Against the Current (band)
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Against The Current appearing at Cricket Wireless in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on December 4, 2016.
From left to right: Dan Gow, Chrissy Costanza and Will Ferri |
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| Also known as | ATC |
| Origin | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Fueled by Ramen |
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| Website | atcofficial |
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Against the Current (often abbreviated as ATC) is an American pop rock band based in Poughkeepsie, New York and formed in 2011. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Chrissy Costanza, guitarist Dan Gow, and drummer Will Ferri. The group gained a sizable YouTube following after posting their covers of popular songs from a variety of different artists.
The band's first EP, Infinity, was released on May 2014 under their own label. The band followed Infinity up with their next EP, Gravity, which was released on February 17, 2015. Shortly afterward, they signed to the record label Fueled by Ramen. Their debut full-length album, In Our Bones was released on May 20, 2016.
Against the Current was formed in early 2011 by Dan Gow, Will Ferri, Joe Simmons and Jeremy Rompala. Current lead singer Chrissy Costanza later joined the band in the summer of 2011 after being introduced to Gow, Ferri, and Rompala through a mutual friend.
The group achieved a considerable amount of fame on YouTube after posting covers of various songs while working with other well known YouTube cover artists such as Alex Goot and Sam Tsui.
On May 27, 2014, Against the Current released their debut EP, Infinity, which they released independently through online distribution. The extended play, Infinity, charted at No. 28 on the Heatseekers Albums. They began touring in support of the release of Infinity throughout most of 2014. After various tours, they entered the studio to record their next EP, Gravity which released on February 17, 2015. The EP featured six songs, and included a guest appearance from Taka of ONE OK ROCK on the song '"Dreaming Alone". A few weeks after the release of Gravity, Against the Current announced that they had been signed by the label Fueled By Ramen on March 4, 2015. This extended play, Gravity, charted on four Billboard magazine charts, while it peaked on the Alternative Albums, Independent Albums, Rock Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts, peaking at 23, 27, 36 and 4, respectively.
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