Sweet Pill is an American

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band from

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, founded in 2018. The band consists of vocalist Zayna Youssef, guitarist Jayce Williams, guitarist Sean McCall, bassist Ryan Cullen, and drummer Chris Kearney.

History

Sweet Pill formed in October 2018 while Youssef and Williams were attending

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and looking to get more involved in the music scene. Williams is the co-founder of local label 4333 Collective. They played shows at fraternity houses and even the basketball courts of Rowan University in their early years. The band released their debut single "Doubt" in March 2019. Their first EP, ''Lost In It'', followed one month later. In March 2022, the group announced their upcoming debut album while releasing its first single, "Blood". Sweet Pill released a second single from the album, "High Hopes", on April 6. The band released the third single from the album, "Diamond Eyes", a few weeks prior to the album's release. The album, ''Where the Heart Is'', was released on May 25, 2022. Between September and October 2022, Sweet Pill opened for post-hardcore band La Dispute on their US and Canada tour. On September 27, 2023, Sweet Pill signed to

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and released a new single titled "Starchild."

Band members

Current members * Zayna Youssef – lead vocals (2018–present) * Jayce Williams – guitar (2018–present) * Chris Kearney – drums (2019–present) * Sean McCall – guitar, backing vocals (2021–present) * Ryan Cullen – bass (2021–present) Former members * Stephen Kummer – drums, bass (2018–2019) * Ian Bley – bass, guitar, drums (2018–2019) * Jack Meidel – guitar (2019–2020) * Tom Papaccio – bass, backing vocals (2019–2020) * Dylan Walker – bass (2020–2020)https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mU744gjY0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

* ''Doubt'' (March 6, 2019) * ''Miss This/Tell Me'' (December 6, 2019; Know Hope Records) * ''Best of Me'' (February 14, 2020; Know Hope Records) * ''Swallow the Pill'' (March 13, 2020) * ''Blood'' (March 9, 2022; Topshelf) * ''High Hopes'' (April 6, 2022; Topshelf) * ''Diamond Eyes'' (May 13, 2022; Topshelf) * ''Starchild'' (September 27, 2023; Hopeless) * ''The Medic'' (November 3, 2023) * ''Chewed Up'' (December 6, 2023; Hopeless) * ''Eternal'' (February 2, 2024; Hopeless) * '' There, There'' (August 16, 2024; Hopeless) * ''Cut (Unraveled)'' (December 13, 2024; Hopeless)

References

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