Smile Empty Soul

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Smile Empty Soul
Smile Empty Soul SXSW2014.jpg
General information
Genre (s) Alternative rock
post grunge
founding 1998/1999
Website http://www.smileemptysoul.com
Founding members
Sean Danielsen
Ryan Martin
Derek Gledhill
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
 Sean Danielsen
bass
 Ryan Martin
Drums
 Jake Kilmer (since 2006)
former members
Drums
 Derek Gledhill (1999-2005)
Drums
 Dominic Weir (2005)
Mike Booth (2006-2007)

Smile Empty Soul is a California alternative rock - band .

With the band name Smile Empty Soul , the three Californians want to express that many people seem happy at first glance, but actually feel lost and empty.

Band history

Before Smile Empty Soul

Before Ryan, Sean and Derek formed a band, they partly played in a band called Heckler's Veto . The songs Rain and Meaningless also come from this period .

Beginnings

Sean Danielsen, Ryan Martin and Derek Gledhill met in high school in the "bedroom community" of Santa Clarita , California , and in 1999 they formed the band Smile Empty Soul. After a few smaller gigs in the Los Angeles area and the first recorded demo, Todd Parker of ThroBack became aware of the band. The contact helped the boys to sign a record deal with Lava Records in 2001.

The trio then went into the studio with producer John Lewis Parker in early 2003 and produced the self-titled debut album Smile Empty Soul . It achieved gold status in March 2005.

Since 2005

In May 2005, after Anxiety was finished, Derek Gledhill was kicked out of the band and replaced by Dominic Weir. Derek himself said that the reason for this was that he embodies a different style than the one that you try to embody with Smile Empty Soul. He just wouldn't fit into the band and its concept.

At a concert on September 22, 2005 at The Beaumont Club in Kansas City Missouri, Sean Danielsen announced that their new album Anxiety would not be released. This also said, quote: "Lava Records sucks my ass" (translation: "Lava Records can lick my ass " ).

So it was clear: Smile Empty Soul left their label at the time. This put too much pressure on the band to perform. The dispute was about the fact that Lava Records vehemently called for another radio hit similar to Bottom Of A Bottle to be written. The band therefore recommended that their fans, due to the possible non-appearance of the album, either buy one of the few already pressed copies, or download it online from the Internet. Because in the end it's all about the music.

In June 2006 Smile Empty Soul signed a record deal with BielerBros. Records, their current independent label.

On October 24th, 2006 her album, Vultures (Ger. Carrion vultures) was released.

On October 29th, 2008 the band was signed by the record company FOF / EMI, their current album "Consciousness" was released on August 25th, 2009 under this label. The first single from this album is "Don't Ever Leave".

On May 22, 2012, her album, 3's , was released.

Meanwhile, Smile Empty Soul is under contract with eOne Music, where the group has signed a worldwide record deal.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Smile Empty Soul
  US 94 07/12/2003 (21 weeks)
Vultures
  US 169 11/11/2006 (1 week)
Consciousness
  US 156 09/12/2009 (1 week)

Singles

From Smile Empty Soul

  • Bottom of a Bottle (2004)
  • Silhouettes (2004)
  • Nowhere Kids (2004)

Out of anxiety

  • Don't Need You (2005)

From Vultures

  • The Hit (2006)
  • Here's to Another (2007)
  • Adjustments (2007)

From 3's

  • Afterlife

From chemicals

  • False alarm

Albums

  • Smile Empty Soul (May 27, 2003)
  • Anxiety (September 27, 2005)
  • Vultures (October 24, 2006)
  • Consciousness (August 25, 2009)
  • 3's (May 22, 2012)
  • Chemicals (October 1, 2013)
  • Rarities (March 10, 2017)
  • Oblivion (May 25, 2018)

Soundtracks featuring SES

  • The Punisher (with Finding Myself )
  • Spiderman 2 (with Who I Am )

Demos ( Heckler's veto )

  • Meaningless
  • Rain

Samplers on which SES are represented

  • Jägermeister Music Tour 2005 (with What's Going Through My Head Right Now )
  • Jägermeister Music Tour 2006 (with Bright Side )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Noisecreep: Smile Empty Soul Sign New Record Deal, Announce Album Release Date
  2. ↑ US chart history