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About Straylight Run:

Straylight Run was founded in 2003 by vocalist, guitarist and pianist John Nolan and bassist Shawn Cooper, current members of Victory Records alumni and genre-defying rock band Taking Back Sunday. After recording their first demos they were joined by Michelle DaRosa on vocals, piano and guitar and Will Noon on drums. The group soon recorded several demo tracks that they released as free downloads on their website. The accessibility of the songs, coupled with the past reputation of its chief songwriter, began an early and quick growing buzz around the band. In April 2004 they released their debut self-titled album, while their first single "Existentialism on Prom Night" worked its way into rotation on Alternative Rock radio, MTV2 and Fuse. The band went on to release one additional studio album and four EPs before going on hiatus in 2010.