Set Your Goals (band)

Set Your Goals is an American band from San Francisco. Their music is the melodic hardcore punk mock, called Melodic Hardcore associate, as well as the genre of pop-punk.

History

Set Your Goals was founded in 2004. Founder and the current core of the group are the two singers Matt Wilson and Jordan Brown and drummer Michael Ambrose. The band's name comes from the hardcore band CIV, their first album entitled Set Your Goals wore.

Their first EP, Set Your Goals, was distributed by Straight On Records. In 2006, she signed to Eulogy Recordings. With a new label and the producer Barrett Jones, who had worked with Nirvana, among others, the album was Mutiny! developed. As a result, they toured with bands like Anti-Flag, Alexisonfire and Ignite and played the entire Vans Warped Tour 2008.

In August 2008 they bought out for an estimated $ 125,000 from her contract with Eulogy Records. This was due to disputes over distribution of profits between the band and record label. In March 2009, she then signed to Epitaph Records. In July 2009 they released the album This Will Be The Death Of Us. They were supported in this by Producer Mike Green, who had previously worked with bands such as Paramore and The Matches. Then toured Set Your Goals with bands such as All Time Low and Four Year Strong. They played the entire Vans Warped Tour 2010.

Style

Set Your Goals plays melodic hardcore, which is influenced by pop punk. Singer Matt Wilson sees the band musically in a gray area between hardcore punk and rock. The members of the band feel even the hardcore scene belonging ( Matt Wilson: "We love hardcore music quietly and we are very proud of that. "). It is unique for the genre that Set Your Goals has two lead singers. This made the music dynamic and promotes the interaction with the audience during live performances, so Jordan Brown.

The lyrics of the band in principle be everyday problems ( Jordan Brown: "real topics " ) and convey a positive attitude to life. This is not least due to the Straight Edge convictions of some band members.

The portal compares answers.com Set Your Goals with bands like New Found Glory, Gorilla Biscuits and CIV. The band are among other Strike Anywhere, Gorilla Biscuits and Kid Dynamite as influence.

Discography

Albums

• 2006 Mutiny! ( Eulogy Recordings)

EP

• 2004 Set Your Goals (Straight on Records)
• 2006 Reset ( Straight on Records)