Mixtapes

Playing aggressive but upbeat pop-oriented punk rock and roll with witty and self-reflective lyrics, Mixtapes was shaped this year 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio by friends Ryan Rockwell and Maura Weaver (the second option of whom was even now a senior in senior high school). Rockwell and Weaver fulfilled in the Mad Hatter, an area music location, and because they had been both coping with personal problems, they started composing songs collectively as fun, casual therapy. Rockwell and Weaver made a decision to type a band to try out their new tunes on-stage and perhaps make an archive. This year 2010, they slice a homemade recording, Maps, acknowledged to Mixtapes, and managed to get available as a free of charge download through Loss of life to False Wish Records. Mixtapes quickly evolved right into a complete band with the help of bassist Michael Remley and drummer Boone Haley, and an EP, CONSIDERED Growing Up, accompanied by the finish of the entire year. Within 1 . 5 years of developing, Mixtapes experienced released 48 tunes through a number of brands and types (including an acoustic EP, How exactly to Throw an effective Party), and had been touring regularly, actually breaking from the United States to try out some shows in the uk. In 2012, Mixtapes authorized with No Rest Records, and slice their 1st LP for the label, Actually on the Most severe Nights. The recording earned enthusiastic evaluations from the indie music press, and Common Silence, the band’s second full-length for No Rest, appeared by the end of 2013.