Cove Reber (born August 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter known for his contributions to the

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music scene. He is best known for his tenure as the lead vocalist of

Saosin Saosin ( or ) is an American rock band formed in 2003 in Orange County, California. The group originally consisted of Beau Burchell, Justin Shekoski, Zach Kennedy and Anthony Green. They released their debut EP, '' Translating the Name'', i ...

from 2004 to 2010. In 2024, Reber, alongside Anthony Green, joined Saosin for their 20th anniversary tour and

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. Since 2021, he has toured with Saosin, sharing vocal duties with Anthony Green. Reber has also fronted the bands Dead American and Lé Tired.

Early life

Cove Reber was born in

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, and grew up a member of

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. During an interview with Shane Told of Silverstein on the ''Lead Singer Syndrome'' podcast, Reber cites that he was influenced by the newly "popping off"

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pop-punk band

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specifically taking after the band's vocalist and bassist

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. Reber started out in early life as vocalist for

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, high school bands ''Mormon In The Middle'' and ''Stamp Out Detroit'' in the early 2000s before auditioning and joining

as lead vocalist in 2004.

Musical career

Saosin (2004–2010; 2024–present)

In early 2004 Reber auditioned for and integrated in to the

band,

, where he replaced vocalist, Anthony Green. With Saosin, Reber recorded The Grey EP, Saosin EP and notably ''

'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2009) with the inclusion of the live album and DVD Come Close at The Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 3, 2007. Reber was asked to leave Saosin in early 2010. Later reports from the band cited that Reber was asked to leave Saosin due to the deterioration of his stage and vocal performance and he could no longer perform. Reber later addressed his departure by saying the following: Following Reber's departure, the band entered a hiatus period, during which the original lead vocalist, Anthony Green, returned to replace Reber in 2014. In 2024, Reber officially rejoined Saosin with plans to re-record and re-release their self-titled debut album. Prior to this, Reber had been serving as a guest vocalist alongside Green since 2021 touring their live shows.

Patriot (2011–2016)

After leaving Saosin in 2010, Reber started a project titled Patriot with Joey Bradford (a guitarist of A Static Lullaby and

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) and Kyle Rosa. In 2011 demo versions of songs ''Float Away With Me'' and ''I Found My Way'' were released on the groups

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page. In 2016, Patriot released an official 4-track ''Dream Weaver'' EP.

Dead American (2016–present)

Then residing in

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in 2016, Reber had met Sleep For Sleepers guitarist Chad Jordan through a friend. Being inspired by instrumental demos that Jordan had recorded, Reber recorded vocals over them. The recorded demos later surfaced in 2017 and into early 2018 on Reber's

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feed which included promotional shots and compilations of recording progress teasers under the name ''Dead American''. Throughout 2018, Dead American officially released short teasers featuring Reber on their Instagram feed promoting songs from their EP
''The Shape of Punk Is Dumb''
On September 1, 2018, ''Ants and Pawns'' was the first of five successive singles to be released from their EP. ''The Shape of Punk is Dumb'' was released independently on October 5, 2018. On August 23, 2019, the sixth single ''Wandering'' was released shortly after the EP's release as a bonus track. Since 2019, the band went on to sign a record deal with

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and Velocity Records and release two singles ''Choke'' and ''Full of Smok''e from their debut album ''New Nostalgia''.

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Scary Kids Scaring Kids enlisted Reber to feature as vocalist for '' The City Sleeps in Flames'' 15 year anniversary tour in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Reber ended up touring with the band until 2022.

Lé Tired

In 2024, Reber, Joey Bradford and Kyle Rosa (all previously from Patriot), founded a project titled lé tired. The band promised to release one song a month, documenting the recording process on their YouTube channel.

Guest appearances

* Destroy the Runner - "From The Red" (feat. Cove Reber) from ''

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'' (2006) * Norma Jean - "Surrender Your Sons", "Robots 3 Humans 0", "Murphy Was an Optimist" and "And There Will Be a Swarm of Hornets" from '' The Anti Mother'' (2008) * HOllOWS - "You're Not the Only One" (feat. Cove Reber) from ''HOllOWS'' EP (2016). * The Undertaking! - "And Everything Worked out Just Fine" (feat. Cove Reber) from ''Funeral Psalms'' (2021) * 09 - "Lost Years" (feat. Cove Reber) from ''Lost Years'' (2021) * Scary Kids Scaring Kids - "New Morning" from ''Out of Light'' (2022) * Wake Me - "Together Alone" (feat. Cove Reber) (Single, 2022) * Dvrk x Helzak - "Pipe Dream" (feat. Cove Reber) (Single, 2022) * P.O.D. - "This Is My Life" from ''

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'' (2024)

Bands

Discography

Saosin

EPs * ''The Grey EP'' (2008), Capitol * '' Saosin (EP)'' (2005), Capitol Albums * ''

'' (2006), Capitol * '' Come Close'' (2008), Capitol * ''

'' (2009),

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Singles *''Mookie's Last Christmas'' (Acoustic Audition, 2004), Independent * ''Capitol Demos'' (Demo, 2005), Independent * ''Come Close'' (Demo, 2005), Independent * ''2010 Demos'' (Demo, 2010), Independent

Patriot

EPs * ''Dream Weaver (EP)'' (2016), Independent Singles * ''I Found My Way'' (Demo song, 2011)

Dead American

EPs * ''The Shape of Punk is Dumb'' (2018), Independent Albums * New Nostalgia (2022),

, Velocity Records Singles * ''False Intentions'' (2019), Independent * ''Wandering'' (2019), Independent * Choke (2021),

, Velocity Records * ''Full of Smoke'' (2022),

, Velocity Records * ''ADD'' (2023), Velocity Records * ''Into Oblivion'' (2024), Velocity Records

Le Tired

Singles * ''My Seasonal Ghost'' (2024) * ''Arctic Dispute'' (2024)

References

External links

Saosin's Official Website
* ttp://deadamerican.com Dead American Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Reber, Cove 1985 births Living people American rock singers Musicians from San Diego American Latter Day Saints People from Vista, California Singers from California 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers Saosin members