History Music / Finch

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Finch is an American [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] band from Temecula, California, formed in 1999. Despite the band's hiatus through 2006 and 2007 and breakup in late 2010, the band has firmly established themselves as a staple of the [[EmoMusic emo]] genre. In total, the band has released three studio albums, three extended plays, seven singles, six music videos, two live albums, and an acoustic album.

Their debut album, ''What It Is To Burn'', released in 2002, was especially influential in the emo genre, practically defining it through the early 2000's and in turn influencing bands such as Saosin, ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PopPunk pop-punk]] sounds and proved essential in shaping the sound of the mid-2000s. Their second album ''Say Hello To Sunshine'' introduced a new and experimental sound; it was darker and more abrasive, and while it was also well-received it did not find the same acclaim that their first album had had. After its release, the band faced hardship as its members had been focusing on different projects, resulting in the band's hiatus in early 2006. For the next year and a half the band would remain off the radar, until their reunion in late 2007, which was met by the release of their self-titled EP the following year. During this time the band would begin working on a third album, which would never materialize: They broke up in 2010, leaving behind an EP entitled ''Epilogue'' which featured two of the songs that were to be included on this third album.

The year 2012 saw the 10th anniversary of the band's landmark album ''What It Is to Burn'', which the band's members had decided to celebrate by playing a group of shows commemorating the album. Seeing its success, renewed interest in songwriting and performing came about, which materialized with the band's reunion and the release of their third album ''Back to Oblivion'', released in 2014. Again, this album featured a different style of music than the two albums that came before it, a sound that leaned much closer towards alternative rock, but still distinguished itself as being something other than a rehash. It too was well-received by critics.

The band's lineup has remained somewhat consistent despite its turbulent history; their current lineup features frontman Nate Barcalow, lead guitarist Randy Strohmeyer, rhythm guitarist Alex Linares, drummer Alex Pappas, and bass guitarist Daniel Wonacott. Pappas had initially left the band in 2004, though he would return in 2012 for the band's second reunion. In the intermediate time, drummers Marc Allen and then Drew Marcogliese filled his position. Bass guitarist Derek Doherty was featured in the band's original lineup, but would ultimately depart the band for good after the band's hiatus, during which time he was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 15 months in prison.

The band broke up for good in 2016.
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!!Studio Discography

* 2002 - ''What It Is to Burn''
* 2005 - ''Say Hello to Sunshine''
* 2014 - ''Back to Oblivion''
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!!Extended Plays

* 2001 - ''Falling Into Place''
* 2008 - ''Finch''
* 2010 - ''Epilogue''
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!!The band Finch provides examples of the following tropes:

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Lots, especially in ''Say Hello to Sunshine''.
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Say Hello to Sunshine'' in its entirety. As mentioned above, the album introduced a new, more experimental and abrasive sound, and with it came darker lyrics and themes.
* GriefSong: "A Man Alone", quite simply a song about general depression.
* LimitedLyricsSong: "Project Mayhem".
-->''She shouts, "The most incessant, the most deplete"\\
She said, "Show me conscience, with nothing to eat"\\
She said, "Null the worm"\\
Let's sober up\\
Caught in time with the fizz of the burn\\
And so we burn\\
Can you begin at the ending so that I may begin again?\\
I took this from you, I thought I was you\\
Now don't misunderstand me, I never meant to create you\\
Only mayhem!''
* NewSoundAlbum: Finch did this twice, first with ''Say Hello to Sunshine'' and then again with ''Back to Oblivion''.
* RereleaseTheSong: "Perfection Through Silence" and "Letters to You" both appeared on the band's first EP ''Falling Into Place'', later to be re-recorded for ''What It Is to Burn''.
* ShoutOut:
** "Project Mayhem" appears to be inspired by ''Film/FightClub''.
** "The Casket of Roderic Usher" is a song inspired by the Creator/EdgarAllanPoe short story, ''The House of Usher''.
** “Bitemarks and Bloodstains” was inspired by Anime/DGrayMan
** While unconfirmed, the song "Reduced to Teeth" appears to also reference an Edgar Allan Poe short story, ''Berenice''.
* TitleTrack: "What It Is to Burn" and "Back to Oblivion".
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** "Project Mayhem" appears to be inspired by ''FightClub''.
** "The Casket of Roderic Usher" is a song inspired by the EdgarAllanPoe short story, ''The House of Usher''.

