The Hotelier
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| File:The Hotelier – Pirate Satellite Festival Hamburg 2015 02.jpg
The Hotelier at Pirate Satellite Festival Hamburg 2015
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Hotel Year |
| Origin | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Genres | Emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, pop punk |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Tiny Engines |
| Website | thehotelier |
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The Hotelier is an American rock band from Worcester, Massachusetts.
Contents
History
Early years and It Never Goes Out (2009–11)
The Hotelier formed in June 2009 when lead singer Christian Holden met Chris Hoffman, Zack Shaw, and Sam Frederick while attending high school in Dudley, Massachusetts.[1]
Originally named The Hotel Year, the band changed its name to make it easier for people to find them and to avoid confusion among people searching for things related to an actual hotel.[citation needed]
In 2009, the band released their first EP, titled We Are All Alone,[2] which received little success outside of Massachusetts. At the end of the year, the band released Two Song Demo.[3] In 2011, the band released their first album, titled It Never Goes Out,[4] receiving some attention.[5]
Home, Like Noplace Is There (2014–15)
The band released their second album in 2014 titled Home, Like Noplace Is There, which brought the band to attention in the emo revival scene.[6][7][8] After releasing the album, vocalist Christian Holden stated in a blog post on the bands Tumblr that "Our new album deals with some real dark stuff. So to all my brooding and slightly damaged friends, have your a happy album or Rugrats in Paris nearby. It’s partly about my experience with friends and loved ones in the past three years which were very complicated, toxic, and abusive. But laid within is a lot about the deconstruction of self for personal growth and transformation. I hope it helps you live and stuff. Apparently we are emo now."[9] Home, Like Noplace Is There ranked at number 1 on the AbsolutePunk staff's top 30 albums of 2014,[10] and number 6 on the users' top 50 albums of 2000-2015.[11] According to Marc Snitzer, writer for the Philadelphia City Paper, The Hotelier was named one of two bands "leading the emo revival".[12] The band was ranked number seven on Alternative Press's list of the "12 Biggest Moments of The #EmoRevival in 2014" for releasing their sophomore album.[13] Leor Galil, writer for the Chicago Reader named it his favorite record of 2014.[14] The band was also featured (for their second album) in a Boston Globe article highlighting the best music from Boston in 2014.[15] The album was included at number 29 on Rock Sound's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list.[16]
The band was featured on Property of Zack's "Artists To Watch in 2015".[17] The band performed at the 2015 Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain.[18] In the spring of 2015, the band supported La Dispute and Title Fight on their co-headlining tour.[19]
Goodness (2016–present)
On 15 February 2016 Christian Holden wrote a blog post on the band's Tumblr account in which he mentioned an impending album announcement for an album entitled Goodness.[20] The album was formally announced the next day and is set for release on May 27 through Tiny Engines.[21] At the same time the band released a trailer for the album set to the song Goodness Pt I, a song sold as a limited edition numbered vinyl during the band's 2015 tour.[22]
The band premiered their second single titled "Soft Animal" on April 22, 2016.[23]
Members
- Current members
- Christian Holden – vocals, bass[24]
- Chris Hoffman – guitar, vocals
- Sam Frederick – drums
- Past members
- Zack Shaw – guitar, vocals[2]
- Ben Gauthier – guitar
- Cody Millett - guitar
Discography
Studio albums
- It Never Goes Out (2011)
- Home, Like Noplace Is There (2014)
- Goodness (2016)
External links
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References
- Citations
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- ↑ Golden, Zara (April 22, 2016) http://www.thefader.com/2016/04/22/the-hotelier-soft-animal-interview Retrieved April 23, 2016
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- Sources
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