Jeremiah Freed is a rock band from York, Maine.[1] The band's style combines elements of the alternative and southern rock genres.
Jeremiah Freed is: singer Joseph Smith, drummer Kerry Ryan, guitarist Nick Goodale, guitarist Jake Roche, and bassist Matt Cosby. The band formed during their sophomore year of high school,[2] and all graduated together in June 2000. The first song that the band learned was "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.[3]
Jeremiah Freed's first major record label recording was a self-titled released by the Republic/Universal label on March 26, 2002. Previously, the band had independently released a CD, which featured some of the same songs that are found on the Republic/Universal release. The next recording, a five-song EP entitled Times Don't Change, was released November 1, 2002. On August 12, 2003, Jeremiah Freed released Slowburn. Both of the final two CDs were independently released.