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'''Boys Like Girls''' is a four-piece [[rock band]] from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. The group completed nationwide tours with [[Cute Is What We Aim For]], [[Hit the Lights (band)|Hit the Lights]] and [[Butch Walker]] and topped the Top Unsigned Artist chart on [[PureVolume]], within a few months from forming in late 2005. In August 2006 they released their [[Matt Squire]]-produced [[debut album]], ''[[Boys Like Girls (album)|Boys Like Girls]]'' via [[Columbia Records]]/[[RED Distribution|Red Ink]]. On [[March 17]], [[2007]], it was announced that the band was voted 2006 Artist of the Year |
'''Boys Like Girls''' is a four-piece [[rock band]] from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. The group completed nationwide tours with [[Cute Is What We Aim For]], [[Hit the Lights (band)|Hit the Lights]] and [[Butch Walker]] and topped the Top Unsigned Artist chart on [[PureVolume]], within a few months from forming in late 2005. In August 2006 they released their [[Matt Squire]]-produced [[debut album]], ''[[Boys Like Girls (album)|Boys Like Girls]]'' via [[Columbia Records]]/[[RED Distribution|Red Ink]]. On [[March 17]], [[2007]], it was announced that the band was voted 2006 Artist of the Year byweb|url=http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/08/060824_boyslikegirls/|title?rtist of the Day: Boys Like Girls (August 24, 2006)|work=Spin|accessdate=October 8|accessyear?006}}</ref> The quartet soon opened a [[PureVolume]] account to showcase their music, and uploaded a rough demo of "The Great Escape" and an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] rendition of "Thunder". By the end of the year, the group had landed the #1 spot on the website's Top Unsigned Artists chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/boyslikegirls|title=Aritst Profile: Boys Like Girls|workAbsolutepunk.net|accessdate?ctober 8|accessyear2006}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | With their support, Boys Like Girls embarked on their first nationwide tour with [[A Thorn for Every Heart]], [[Hit the Lights (band)|Hit the Lights]] and [[Keating (band)|Keating]] in late February of 2006. Following the month-long venture, the group immediately entered the recording studio with Squire to record their debut album for [[Columbia Records]]/[[RED Distribution|Red Ink]]. During their time in the studio Squire introduced the band to another of his alumni, [[Cute Is What We Aim For]], who offered Boys Like Girls an opening slot on their upcoming headlining tour. Once the album was recorded, Boys Like Girls played back-to-back tours, including the Cute Is What We Aim For tour in June, as well as a two week stint with [[Butch Walker]] in late July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forthesound.com/index.php?categoryid=54&p2007_articleid=122|title=Interview with Boys Like Girls (June 23, 2006)|work=For The Sound [dot] com|accessdate=October 8|accessyear=2006}}</ref> In between tours the band filmed their first [[music video]] for their album's [[lead single]], "Hero/Heroine", directed by Mark Serao and Chris Vaglio of Grey Sky Films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2006/week34/index.html#entry-12293529|title=PHOTO: Grey Sky Films & Boys Like Girls|work=Video Static|accessdate=October 8|accessyear=2006}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The band Boys Like Girls was formed in the final months of 2005, when [[singer]]/[[guitarist]] Martin Johnson — formerly of the [[Massachusetts]] act [[Fake ID (band)|The Drive]] — wrote a handful of songs he wanted to record. He recruited [[bassist]] Bryan Donahue and [[drummer]] John Keefe, both of whom had been in bands of different setups with the [[frontman]], most notably in the [[pop punk]] band Lancaster and less notably the short-lived local act The Bends. Keefe brought along [[lead guitarist]] Paul DiGiovanni, whom he had recorded a brief [[Demo (music)|demo]] with, to complete the line-up. Oddly enough, the two learned that they were distant cousins several months later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forthesound.com/index.php?categoryid=54&p2007_articleid=92|title=Interview with Boys Like Girls (April 2, 2006)|work=For The Sound [dot] com|accessdate=October 8|accessyear=2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/08/060824_boyslikegirls/|title=Artist of the Day: Boys Like Girls (August 24, 2006)|work=Spin|accessdate=October 8|accessyear=2006}}</ref> The quartet soon opened a [[PureVolume]] account to showcase their music, and uploaded a rough demo of "The Great Escape" and an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] rendition of "Thunder". By the end of the year, the group had landed the #1 spot on the website's Top Unsigned Artists chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/boyslikegirls|title=Aritst Profile: Boys Like Girls|work=Absolutepunk.net|accessdate=October 8|accessyear=2006}}</ref> |
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On [[August 22]] [[2006]], the [[eponym]]ous ''[[Boys Like Girls (album)|Boys Like Girls]]'' hit record store shelves. [[As of 2007|As of April 2007]], the album has sold over 200,000 copies within the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=258467|title=Boys Like Girls Milestones|work=Absolutepunk.net|accessdate=August 17|accessyear=2007}}</ref> While, as the title might suggest, songs about boys liking girls clearly prevail on the album, Johnson threw in the occasional escape from the pre-, mid-, or post-relationship formula, and touched upon themes such as his mother's battle with cancer, leaving home and precocious adolescents. Concerning the latter, he discussed the motivation behind the song "Dance Hall Drug": |
On [[August 22]] [[2006]], the [[eponym]]ous ''[[Boys Like Girls (album)|Boys Like Girls]]'' hit record store shelves. [[As of 2007|As of April 2007]], the album has sold over 200,000 copies within the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=258467|title=Boys Like Girls Milestones|work=Absolutepunk.net|accessdate=August 17|accessyear=2007}}</ref> While, as the title might suggest, songs about boys liking girls clearly prevail on the album, Johnson threw in the occasional escape from the pre-, mid-, or post-relationship formula, and touched upon themes such as his mother's battle with cancer, leaving home and precocious adolescents. Concerning the latter, he discussed the motivation behind the song "Dance Hall Drug": |
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==Members== |
==Members== |
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*Martin Johnson – [[ |
*[[Martin Johnson]] – [[singer|vocals]] [[rythm guitar]] |
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*Paul DiGiovanni – [[lead guitar]] |
*Paul DiGiovanni – [[lead guitar]] |
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*Bryan Donahue – [[Bass guitar|bass]] |
*Bryan Donahue – [[Bass guitar|bass]] |
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