You Blew It! Explained

You Blew It!
Origin:Orlando, Florida
Years Active:2009 - 2017
Reunions (2018/2022/2023)
Label:Topshelf, Jade Tree, Triple Crown, Big Scary Monsters
Associated Acts:Fake Problems
Into It. Over It.
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
Kit Fisto
You'll Live
Dear Tracks
Donor
Pool Kids
Current Members:Tanner Jones
Andy Anaya
Trevor O'Hare
Matt Nissley
Andy Vila
Past Members:Timothy Flynn
Matt Messore
Marc Ispass
David Fuentes
Nick Inman

You Blew It! was an American emo quintet based in Orlando, Florida. The band was formed in 2009 by Tanner Jones, Timothy Flynn, and Matt Messore.

History

In 2012, the band released their debut LP, Grow Up, Dude under Topshelf Records. Prior to their LP, the band released two EPs: EP in 2009 and The Past in the Present in 2010.[1]

Following Grow Up, Dude the band released a split EP in 2013 entitled Florida Doesn't Suck with fellow Floridian band Fake Problems. Their 2014 LP, Keep Doing What You're Doing, achieved the most commercial success of any of their albums, charting in the Billboard 200, the Billboard Top Heatseekers and the Independent Albums charts. Later that same year, the band released a cover EP, entitled You Blue It, which features covers from Weezer's 1994 album, The Blue Album. The most recent work by the band was a twelve-track LP entitled Abentrot which came out on November 11, 2016.

On October 9, 2017, the band announced their final two shows "for the foreseeable future." The band briefly reunited in August of 2018 to play three shows in Florida with the emo band American Football, stating that "passing on the opportunity to play with them would forever rest in the back of our minds," via their Instagram.[2]

The band was inactive from 2018 until early 2022. In September 2021, Tanner Jones formed a band called Couplet with members of Into It. Over It. & Sincere Engineer.[3] The debut album, Lp1, was released on October 1, 2021. On April 25, 2022, the band released four previously unreleased demo tracks from the Grow Up, Dude sessions.[4]

On July 22, 2022, while Anaya's band Pool Kids was supporting Jones' band Couplet, the duo performed an impromptu acoustic You Blew It! set.

On February 11, 2023, the band announced they would be reuniting with the original lineup to perform a one-off reunion show on May 12 performing the band's material from 2009-2012 at Nice Guy's Pizza. Two more shows were added due to overwhelming demand.

Members

Members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[5]
US
Heat

[6]
US
Indie

[7]
Grow Up, Dude - - -
Keep Doing What You're Doing
  • Release: January 14, 2014
  • Label: Topshelf
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
198233
Abendrot
  • Release: November 11, 2016
  • Label: Triple Crown
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
- 1049

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
EP
  • Release: April 1, 2009
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, DL
The Past in Present
  • Release: August 3, 2010[8]
  • Label: Good Friends
  • Format: CD, DL
Florida Doesn't Suck
(split EP with Fake Problems)
  • Release: February 13, 2013
  • Label: Topshelf
  • Format: DL, 7" vinyl
You Blue It
  • Release: July 15, 2014
  • Label: Topshelf
  • Format: DL, 7" vinyl
Pioneer of Nothing
  • Release: January 27, 2015
  • Label: Jade Tree
  • Format: DL, 7" vinyl
Pulse
  • Release: June 12, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heaney. Gregory. You Blew It! - Biography. Rovi. Billboard.com. 23 November 2014.
  2. BiMqG7Hh-5H . youblewit . Considering the importance AF played in the formation of, and influence of our band, we knew passing on the opportunity to play with them would forever rest in the back of our minds. . April 30, 2018 . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/youblewit/1768973947397205575 . December 26, 2021.
  3. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . You Blew It singer forms Couplet w/ Into It. Over It. & Sincere Engineer members, announces LP . . October 22, 2022 . September 16, 2021.
  4. youblewit . CcyHhMpJEFo . Please enjoy Grow Up, Dude (Demos), including 4 unused songs from the session. It will be available exclusively through our Bandcamp, and will hit streaming services later this week. We’ve also compiled a Dropbox full of archival photos, videos, old merch design files, and more, for your use (link in bio). Thank you for making this record what it became. All the best. . April 25, 2022.
  5. You Blew It! - Billboard 200 Chart History. Billboard. Billboard.com. 23 November 2014.
  6. You Blew It! - Heatseekers Chart History. Billboard. Billboard.com. 23 November 2014.
  7. You Blew It! - Independent Chart History. Billboard. Billboard.com. 23 November 2014.
  8. Web site: Good Friends to release new EP from You Blew It!. Punknews.org. White, Adam. June 9, 2010. October 20, 2022.