* BreakupBreakout: "Back to Oblivion". Several other songs on this album allude to the band's breakup as well.

** "Project Mayhem" appears to be inspired by FightClub.

Their debut album, ''What It Is To Burn'', released in 2002, was especially influential in the emo genre, practically defining it through the early 2000's and in turn influencing bands such as [[Music/Saosin]], ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PopPunk pop-punk]] sounds and proved essential in shaping the sound of the mid-2000s. Their second album ''Say Hello To Sunshine'' introduced a new and experimental sound; it was darker and more abrasive, and while it was also well-received it did not find the same acclaim that their first album had had. After its release, the band faced hardship as its members had been focusing on different projects, resulting in the band's hiatus in early 2006. For the next year and a half the band would remain off the radar, until their reunion in late 2007, which was met by the release of their self-titled EP the following year. During this time the band would begin working on a third album, which would never materialize: They broke up in 2010, leaving behind an EP entitled ''Epilogue'' which featured two of the songs that were to be included on this third album.

Their debut album, ''What It Is To Burn'', released in 2002, was especially influential in the emo genre, practically defining it through the early 2000's and in turn influencing bands such as [[Saosin]], ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PopPunk pop-punk]] sounds and proved essential in shaping the sound of the mid-2000s. Their second album ''Say Hello To Sunshine'' introduced a new and experimental sound; it was darker and more abrasive, and while it was also well-received it did not find the same acclaim that their first album had had. After its release, the band faced hardship as its members had been focusing on different projects, resulting in the band's hiatus in early 2006. For the next year and a half the band would remain off the radar, until their reunion in late 2007, which was met by the release of their self-titled EP the following year. During this time the band would begin working on a third album, which would never materialize: They broke up in 2010, leaving behind an EP entitled ''Epilogue'' which featured two of the songs that were to be included on this third album.

Their debut album, ''What It Is To Burn'', released in 2002, was especially influential in the emo genre, practically defining it through the early 2000's and in turn influencing bands such as Saosin, ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PopPunk pop-punk]] sounds and proved essential in shaping the sound of the mid-2000s. Their second album ''Say Hello To Sunshine'' introduced a new and experimental sound; it was darker and more abrasive, and while it was also well-received it did not find the same acclaim that their first album had had. After its release, the band faced hardship as its members had been focusing on different projects, resulting in the band's hiatus in early 2006. For the next year and a half the band would remain off the radar, until their reunion in late 2007, which was met by the release of their self-titled EP the following year. During this time the band would begin working on a third album, which would never materialize: They broke up in 2010, leaving behind an EP entitled ''Epilogue'' which featured two of the songs that were to be included on this third album.

** "Project Mayhem" appears to be inspired by [[Fight Club]].

* SignatureSong: "Letters to You", which is easily Finch's most popular song.

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* 2002 - ''What It Is To Burn''

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* CarefulWithThatAxe: This band has it in spades.
* EpicRocking: The track Ender spans 13 and a half minutes.

Their debut album, ''What It Is To Burn'', released in 2002, was especially influential in the emo genre, practically defining it through the early 2000's and in turn influencing bands such as Saosin, ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PopPunk pop-punk]] sounds and proved essential in shaping the sound of the mid-2000s. Their second album ''Say Hello To Sunshine'' introduced a new and experimental sound; it was darker and more abrasive, and in turn did not find the same acclaim that their first album had had. However, many who liked the album have said it was more authentic and original. After its release, the band faced hardship as its members had been focusing on different projects, resulting in the band's hiatus in early 2006. For the next year and a half the band would remain off the radar, until their reunion in late 2007, which was met by the release of their self-titled EP the following year. During this time the band would begin working on a third album, which would never materialize: They broke up in 2010, leaving behind an EP entitled ''Epilogue'' which featured two of the songs that were to be included on this third album.

Their debut album, ''What It Is To Burn'', released in 2002, was especially influential in the emo genre, practically defining it through the early 2000's and in turn influencing bands such as Saosin, ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PopPunk pop-punk]] sounds and proved essential in shaping the sound of the time alongside PlanesMistakenForStars and FromFirstToLast. Their second album ''Say Hello To Sunshine'' introduced a new and experimental sound; it was darker and more abrasive, and in turn did not find the same acclaim that their first album had had. However, many who liked the album have said it was more authentic and original. After its release, the band faced hardship as its members had been focusing on different projects, resulting in the band's hiatus in early 2006. For the next year and a half the band would remain off the radar, until their reunion in late 2007, which was met by the release of their self-titled EP the following year. During this time the band would begin working on a third album, which would never materialize: They broke up in 2010, leaving behind an EP entitled ''Epilogue'' which featured two of the songs that were to be included on this third album.

