Song:Sink Into Me
Album:New Again
Taking Back Sunday had modest success recording for Warner Bros. from 2004-11. They couldn't seem to get that hit single to launch them into the top tier. Constant personnel changes seem to have hurt them. They even joke about that. Their music is similar to the very popular band Sunny Day Real Estate. Taking Back Sunday was formed in 1999 in Amityville, NY by guitarist Eddie Reyes and Jesse Lacey. Lacey moved to bass with the addition of guitarist John Nolan. Other members were lead singer Antonio Longo and drummer Steven DeJoseph. Lacey left after Nolan stole his girlfriend. Nolan brought his friend Adam Lazzara from North Carolina to play bass. Then DeJoseph left and Reyes brought in his friend Mark O'Connell. After releasing an EP, they weren't happy with Longo and Lazzara took over as lead singer. O'Connell brought in bassist Shaun Cooper. They released another EP and after touring, they signed with Victory Records and released the 2002 album Tell All Your Friends. Nolan and Cooper didn't like touring and left. Taking Back Sunday briefly considered splitting up. Instead they brought in Fred Mascherino on guitar and Matt Rubano on bass. When the 2004 CD Where You Want To Be was certified Gold on an indie label, Taking Back Sunday's management signed them to Warner Bros. Of course the goal was to have a hit single be more successful. The 2006 CD Louder Now was certified Gold but only the single MakeDamnSure charted and it didn't chart high enough to take them to a higher level. Obviously the results were disappointing. Then Mascherino left and he was replaced by Matthew Fazzi. Mascherino said the band fought over control and he didn't think that was productive. The CD New Again was released in 2009. Sink Into Me was the first single. It wasn't a hit and the album did not do as well as previous albums. Rubano and Fazzi left and Nolan and Cooper returned. After the 2011 CD Taking Back Sunday sold even less, Warner Bros. dropped the band. Since then they have recorded two albums for the indie label Hopeless. And they still tour. The criticism of Taking Back Sunday is they sound too much like other more successful bands like Sunny Day Real Estate. So when a band doesn't stand out from the crowd, it's tough to make any progress. So now I guess Taking Back Sunday is resigned to being a second tier level band and that's not what they wanted. Here's the video for Sink Into Me by Taking Back Sunday.
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