Summary
Chumped was an American pop punk band based in Brooklyn, New York, United States.[1] The band formed in 2012, and released two extended plays before releasing their sole LP, Teenage Retirement, in 2014 on Anchorless Records. The band announced an "indefinite hiatus" in 2015 and performed their final show in February 2016.
Chumped | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–16 |
| Labels | Anchorless Records |
| Past members | Anika Pyle Drew Johnson Doug McKeever Dan Frelly |
| Website | www |
History edit
Pyle, Johnson and Frelly moved to New York City from Monument, Colorado, where Pyle met New Jersey resident Doug McKeever while working at the Fort Greene farmers market.[2] The band released their debut, self-titled EP in October 2013 on Anchorless Records. Dan Ozzi wrote in Vice that it was "the best pop-punk debut you will hear all year,"[3] and Melissa Fossum dubbed it the best album of 2013 in her submission to the Pazz & Jop that year.[4] During this time, Chumped shared the stage with bands such as Iron Chic, Cayetana, Lee Hartney Sex Drive, Benny The Jet Rodriguez, Elway, Modern Baseball, and Saves the Day during a surprise late-night performance[5] of Through Being Cool in September 2013 at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn.
That's the Thing is Like... was released in September 2014, which featured "Hot 97 Summer Jam", the first single from their forthcoming LP Teenage Retirement.[6] It coincided with a performance at the Riot Fest in Chicago alongside Weezer, Slayer, NOFX, The Get Up Kids, Lemuria and many more.[6][7] Chumped released their debut full-length album Teenage Retirement on November 18, 2014 (Anchorless Records),[1] titled after the band some members played in prior to Chumped's formation. The album's sound has been compared to that of Superchunk,[8] Nirvana,[9] and Slingshot Dakota.[10] A music video for "December is the Longest Month" was released in December 2014.[11] In November the band embarked on a month-long headlining tour.[12]
In February 2015, Chumped toured Europe and the UK. Also in February 2015, Joel Tannenbaum (Plow United, Ex Friends) and Mikey Erg (The Ergs!, The Dopamines) formed a new project called The Rentiers which features Anika Pyle (Chumped) and Tyler Pursel (Goddamnit, Gym Class Heroes).[13] Their debut EP Here Is A List Of Things That Exist will be released on March 24, 2015 via Square of Opposition and Death to False Hope, and can be streamed in its entirety via SoundCloud. Chumped toured with Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Smith Street Band, and Jeff Rosenstock on their full United States tour during Spring 2015,[6] followed by supporting The Menzingers for three weeks in June 2015.[14]
Chumped announced its indefinite hiatus its social media accounts in October 2015, initially choosing to play one last show in Gainesville, Florida, on November 1.[15] Andrew Unterberger at Spin considered the announcement "an unexpectedly abrupt end one of the most promising young careers in DIY punk."[16] The band played their final show on February 6, 2016 in Brooklyn with Jeff Rosenstock, Adult Dude and Chris Gethard's Smiths tribute band.[17]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Teenage Retirement |
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Extended plays edit
| Title | Album details |
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| Chumped |
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| That's the Thing Is Like... |
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Band members edit
- Former members
- Anika Pyle – guitar, vocals (2012–2016)
- Dan Frelly – drums (2012–2016)
- Drew Johnson – guitar (2012–2016)
- Doug McKeever – bass guitar (2012–2016)
References edit
- ^ a b Gotrich, Lars (22 October 2014). "Viking's Choice: Chumped, 'Name That Thing'". NPR. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Leebove, Laura (November 13, 2014). "Album Premiere: Chumped, 'Teenage Retirement'". wonderingsound.com. eMusic Ltd. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014.
- ^ Ozzi, Dan (7 October 2013). "Listen to Chumped's Ridiculously Fun Debut EP". Vice. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Fossum, Melissa (7 January 2014). "Why I Put a Band Called Chumped Ahead of Yeezus for the Best Album of 2013". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Adrienne. "POZ Show Review: Saves The Day – Secret 'Through Being Cool' Show (09/27/13)". Propertyofzack.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Gardiner, Melanie (2 September 2014). "Chumped's Endless Summer". Interview. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Riot Fest 2014 Poster (Chicago, IL)". Riotfest.org. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Terry, Josh (19 November 2014). "Teenage Retirement Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Houle, Zachary (19 November 2014). "Chumped: Teenage Retirement". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ RENALDO69 (18 November 2014). "Teenage Retirement". Punknews.org. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ryan, Kyle (17 December 2014). "'December is the Longest Month' in this new video for Chumped – exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Listing of Chumped shows on Songkick.com, (accessed, December 25, 2014).
- ^ Sacher, Andrew. "Plow United/Ergs members formed The Rentiers, releasing EP featuring Anika of Chumped (listen), making live debut". Brooklynvegan.com. Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "The Menzingers add tour dates w/ Chumped & Roger Harvey, playing small BV-presented NY & NJ shows this month". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ "Chumped Will Go On an Indefinite Hiatus". Spin.com. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Andrew Unterberger (February 8, 2016). "Won't Get Chumped Again". Spin. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Chumped playing final NYC show with Jeff Rosenstock, Adult Dude and Chris Gethard's Smiths tribute band". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
External links edit
- Chumped at AllMusic