Into It. Over It. is an

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band founded in 2007 as the solo project of

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-based musician Evan Thomas Weiss. It is considered a leading act of the early-2010s

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scene.

History

Evan Weiss grew up in

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. His first exposure to

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was hearing the band

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in the seventh grade while browsing a record shop. He continued his interest in music by buying Jade Tree and

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recordings and going to local shows in

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. In the fourth or fifth grade, Weiss started the band J.A.R. with school friends; it eventually became The Progress and garnered modest local success. The Progress released an album and two EPs before breaking up in 2008. The Progress later reunited sporadically to perform one-off live shows. However, Weiss could not convince his bandmates to play in the band full-time. Weiss started a solo project under the moniker ''Into It. Over It.'' He first released music through two unorthodox concept projects: ''52 Weeks and Twelve Towns. 52 Weeks'' involved writing, recording, and releasing one song every week for a year; it was later released as a compilation). ''Twelve Towns'' was a 12-song project released over six separate splits with several different bands, each song was named after a town. In May 2011, ''Into It. Over It.'' made an appearance at Bled Fest. The band released a split EP with

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titled ''Snack Town'' on

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. The 7" vinyl version was released on July 28, 2010, while the digital edition came out on August 14, 2010. Into It. Over It. and Castevet then embarked on six-date tour together, spanning from June 29 to July 4, 2010. In June, Weiss released ''Into It. Over It.'' first studio album, ''

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'' on

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, which was produced by

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. In November and December 2011, ''Into It. Over It.'' supported

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on their European tour. In March and April 2012, Into It. Over It. supported

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on the Glamour Kills Spring 2012 tour in the United States. To promote the tour, the bands released a compilation showcasing the bands covering each others' songs. Into It. Over It.'s contribution was a cover of The Wonder Years's track "Don't Let Me Cave In". This was followed up in 2013 with '' Intersections'', released on

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and on

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in UK/Europe. In January 2015, Weiss and touring drummer Josh Sparks lived for a month in a secluded cabin in

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where they wrote the third Into It. Over It. album. Built for the specific purpose of allowing musicians to work in isolation, Weiss said of the location: "We were an hour from the nearest gas station, an hour from the nearest grocery store. Isolated, 4ft of snow on the ground, and negative 20 degrees outside. The whole thing was run on solar or generator power, so no phone, no internet." He and Sparks spent thirteen hours a day writing music. Weiss undertook a solo tour with

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and

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, a stint in the UK with

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, and several spring support dates for

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. After more than 250 shows in fifteen counties since 2013, Weiss wrapped up touring. He began recording the band's third studio album, ''Intersections,'' with

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. Weiss and Sparks entered Vanderslice's

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in June to record. Weiss recalled: "We couldn't sweat the small stuff, you're not able to go in and tweak or micromanage little sections of the music. It helped me accept chaos in a way I couldn't before." After Weiss completed a tour with his side project

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in support of

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and

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, Into It. Over It. continued to play shows until the end of 2015. Notable dates included

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's New Year's Eve reunion show, Weiss's solo set at

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, a tour in support of

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in December. Into It. Over It. promoted their third album ''Standards'' through an article on

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, a teaser on their

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page, and an interview with

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that was accompanied by a stream of the song "No EQ". ''Standards'' was released on March 11, 2016, through

. March through May, the band toured the United States in support of the album alongside

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Related acts

Weiss played in numerous bands from

and his hometown of

. He currently fronts

with Erik Czaja and Marcus Nuccio of the emo band Dowsing. He also fronted

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alongside

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and Matthew Frank of Loose Lips Sink Ships. He plays

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in both bands despite having gained notoriety as a guitarist in Into. It Over It. Bass was the first instrument he learned and is what he usually plays. He was previously a member of

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and Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start. He also played in smaller bands during his high school years including, Labour, Map the Growth, The Funeral Bird, Hiroshima Mon'Amour, Sleeper Agents, The French Connection, Emergency, The Progress, and Forgive Her Choke Her. In 2015, Into. It Over It.'s current drummer Josh Sparks and Evan Weiss'

bandmate Matthew Frank announced that they had formed a side project called Recreational Drugs, subsequently signing to

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to release their debut self-titled EP. Sparks later left the band. The original members of Into It. Over It.'s live band formed Stay Ahead of the Weather. They released an EP in 2010 and a split with

Members

*Evan Thomas Weiss –

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guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

, other instruments (2011–present) *Matt Frank –

(2019–present) *Joe George –

(2019–present) *Adam Beck –

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(2017–present)

Touring members

*Joshua David Sparks –

(live, 2013–2017; session, 2015–2017) *Josh Parks –

(2013–2017) *Rodrigo Palma –

(2015–2017) *Nick Wakim –

(live, 2012–2013; session, 2011–2013) *Matt Jordan –

(2012–2013) *Owen Mallon –

(2012–2013) *Tim Mortensen –

(2013–2015) * Randy Reddell – bass (2015)

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Proper'' (2011) * '' Intersections'' (2013) * ''Standards'' (2016) * ''Figure'' (2020) * ''15 Years'' (2023) * ''Interesting Decisions: Into It. Over It. Songs (2020-2023)'' (2024)

EPs

* ''Snug'' EP (2011) * ''Life Is Suffering'' (2013) * ''Home Is The Gift b/w I Want An Alien For Christmas'' (2020)

Compilations

* ''52 Weeks'' (2009) * ''Twelve Towns'' (2011)

Split releases

* ''Diner State, Vol. 2'' single (with The Prestige) (2008) * ''IIOI/KOJI'' LP (with Koji) (2010) * Split EP with

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(2010) * Split EP with

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and Lauren Lo (2010) * Split EP with

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(2010) * Split EP with Pswingset (2010) * ''Snack Town'' split EP with CSTVT (2010) * Split EP with Such Gold (2011) * ''Scott & Aubrey Wedding 7-inch'' EP (with

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and

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) (2012) * '' Fest 11 Split'' EP (with Misser, State Lines and You Blew It!) (2012) * Split EP with The Great Albatross (2013) * ''

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Presents No. 12'' LP (with

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) (2013) * Split EP with Owen (2015) * ''Reciprocity'' Split EP with Hikes (2022) * Split EP with Malegoat (2022)

Miscellaneous

* ''Covers Cassette'' (2010) * Tour EP (2010) * ''Chicago Cassette'' (2011) *

Session (2011) *

Session (2012) * ''

4-Track Singles Series'' single (2014) * ''Keep In Touch: June 2015'' flexi-postcard 7" (2015) *

Session (2015) * Session #2 on Audiotree Live (2016) * STORM010 (2020) * Canada Sessions (2020) * Standards B-Sides (2020)

Compilation appearances

* ''Arbor Christmas: Volume 8'' (Arbor Christmas Collections), "30 Ft. Spirit", "Assassination on X-Mas Eve" (

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cover) (2007) * ''Arbor Christmas: Volume 9'' (Arbor Christmas Collections), "Freezin'; Turnup Thermometerdrive" (2008) * ''No Sleep 'Till Christmas'' (

), "Jingle Bell Broke" (2008) * ''No Sleep 'Till Christmas 2'' (

), "Westmont, NJ" (2009) * ''Arbor Christmas: Volume 11'' (Arbor Christmas Collections), "For Agnes" (2010) * ''No Sleep 'Till Christmas 3'' (

), "For Agnes" (2010) * ''Xtra Mile High Club, Vol. 3'' (

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), "The Bullied Becomes the Bully (live on

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)" (2011) * ''A Tribute to

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'' (Pacific Ridge Records), "Message to Kathlene" (

cover) (2011) * ''Fuck Off All Nerds: A Benefit Compilation in Memory of Mitch Dubey'' ( Topshelf), "Bustin'", "Raw Bar OBX 2002" * ''Glamour Kills Tour'', "Don't Let Me Cave In" * ''Arbor Christmas: Volume 13'' (Arbor Christmas Collections), "A Curse Worth Believing (demo)" (2012) * ''A Comp for Mom'' (

), "For Agnes" (2014) * ''While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of

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'' (

), "Deep Red Bells" (

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cover) (2015) * ''Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles Series Vol. 1'' (

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), "Arsenic" (2015) * ''

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'', "Bergen-Belsen, Nov 8th 2016" (2017) * ''Earbudz Volume One'' (No Earbuds), "Get Lost (Queen of Jeans)" (2021) * ''Silence Is A Dangerous Sound: A Tribute To Fugazi'' (Ripcord), "Instrument" (2021)

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