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Southbound Fearing
Origin:Toledo, Ohio
Genre:Christian rock, rock and roll, Christian alternative rock, indie rock, alternative rock
Years Active:–present
Label:Red Cord
Current Members:
Brady Leonard
Eric Nelson Wheatley
Nathan Ball

Southbound Fearing are an American Christian rock band, who primarily plays Christian alternative rock with rock and roll. They come from Toledo, Ohio. The band started making music in 2006. They have released three studio albums and two extended plays, with Red Cord Records. The group have charted eight songs on the Billboard magazine Christian rock songs chart.

Background

They formed in April 2006 in Toledo, Ohio, while their members are lead vocalist and guitarist, Brady Leonard, leading guitarist, Eric Ade, bassist, Eric Nelson Wheatley, and drummer, Nathan Ball.[1] The group are a Christian rock band, where they play a rock and roll style of Christian alternative rock inspirational music.[2] [3] [4] [5] Their group got the name from a street in their hometown.[5]

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in April 2006,[1] with their first extended play, The Arduous Task, that was released on May 16, 2010, with Red Cord Records.[6] Their song, "Miles", peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard magazine Christian rock chart.[7] The subsequent extended play, Safe and Sound, was released on September 30, 2010, from Red Cord Records. They released, Southbound Fearing, on August 2, 2011, with Red Cord Records.[8] Their songs, "Irresistible" and "Fighting Words", peaked on the Billboard magazine Christian Rock chart, at Nos. 6 and 9, correspondingly.[9] [10] The third studio album, Bad Dreams and Melodies, was released by Record Cord Records, on October 9, 2012.[11] This album saw three songs, "The Love That Never Fails", "I Heard the River", and "Vale Tudo", peak on the Billboard magazine Christian rock songs chart, at Nos. 10,[12] 17,[13] and 21,[14] respectively. Their subsequent studio album, Undefeated, was released on May 27, 2014, from Red Cord Records.[2] [15] This album got two singles, "Easy Way Out" and "Brave New World", to chart on the Billboard magazine Christian rock chart, where they peaked at Nos. 6 and 7, correspondingly.[16] [17]

Members

Current members
Past membersJason Ferris – drums (2010–2013)Nick Meyers – bass (2007–2009)Jameson Leisure – drums (2007–2009)Chris Dyer – bassNathan Rentz – bassSteve Oleksiak – drumsSean Altenburg – drums

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles
YearSingleChart position
US
Chr Rock
2010"Miles"17
2011"Irresistible"6
2012"Fighting Words"9
"The Love That Never Fails"10
2013"I Heard the River"17
2014"Vale Tudo"21
"Easy Way Out"6
2015"Brave New World"7

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southbound Fearing . About . . January 7, 2016.
  2. Sean . Huncherick . Southbound Fearing: Undefeated . . 3 June 2014 . January 7, 2016.
  3. Web site: Keith . Settles . Interview: Southbound Fearing . Indie Vision Music . January 7, 2016 . July 28, 2011.
  4. Web site: Lee . Brown . Interview: Southbound Fearing . Indie Vision Music . January 7, 2016 . February 6, 2013.
  5. Web site: Craig . Roxburgh . Interview: Southbound Fearing . Mind Equal Blown . January 7, 2016 . May 19, 2014.
  6. Web site: Steve . Review: Southbound Fearing - The Arduous Task EP . Indie Vision Music . January 7, 2016 . September 16, 2010.
  7. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Miles%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 search for "Miles" on Christian Rock
  8. Web site: Keith . Settles . Review: Southbound Fearing - Southbound Fearing . Indie Vision Music . January 7, 2016 . August 1, 2011.
  9. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=is_bmdb_track_id%3A1504288&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 search for "Irresistible" on Christian Rock
  10. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=is_bmdb_track_id%3A381322&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 search for "Fighting Words" on Christian Rock
  11. Web site: Lee . Brown . Review: Southbound Fearing - Bad Dreams and Melodies . Indie Vision Music . January 7, 2016 . October 1, 2012.
  12. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=is_bmdb_track_id%3A295833&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 search for "The Love That Never Fails" on Christian Rock
  13. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22I%20Heard%20The%20River%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 search for "I Heard the River" on Christian Rock
  14. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=is_bmdb_track_id%3A5824807&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 search for "Vale Tudo" on Christian Rock
  15. Web site: Scott . Swan . Review: Southbound Fearing - Undefeated . Indie Vision Music . January 7, 2016 . May 29, 2014.
  16. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Easy%20Way%20Out%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 search for "Easy Way Out" on Christian Rock
  17. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Brave%20New%20World%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 search for "Brave New World" on Christian Rock

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