* FollowTheLeader: Finch's first album inspired a slew of bands mixing pop punk and post hardcore, such as ADayToRemember, GloryOfThis and FuneralForAFriend.

Finch are an American PostHardcore and emo band from Temecula, California, formed in 1999. They produced two albums and an EP before announcing their hiatus in 2006, to eventually reunite the following year and release a self-titled EP in 2008. Whilst working on a third album during that period, they struggled with the writing process and broke up yet again in late 2010, but not before releasing an EP titled Epilogue. Again, they reformed in 2012 for the 10th anniversary of their album ''What It Is To Burn'', and after the success of the tour decided to reform for good and released ''Back to Oblivion'' in 2014, as well as an acoustic album entitled ''Wood, Steel and Whiskey'', released the following year.

Their first album, ''What It Is To Burn'', was influential on the [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] scene, influencing bands such as Saosin, ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PopPunk pop-punk]] and proved essential in shaping the sound of the time alongside PlanesMistakenForStars and FromFirstToLast. Their second album ''Say Hello To Sunshine'' introduced a new and experimental sound; it was darker and more abrasive, and in turn did not find the same acclaim that their first album had had. However, many who liked the album have said it was more authentic and original.

The band's lineup has remained somewhat consistent despite its turbulent history; their current lineup features frontman Nate Barcalow, lead guitarist Randy Strohmeyer, rhythm guitarist Alex Linares, drummer Alex Pappas, and bass guitarist Daniel Wonacott. Pappas had initially left the band in 2004, though he would return in 2012 for the band's second reunion. In the intermediate time, drummers Marc Allen and then Drew Marcogliese filled his position. Bass guitarist Derek Doherty was featured in the band's original lineup, but would ultimately depart the band for good after the band's hiatus.

Finch are an American PostHardcore and Emo band from Temecula, California. They formed in 1999 and produced an EP and two albums before calling it a day in 2006, after that they reunited in 2007 and released a SelfTitled EP in 2008, and worked on a third album during that period, unfortunately at the time the band struggled with the process of writing the third album and broke up yet again, releasing an EP titled Epilogue in 2010. However the band's story doesn't end there, and they reformed in 2012 for the 10th anniversary of their album What It Is To Burn, and after the success of the tour decided to reform for good and released Back to Oblivion in 2014, and an acoustic album Wood, Steel and Whiskey the following year.

Their first album, What It Is To Burn was influential on the post hardcore scene, influencing bands such as Saosin, ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, emo and pop punk and proved popular in shaping the sound of the time alongside PlanesMistakenForStars and FromFirstToLast.

Their second album Say Hello To Sunshine proved to be a bit of a base breaker, it was darker and more abrasive, costing the band a lot of fans at the time, but many who liked the album said it was more authentic and original.

* BreakUpSong: Most of What It Is To Burn, if not all of it details various stages of a breakup, with New Beginnings being the moments after the breakup, Letters To You wondering if the girl notices that he's no longer there, Without You Here about the girl pining for her ex, but promising she'd be strong, and Ender being closure.

* BaseBreaker: Say Hello To Sunshine proved to be this due to a darker, more experimental sound compared to the band's earlier efforts which were more melodic.

* FollowTheLeader: Finch's first album inspired a slew of bands mixing pop punk and post hardcore, such as ADayToRemember, GloryOfThis and FuneralForAFriend.

Finch are an American PostHardcore and Emo band from Temecula, California. They formed in 1999 and produced an EP and two albums before calling it a day in 2006.

Their first album, What It Is To Burn was influential on the post hardcore scene, influencing bands such as {Saosin}, ADayToRemember and TheAmityAffliction. It featured a hybrid of post hardcore, emo and pop punk and proved popular in shaping the sound of the time alongside PlanesMistakenForStars and FromFirstToLast.

Their second album Say Hello To Sunshine proved to be a bit of a base breaker, it was darker and more abrasive, costing the band a lot of fans at the time, but many who liked the album said it was more authentic and original.