We Are the In Crowd

We Are the in Crowd is an American rock band from Poughkeepsie, New York, formed in 2007. The band consists of Taylor Jardine, Jordan Eckes, Mike Ferri, Rob Chianelli, and Cameron Hurley.[1] They released their debut EP, Guaranteed To Disagree, on June 8, 2010, and followed it up with their first full-length album, Best Intentions in 2011. Their second full-length album, Weird Kids, was released on February 18, 2014. The band announced a hiatus in February 2016.[2] They have since performed their first shows in 6 years at Slam Dunk Festival 2021.[3][4]

We Are the in Crowd
We Are the in Crowd at a signing in Philadelphia
We Are the in Crowd at a signing in Philadelphia
Background information
OriginPoughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 2007–2016, 2019–present
LabelsHopeless
Members

History

WATIC at Bamboozle 2011

In April 2009, We Are the in Crowd's Myspace page was hacked. The hacker was an ex-member of the band and deleted all of their friends and music. The music site Absolutepunk.net posted a news article regarding the hacking,[5] and the news post attracted the attention of someone at Hopeless Records who contacted the band shortly after. Jardine made a video on YouTube announcing the hack.

On November 10, 2009, the group announced their signing with Hopeless Records as "The In Crowd" and released their first single "For the Win" on iTunes. The band changed their name to "We Are the In Crowd" due to trademark issues with a reggae band from the seventies who were also called "The In Crowd".[6]

In February 2010, We Are the in Crowd recorded their debut Hopeless Records EP with producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount (All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Jimmy Eat World, Cartel). The EP, titled Guaranteed To Disagree, was released on June 8, 2010.[7]

We Are the in Crowd entered the studio in early May 2011 to begin recording their full-length debut.[8] On August 3, 2011 it was announced the album would be titled Best Intentions, with a release date of October 4. It debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at No. 122. The band regularly tours all year long with fellow bands such as All Time Low and Mayday Parade, and have appeared at Warped Tour in 2010 and 2012, and festivals such as Leeds. In 2013, the band toured around much of the world, including the UK.

The band announced via a Fuse video interview that they would be recording material for a new album to be released in the summer/fall of 2013. On August 20, 2013, they released their new single "Attention".

On the December 3, 2013, We Are the in Crowd announced that they would be releasing a new album entitled Weird Kids, set for release on the February 18, 2014. They also announced a UK tour in late January followed by a US tour. The second single from the album, "The Best Thing (That Never Happened)", was released on Spotify that same day, and due to the "overwhelming response" they released it on iTunes the same day, a few days early.

In August 2014 the band were announced as the support acts for British rock band Don Broco during their Kerrang! tour in February 2015.[9]

In February 2015, Taylor Jardine made a video announcement confirming that the band would soon begin writing and recording their third full-length album.[10]

On May 4, 2015, band members Mike Ferri, Cameron Hurley and Taylor Jardine all tweeted that the third full-length has been finished.[11]

On February 10, 2016, Taylor Jardine announced the band were going on hiatus. During this hiatus, Jardine started performing under the name 'Sainte', with Cameron Hurley and Mike Ferri both involved creatively.[12]

On October 21, 2019, the band tweeted a graphic image of themselves dressed up as cowboys riding a horse, hinting at a potential reunion in the near future.[13] Two days later, that reunion was officially confirmed when it was announced that they would be playing at Slam Dunk Fest in the UK in 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic hit and Slam Dunk Fest had to be pushed back to September 2021.[14][15]

Band members

  • Taylor Jardine – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, violin (2009–present)
  • Jordan Eckes – rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (2009–present)
  • Cameron Hurley – lead guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
  • Mike Ferri – bass (2009–present)
  • Rob Chianelli – drums (2009–present)

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top Heatseekers Independent Albums
2011 Best Intentions
122 2 20
2014 Weird Kids
29 5

EPs

Singles

Year Title
2009 "This Isn't Rocket Surgery"
"Easy"
"For the Win"
"Never Be What You Want"
2010 "Both Sides of the Story"
"Lights Out"
2011 "Rumor Mill"
"On Your Own"
"Kiss Me Again (ft. Alex Gaskarth)"
"Exits and Entrances"
2013 "Attention"
"The Best Thing (That Never Happened)"
2014 "Long Live The Kids"
"Windows In Heaven"
"Manners"

Music videos

Year Title
2010 "This Isn't Rocket Surgery"
"For The Win"
"Never Be What You Want"
"Both Sides of the Story"
2011 "Rumor Mill"
"Kiss Me Again feat. Alex Gaskarth"
"On Your Own"
2012Exits and Entrances
2013
"Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades"
"The Best Thing (That Never Happened)"
"Manners"

