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The Wonder Years "Suburbia" Gatefold LP Run For Cover/No Sleep Records (US)
Vinyl is NM, Jacket is NM!
Pressed on Grey Marbled Wax!
Out of Print!
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A1The Wonder Years is an American band from that began in June 2005. Since their conception, they have released three full length albums, two EPs, and several splits/compilations. The group is currently signed to Hopeless Records. The Wonder Years usually employs melodic musicianship in combination with the bumpy timbre of pop punk vocals, both of which are usually used in pop-punk music. The band got their name from the television show of the same name.
The Upsides (2010)
The Wonder Years's second full length album, The Upsides was released on January 26, 2010. The Upsides sold 1852 units in its first week, landing it on multiple Billboard charts: #5 on Alternative Artist, #9 on Top New Artist, #26 on Top Internet Album, and #43 on Indie Label Album.
Also with the release of The Upsides was a 7" limited to only 500 copies and available with pre-order of "The Upsides" CD. This vinyl features a non album song entitled Leavenhouse. 11:30., which is about the early years of music for The Wonder Years and their local scene in Lansdale, PA. The title "Leavenhouse" refers to a house in which members of the Lansdale band "Leavenworth" lived and hung out at day or night.
A few months after the release of The Upsides, on May 27, The Wonder Years announced that they had signed to "Hopeless Records". Their first release after their signing was a split 7" with Fallen from the Sky, on which they covered "Zip Lock" by .
The Wonder Years spent much of the remainder of 2010 on an assortment of tours including the "Ship of Fools" tour with , a short tour with in between NFG's dates on the "Honda Civic Tour", an Australian tour with Heroes For Hire, Tonight Alive, and Skyway, the "Kimbo Wants a Pepsi" tour with and ; and the "Tonight We Feel Alive" tour headlined by Four Year Strong.
The Wonder Years released a deluxe version of The Upsides on September 21, 2010. It included 4 new songs titled, "I Was Scared and I'm Sorry", "We Won't Bury You", "Dynamite Shovel (Campfire Version)", and "Logan Circle: A New Hope". "We Won't Bury You" was written about best friend Mike Pelone who was also in the band "Emergency and I." Mike Pelone died in August 2010.
In October 2010, The Wonder Years released a music video for the song "Melrose Diner" set to the theme of and starring actor as the wrestler "Lone Wolf".
Suburbia: I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing (2011)
In the fall of 2010, The Wonder Years confirmed that they were writing the follow up to . It was named one of Alternative Press' most anticipated albums of the year.
After spending time recording the new album, The Wonder Years set off on alongside , , and in February.
For the month of April, the band toured smaller markets that were not prohibited by their agreement to play . The "Manscout Jamboree Tour" was a co-headliner with , support courtesy of Living With Lions, Such Gold and Make Do and Mend. Mixtapes and acted as support when Fireworks and Such Gold were forced to miss dates.
On April 11, 2011, the Wonder Years announced that their new album is to be entitled . It was released June 14, 2011 on Hopeless Records. "Suburbia" is inspired by the poem by as well as the band's life following the release of The Upsides. The album is said to be part of the Wonder Years's continuing cohesive "story", told through all of their albums (Get Stoked on It! notwithstanding). The first single off the album titled "Local Man Ruins Everything" was released on April 12, 2011 on iTunes. The second single, "Don't Let Me Cave In, was released on iTunes and Amazon on May 3, 2011, along with a music video. The third single, "Coffee Eyes" was made available for streaming on the Alternative Press website on June 1, 2011. The album is also released on vinyl through . The record charted at number 73 on the Billboard Top 200 the week of its release, selling 8100 copies.
Upon conclusion of the "Manscout Jamboree Tour", The Wonder Years toured Australia in May 2011 as part of the "Mix N Mash Tour"; playing alongside , and Melbourne metalcore band , with dates in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth.
The band spent the entire summer on before embarking in the fall.
Just before The Wonder Years set off for Warped Tour 2011 they announced via that they will be doing a full mainland UK tour in September, with support from and . The "A Whole Year In Airports Tour" started on the 13th September in .
On August 11, 2011 they released a music video for "Local Man Ruins Everything". The video consists of Hank The Pigeon "adventuring on his own" around Lansdale and Philadelphia.
It was confirmed on August 15, 2011 that the band was added to the opening act of the Pop Punk's Not Dead Tour this Fall headlined by . Other opening acts include , , and .
They covered Alkaline Trio's "Cooking Wine" for the Alkaline Trio Tribute album.
From 28 November, The Wonder Years supported and in the Co Headline Tour. They will be playing in several cities around the UK, these include Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London. The Wonder Years also played two headline dates in and
Starting March 9, The Wonder Years will be headlining the "Glamour Kills Tour 2012" with , , The Story So Far, , and Into It. Over It.
It has been confirmed that the band will be heading back to the UK to play Hit The Deck Festival in Nottingham on the 22 April, the band has also confirmed two dates at The Peel in on the 21st and 23 April.
The band released their half of a split with entitled "Me vs. the Highway" on April 17, 2012.
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