Weathers (band)

Weathers, stylized as WEATHERS, is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles consisting of lead vocalist Cameron Boyer, guitarist Cameron Olsen, and bassist Brennen Bates. Their music is characterized by driving, upbeat anthems contrasted by introspective lyrics that focus on the themes of coming of age and mental health.[2] Their style is inspired by the counter-culture of the 1980s - 2000s.[3] Members of the band have cited modern influences such as The Killers, The All American Rejects, Sir Sly, My Chemical Romance, as well as bands of the 80's and 90's such as Depeche Mode, The Cure, Pixies, and The Police.[4] Weathers has toured supporting many alternative acts, including Saint Motel,[5] Nothing but Thieves, Dreamers, Palaye Royale, One Ok Rock, Badflower, Echosmith and Meg Myers.

Weathers
Weathers band performing in 2016. Left to right: Cameron Olsen, Cameron Boyer, Brennen Bates, Cole Carson
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, US
Genres
Years active2015–present[1]
Labels
MembersCameron Boyer
Cameron Olsen
Brennen Bates
Past membersCole Carson
Websiteweathersband.com

History

Formation

The band's roots trace to 2011 when Cameron Boyer initially formed an ensemble known as “One Youth”[6] before transitioning to the moniker “Above Seclusion,"[7] under which two albums were released.[8] Brennen Bates was recruited to the band after responding to Boyer's audition post on Facebook.[9] Cameron Olsen crossed paths with Boyer during the 2012 Manhattan Beach Battle of the Bands,[10] where Olsen was competing with his own band, "Colorblind[11].” Former member Cole Carson was recruited as a drummer in the fall of 2013.[7] Carson's father and Boyer's father were members of a high school cover band “Wild Cats[12],” establishing a musical connection between the two. On July 9, 2014, Above Seclusion underwent another rebranding, adopting the name “Signal City”[13] and unveiled their debut track, "Fortune[14]". The band released four singles before officially forming as "Weathers" in October 2015.[15] On 15 February 2022, the band announced via their Instagram page that Carson had left the band.[16]

Debut singles (2015)

Weathers released singles "I Don't Wanna Know" and "Happy Pills" in 2015. "Happy Pills" was the most added song on alternative radio on its impact date, receiving the most adds for a new artist in the 2010s. "Happy Pills" peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

Kids in the Night (2016)

Weathers debuted their album Kids In The Night (2016) in two separate EPs, Kids In The Night Part 1 and Kids In The Night Part 2.[17] Lead singer Cameron Boyer said about the release of the first EP "It's about accepting your flaws and realizing that the so-called ‘bad' things about you are actually what shape you into who you are now — a stronger, better person. It's asking, ‘Are the bad things really bad or are they just temporarily hard?'".

Our Little Secret (2020) and Our Other Little Secret (2021)

Following Kids in the Night, Weathers released the singles "Dirty Money", "Problems" (and its acoustic version), "Lonely Vampire", and "Always Tired" in 2019. The “Problems” music video was directed and produced by lead singer Cameron Boyer. In 2020, the songs "Feel Good", "C'est la vie," and a cover of Britney Spears’ "Lucky" (together with Songs That Saved My Life) were released, along with the EP Our Little Secret (2020), available exclusively on their webstore. The EP contained four tracks, (1) “Losing Blood”; (2) a previously unreleased “Talking is Hard”; (3) “C’est la vie”; and (4) “Feel Good."

The second exclusive EP, Our Other Little Secret (2021), contained six tracks, (1) the previously unreleased “American Dream”; (2) “Dirty Money”; (3) “Always Tired”; (4) “Lonely Vampire”; (5) the currently unreleased demo “Sucker”; and (6) a Red Light Version of “Happy Pills”.

Pillows and Therapy (2021) and Demos & Relics (2021)

“Loosing Blood”, “Talking is Hard”, “C’est la vie”, and “American Dream” were all later included as a part of the album Pillows and Therapy (2021). The “C’est la vie (Cinematic Mix)” was released April 2021. Weathers released singles "Rehab" (06/04), and “Karma (07/16),” before the release of their album Pillows and Therapy (08/13) in 2021.

The band also released three web exclusive EPs that year containing demos as well as acoustic versions of previously released songs.

My Friends Have Better Friends (2022)

In 2022 Weathers released the single Alone Again featuring Robert DeLong, four days before the departure of drummer Cole Carson. The single was part of the web exclusive EP My Friends Have Better Friends containing five tracks (1) "Alone Again"; (2) unreleased demo "Not Enough"; (3) "One Of A Kind"; which would become the opening track to their third album, (4) unreleased demo "Stay The Night," their first track produced by Jason Suwito; and (5) "Are We Having Fun."[18] Fans frequently speculate as to why "Are We Having Fun" remains unreleased, as it later became the title to their third album .

Are We Having Fun? (2023)

In 2023 the song "ALL CAPS" featuring John the Ghost was released, accompanied by a music video[19] and followed by the release of "She Hates Me". On the 5th of May 2023, Weathers released Are We Having Fun?[20] together with a music video[21] for "One of a Kind". The album was produced by Jason Suwito.

Band members
  • Cameron Boyer– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards (2015–present)
  • Cameron Olsen – lead guitar, backing vocals (2015–present)
  • Brennen Bates – bass, backing vocals, piano, keyboards (2015–present)
  • Cole Carson – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2015–2022)

Discography

Studio albums

Kids in the Night (2018)

Pillows and Therapy (2021)

Are We Having Fun? (2023)

EPs

Kids in the Night - Part 1 (2018)

Kids in the Night - Part 2 (2018)

Our Little Secret (2020)[22]

Our Other Little Secret (2021)[23]

Demos & Relics Vol 1 (2021)

Demos & Relics Vol 2 (2021)

Demos & Relics Vol 3 (2021)

My Friends Have Better Friends (2022)

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
Alternative Songs
[24]		 Rock Airplay
[25]
"Happy Pills" 2016 21 42 Non-album single
"I Don't Wanna Know" — —
"Alone Again
(featuring Robert DeLong)"		 2022 — —
"Where Do I Sign?" — — Are We Having Fun?
"All Caps
(featuring John the Ghost)"		 2023 15 —
"She Hates Me" — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

References
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  14. "Fuse". Fuse. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  15. "Weathers – Bio". RCA Records. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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  20. ""This Friday. "Are We Having Fun" will be yours."". instagram.com/weathersband. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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