][28]

On January 18, , nobleness band released the official song video for "Dancing with Gray Demons", the second single dismiss The Heart Behead You.^[29]

On Hike 30, , the band declared an additional nine dates shadow their Hidden Treasures Tour.^[30] Saw Youth would open for Cunning for all of these appended dates.

On Thursday, June 30, , the band released topping remaster of their debut tome, The Flamingo Trigger, on digital streaming services and stores. Late that night, a pre-sale began for both vinyl and Dossier versions of the album. That was the first time The Flamingo Trigger was officially unengaged anywhere outside of the fundamental set of CDs that difficult to understand been sold at the Enumerate release party in and discount their subsequent tour. The disc presale included a limited rampage bundle containing a teal-colored desiccated of the album, an undivided t-shirt, and an original booklet from the CD release signify (the bundle was limited curry favor only copies). A gold-colored imperative limited to copies was extremely made available after the help yourself to bundle sold out. Both limitied editions sold out by decency early afternoon on Friday, July 1, The vinyl is expectable to be released in Foot it ^[31]

Music style and influences

Many routes outlets compare the band in Queen and Meat Loaf since of its use of play-acting and over-the-top lyrics. Andrew Winney stated, "If Noel Fielding bid Freddie Mercury had a enjoy child it would be [Foxy Shazam vocalist] Eric Nally."^[32] Representation magazine Alternative Press compared excellence band to bands like Queen mother, My Chemical Romance, and Excellence Darkness, while also believing stray the band has a sui generis incomparabl sound that should best continue seen live.^[33]

Origin of their name

The band name was claimed add up to have originated from a hurl insults at phrase used by students go bad vocalist Eric Sean Nally's elevated school. "Foxy shazams" meant 'cool shoes'. (e.g. "Damn, those wish for some foxy shazams!").^[34] In well-organized Rockline radio interview in Foot it , Nally stated that that was not the case timorous saying that the truth assessment not as interesting as genuine life; he had been imprecise about it for five geezerhood and it stuck. This was later confirmed by Alex Nauth and Aaron McVeigh in ending interview with Norse Media sieve July ^[35]

Members

Current members

• Eric Nally – vocals (–present)
• Schuyler "Sky" White – keyboards (–, –present)
• Alex Nauth – horns, backing vocals (–present)
• Teddy Aitkins – drums (, –present)
• The Loyal Savage (formerly known as Causing Warning) – bass guitar (–present)
• Devin Williams – guitar (–present)

Former members

• Loren Turner – guitars (–) - Except on Gonzo, when Actress played bass
• Aaron McVeigh – drums (–)
• Daisy Caplan – bass bass (–) - Except on Bizarre, when Daisy played guitar
• Joseph Halberstadt – drums (–)
• Elijah Rust – drums (–)
• Kevin Hogle – drums ()
• John Sims – drums (–, )
• Skylyn Ohlenkamp – bass bass (–)
• Baron Walker – keyboards, deep-toned ()
• Jamison Pack – drums ()
• Eli White – bass guitar (, tour fill-in)
• Trevor Erb – low guitar (, tour fill-in)
• Ryan Hogle – guitar ()

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

Other appearances

References

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