Almost Monday (stylized in all lowercase) is an American

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trio based in

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. Their debut extended play, ''Don't Say You're Ordinary'', was released on October 9, 2020, and followed by a second, ''Til the End of Time'', on July 9, 2021. Their debut studio album, ''Dive'', was released on September 25, 2024.

History

Dawson Daugherty, Cole Clisby, and Luke Fabry met while in high school in San Diego's

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area. Fabry and Daugherty grew up together and were longtime friends, and Daugherty met Clisby through surfing. Daughtery and Fabry attended

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, and Clisby went to the

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. They initially wanted to call their band The Mondays, but the name was taken; they decided on Almost Monday as an alternative. Their first single, "Broken People", was released on April 22, 2019. It reached number 27 on the ''Billboard''

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charts. On May 29, 2020, the band released the single "Come On Come On". Their debut EP, ''Don't Say You're Ordinary'', was recorded in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Brooklyn, and released on

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on October 9, 2020. The EP was produced by Mark Needham and Simon Oscroft, and mixed by

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. On January 26, 2021, they released the single "Live Forever". On April 8, 2022, they released the single "Sunburn" and on June 3, 2022, they released the single "Sun Keeps on Shining." In 2022, they toured with

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and The Driver Era. They released the single "Cough Drops" on October 5, 2022. On February 24, 2023, they released the single "Only Wanna Dance" after finishing their North American tour. In the summer of 2024, Almost Monday opened for

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on AJR's tour in support of their 2023 album ''

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''. The band's debut studio album, ''Dive'', was released on Hollywood Records on September 25, 2024. A deluxe version of ''Dive'', with three additional tracks, was released on January 21, 2025. In support of the album, the band embarked on The Dive Tour, beginning in

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, South Korea, on November 14, 2024, before moving through Asia and then to the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe in 2025. The lead single from ''Dive'', "Can't Slow Down", reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Airplay chart for February 1, 2025. The song also reached number 11 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, and number 32 on

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. Almost Monday is going on a US tour with

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on their NeverAlways Tour from October 10 to November 22, 2025.

Members

* Dawson Daugherty (vocals) * Cole Clisby (guitar) * Luke Fabry (bass)

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

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