Tours

Tour Name Participating bands Continent/Country Participating from – to
Vans Warped Tour Skull Candy Stage w/ Breathe Electric, Confide, In Fear and Faith Of Mice and Men North America June 25 – August 15, 2010
Hey Monday Fall Tour Hey Monday, Cartel, The Ready Set, This Century, We Are The in Crowd North America October 20 – November 27, 2010
The Glamour Kills Tour 2011 The Ready Set, Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Fiction, Marianas Trench, We Are The in Crowd North America February 23 – April 9, 2011
Spring Break Your Heart Tour Forever the Sickest Kids, Breathe Carolina, This Century, We Are the in Crowd, Before Their Eyes, Tonight Alive North America April 12–28, 2011
The Bamboozle 2011 Jumbo Stage w/ State Radio, Anberlin, Tokyo Police Club, Thrice, Circa Survive, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday North America April 29- May 2, 2011
Mayday Parade UK Tour 2011 Mayday Parade, We Are The in Crowd, A Rocket to the Moon, Blitz Kids United Kingdom May 16 – June 1, 2011
Slam Dunk Festival 2011 Atticus Stage w/ The Dangerous Summer, A Rocket to the Moon, Not Advised, Versa Emerge, Francesqa, Framing Hanley, Mayday Parade, 3OH!3 United Kingdom May 19–20, 2011
Gimme Summer Ya Love Tour All Time Low, The Starting Line, Mayday Parade, We Are The in Crowd, Brighter, The Cab, Cartel North America July 28 – August 27, 2011
Counter Revolution 2011 Annex Stage w/ We Are the Ocean, Terrible Things, Go Radio, Make Do and Mend Australia September 24 – October 3, 2011
The Noise Tour 2011 Mayday Parade, We Are The in Crowd, You Me at Six, There for Tomorrow, The Make North America October 13 – November 19, 2011
Dirty Work UK Tour All Time Low, The Maine, We Are The in Crowd United Kingdom January 12 – February 5, 2012
I Like Tourtles Tour Every Avenue, We Are The in Crowd. Plug in Stereo, Simple As Surgery, The Audition North America February 14 – March 25, 2012
Southeast Asia Tour We Are The in Crowd Southeast Asia April 3–5, 2012
Dude Where's My Country Tour We Are The in Crowd, The Summer Set, Super Prime Europe April 11–26, 2012
Vans Warped Tour Tilly's Stage w/ A Loss for Words, Bayside, Lostprophets, Machine Gun Kelly, Man Overboard, Senses Fail, Vanna North America June 16 – August 5, 2012
All Time Low UK Tour All Time Low, We Are The in Crowd United Kingdom August 20–23, 2012
Reading and Leeds Festival Republic Stage w/ Blood or Whiskey, The Minutes, Theme Park, Citizens!, The Knux, Oberhofer, Don Broco, Jake Bugg, Dog Is Dead, Lower Than Atlantis, Young Guns, Feeder, Bassnectar United Kingdom August 24–26, 2012
NoCapricho Festival We Are The in Crowd, We The Kings, Before You Exit Brazil September 28, 2012
Vans' Off The Wall Music Nights Young Guns, We Are The in Crowd, Marmozets, Your Demise United Kingdom October 8–17, 2012
Southern Air Tour Yellowcard, The Wonder Years, We Are The in Crowd, Sandlot Heroes North America November 2 – December 2, 2012
Mayday Parade Australian Tour Mayday Parade, We Are The in Crowd, Heroes For Hire Australia December 7–9, 2012
Wake Up and Be Awesome Tour The Summer Set, We Are The in Crowd, Go Radio, For The Foxes North America February 21 – March 28, 2013
Co-Headline w/ Never Shout Never Tour We Are The in Crowd, Never Shout Never Europe April 16 – May 10, 2013
Circuit Fest Mayday Parade, Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Fiction, We Are The in Crowd, Before You Exit, Yellowcard, A+ Dropouts, This Century, and Megan Nicole Philippines May 25, 2013
Beyond the Blue Tour Hit the Lights, We Are The in Crowd, Set it Off, Divided by Friday Japan June 2–8, 2013
Reading and Leeds Main Stage w/ Bury Tomorrow, Hadouken!, Don Broco, Editors, The Lumineers, Fall Out Boy, Nine Inch Nails, Biffy Clyro United Kingdom August 23–25, 2013
New Found Glory European Tour New Found Glory, We Are The in Crowd, Europe August 26–29, 2013
Reunion Tour UK We Are The in Crowd, Neck Deep, Save Your Breath United Kingdom January 27 – February 10, 2014
Reunion Tour US We Are The in Crowd, William Becket, Set it Off, State Champs, Candy Hearts North America February 21 – April 4, 2014
So Devastating, It's Unnatural Tour Mayday Parade, We Are The in Crowd, Transit, Divided by Friday North America April 30 – May 11, 2014
Slam Dunk Festival 2014 Main Stage w/ Blitz Kids, Canterbury, The Skints, We the Kings, Motion City Soundtrack, Mallory Knox, The All-American Rejects United Kingdom May 23–27, 2014
Vans Warped Tour Warheads Stage w/ Anberlin, Bad Rabbits, Cute Is What We Aim For, The Maine, The Protomen, The Ready Set, Saves the Day, This Wild Life North America June 13 – August 3, 2014
Bazooka Rocks III Main Stage w/ You Me at Six, The Summer Set, Echosmith, Coldrain Philippines August 31, 2014
Glamour Kills Tour 2014 New Found Glory, We Are The in Crowd, Fireworks, Candy Hearts, Red City Radio, Better Off North America October 3 – November 4, 2014
A Very Non-Denominational Holiday Tour We Are The in Crowd North America December 16–21, 2014
Kerrang Tour 2015 Don Broco, We Are The in Crowd, Bury Tomorrow, Beartooth United Kingdom February 6–20, 2015

References

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  2. "We Are The In Crowd Are On Hiatus! Tay Jardine Has A New Project..." Kerrang.com. 10 February 2016.
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