Man Overboard (band)
Man Overboard is an American pop punk band from Mt. Laurel and Williamstown, New Jersey that began in 2008. Since then, they had released two EPs, an acoustic EP, a split with Boston pop punk band Transit, a compilation and four full-length albums. Taking influence from such pop punk acts as Blink-182, Saves the Day, and Taking Back Sunday, Man Overboard played a brand of upbeat and poppy pop punk with the emotion of 90s emo acts such as The Promise Ring. The band was signed to Rise Records.[1] They are well known for their motto within the pop punk scene to "Defend Pop Punk". On January 28, 2016, they announced a hiatus on their official website; the hiatus ended on August 2, 2018, when the band announced a 10-year anniversary tour.
For other uses, see Man Overboard (disambiguation).
Man Overboard
- 2008–2016
- 2018–present
- Cobra
- Panic
- Run for Cover
- Rise
- Lost Tape Collective
- Pure Noise
- Nik Bruzzese
- Justin Collier
- Zac Eisenstein
- Joe Talarico
- Wayne Wildrick
- Justin Mondschein
- Mike Hrycenko
History[edit]
Formation and EPs (2008–09)[edit]
Man Overboard was formed by childhood friends, Nik Bruzzese and Wayne Wildrik, when they began writing songs together at Nik's Small Hill Studio. The band's name was inspired by the Blink-182 song of the same name.[2] Wildrick then invited Zac Eisenstein, who at the time was vocalist of the band The Front Page which Wildrick was also a member of, to sing and play guitar. Justin Mondschein from the band Bangarang! was asked to play drums but after he and a revolving door of other drummers left, Justin Collier (another member of The Front Page) took over drums full-time. The core line-up of the band was then completed. They entered the studio in 2008 to record their debut EP, Hung Up on Nothing. The band then went on a nationwide tour to promote the EP.
From mid-August to early October 2009, the band supported Fireworks on their headlining tour of the US.[3] In November, they signed with Run for Cover Records where they released a three-song digital EP entitled, Dahlia,[4] which was produced by Jesse Cannon.[5] This was followed by a split with Transit, in December 2009.