Smile Empty Soul
is an American post-grunge band from Santa Clarita, California.
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History
Smile Empty Soul formed in 1998, while its original members were attending different high schools in the
Santa Clarita area. The band, originally a three-piece group, consisted of vocalist and guitarist Sean Danielsen, bassist Ryan Martin and drummer Derek Gledhill.
After playing numerous hometown gigs, Smile Empty Soul ventured to the
Sunset Strip, and later passed a demo to John Parker of the
Los Angeles indie label, ThroBack Records. That later led to a
record deal with Jason Flom's
Lava Records – a subsidiary of
Atlantic Records.
On May 27, 2003, the band released their self titled debut album
Smile Empty Soul
. The album was produced by John Lewis Parker, and three successful singles were released. In March 2005, the album was
certified gold with sales in excess of 500,000+.
Sometime after the recording of their second album "Anxiety" was finished, drummer Derek Gledhill was replaced by Dominic Weir.
On September 22, 2005, during a concert at The Beaumont Club in
Kansas City,
Missouri, frontman Sean Danielsen stated that their new album
Anxiety
, would not be released due to issues with Lava Records. The band told fans that in order to receive the new album they could purchase one of a very limited number of burned copies or attempt to download the album online via
BitTorrent.
On July 13, 2006, Smile Empty Soul signed with
independent label,
Bieler Bros. Records. At this point, drummer Dominic Weir had been replaced by Jake Kilmer, and Mike Booth (ex-
Cold) was added as a second guitarist.
On October 24, 2006, the band released
Vultures
, the official follow-up to their 2003 debut
Smile Empty Soul
. The album doesn't feature any songs from the unreleased
Anxiety
. The first single released was the song "The Hit".
Vultures
debuted at #169 on the
Billboard 200 album charts with just over 5,000 copies sold. The band embarked on a co-headlining tour with
Evans Blue in support of the album in November 2006. After that they went on tour with
The Exies and
Egypt Central, with further support on select dates from punk/post-hardcore band
Brazil.
As of December 13, 2006,
Vultures
had sold 13,130 copies in the United States.
Some time between April 17, 2007 and April 30, 2007 Smile Empty Soul parted ways with Mike Booth which was a mutual split. The band has yet to replace him, and has continued on as a 3-piece.
According to a post on the band's myspace page they will begin recording their new record in Greenville, SC on February 1, 2008
In February, 2008, Smile Empty Soul announced that recording for their new album entitled "Consciousness" was finished, but in May, 2008, Smile Empty Soul returned to the studio to record a few more songs for "Consciousness".
As of July 28, 2008, Smile Empty Soul has completed their new album "Consciousness". It will be released early next year.
On October 29, 2008, the band's Myspace page confirmed that they had signed with F.O.F./EMI records.
The band's new album "
Consciousness" was pushed back and was to be released on June 16, 2009. This date has been pushed back even further to sometime in July. The official release date for the album is August 11, 2009.
"Don't Ever Leave" will receive radio airplay on June 9, 2009. Debuted on New Music Inferno(www.blogtalkradio.com/newmusicinferno)
[1]
On June 10, 2009 it was confirmed the album was bumped back to August 25, 2009.
[2]
Band lineups
Current Lineup
- Sean Danielsen - Vocals, Guitar
- Ryan Martin - Bass
- Jake Kilmer - Drums
Past lineups (1998 - 2007)
Original (1998 - 2005)
- Sean Danielsen - Vocals, Guitar
- Ryan Martin - Bass
- Derek Gledhill - Drums
Anxiety era (2005 - 2006)
- Sean Danielsen - Vocals, Guitar
- Ryan Martin - Bass
- Dominic Weir - Drums
Vultures era (2006 - 2007)
- Sean Danielsen - Vocals, Lead Guitar
- Ryan Martin - Bass
- Mike Booth - Guitars
- Jake Kilmer - Drums
Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Details
| Peak chart positions
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US [3]
| US Ind.
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2003
| Smile Empty Soul
- Released: May 27, 2003
- Label: Lava
- Format: CD
| 94
| 2
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2005
| Anxiety
- Released: 2005
- Label: MRAfia
- Format: CD
| -
| -
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2006
| Vultures
- Released: October 24, 2006
- Label: Bieler Bros.
- Format: CD
| 169
| -
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2009
| Consciousness
- Released: August 25, 2009
- Label: F.O.F. Label Group / EMI
- Format: CD
| -
| -
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
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Extended plays
Year
| Details
|
1999
| Hecklers Veto EP
- Released: 1999
- Label: Dyspathy
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2008
| B-sides
- Released: 2008
- Label: MRAfia
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Peak chart positions
| Album
|
US
[A
| US Alt.
| US Main.
[4]
|
2003
| "Bottom of a Bottle"
| 107
| 7
| 8
| Smile Empty Soul
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2004
| "Nowhere Kids"
| —
| 27
| 26
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"Silhouettes"
| —
| 22
| 25
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2005
| "Don't Need You"
| —
| —
| 37
| Anxiety
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2006
| "The Hit"
| —
| —
| —
| Vultures
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2007
| "Here's to Another"
| —
| —
| —
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"Loser"
| —
| —
| —
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2009
| "Don't Ever Leave"
| —
| —
| —
| Consciousness
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
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Notes
- A
^
The single "Bottom of a Bottle" peaked outside of the US Billboard
Hot 100 chart, therefore it is listed on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [5]
Other songs
- "Broken Wings" (Live)
- "Anywhere But Down"
- "Alone"
- "Meaningless" (demo)
- "Rain" (demo)
Videos
- "Bottom of a Bottle"
- "Nowhere Kids"
- "Silhouettes"
- "This Is War"-was only a video and never a single off of the album
- "Here's To Another"
- "Jesus Is The Manager At Wal-Mart"
- "Loser"
Labels
Current
- F.O.F Label Group/EMI (2008 - Present)
- MRAfia Records (Founded by Smile Empty Soul) (c.2003 - Present)
Former
- Bieler Bros. Records (2006 - 2007)
- Lava/Atlantic (2003 - 2006)
- Throback Records (c.2001 - 2006)
References
- http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16770
- http://theywillrockyou.com/musicnews/dailymusicnews/smile-empty-soul-return-with-new-album-on-august
- American chart
- Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks
- Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles