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. After achieving local success, the band was signed to
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in 2006.


History

The group started out originally as a
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trio when its members were in high school, though members Sloan Anderson and Chris Depew had been playing together since middle school.What a Difference a Year Makes for Single File
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Their first EP, ''As You Were'' was self-released in 2005, followed by two further EPs, ''Heartbreak & Masturbation ''with Ray Salazar on'' ''drums (2006) and ''My Best Defense'' (2007). The band established itself in the local Los Angeles music scene and began to draw attention from local A&R reps. Ray Salazar left the band after ''Heartbreak & Masturbation'' to pursue other musical endeavors. After that they promoted several national tours in 2005 and 2006, including touring with the
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Single File
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as well as scoring regular airplay on Denver radio station
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with the song "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" (named after the video game of the same name), which became a local hit. Single File were also named one of MySpace's Top 10 Unsigned Bands in 2006. In early 2006 Single File recorded their debut full-length, which was tentatively titled ''Benson Shady Grove'', with producer
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(who has worked with such bands as
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, and
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). However, instead of releasing the full-length, the band put the project on hiatus and continued touring. In July 2008, they released an
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-exclusive EP, ''No More Sadface'', on
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instead, which hit No. 43 on the
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Heatseekers chart. Upon releasing the EP, the group opened for
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on several tour dates in America. Following this, the group opened for Saves the Day on their US tour.Profile
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Their debut full-length was retitled '' Common Struggles'' (former titles include ''Young Goodman Brown: A Book of Short Stories'' and ''Benson Shady Grove''), was produced by
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, and was slated for release on Reprise in 2008. The album's release date was later changed to April 7, 2009. The band has since toured with artists like
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, and even made it to the
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for
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in 2009.


Members

*Sloan Anderson – vocals,
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bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...
*Joe Ginsberg – bass, guitar, backing vocals,
piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...
*Chris Depew –
drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
, backing vocals, piano *Ray Salazar – drums (''Heartbreak & Masturbation'' EP) *John Chyben - bass (Song writing and studio work)


Discography


Studio albums

*'' Common Struggles'' (
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, 2009)


EPs

*''As You Were'' (Self-released, 2003) *''Heartbreak & Masturbation'' (Self-released, 2005) *'' My Best Defense'' (Self-released, 2006) *'' No More Sadface'' (
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, 2008)


References


External links


Single File's Official Website
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