History

Jet by Day was originally formed as the Hosstages in 1997 by guitarist David Matysiak, bassist Bo Wamsley and drummer Tom Naumann, while the three were students at Dunwoody High School in suburban Atlanta. In 1998 they changed their name to Jet By Day, and Matysiak and Naumann began attending the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

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. The band self-released EP

Extended play

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s in 1998 and 1999, between which Wamsley was replaced by Amy Burmeister, and began building a fan base among the indie rock

Indie rock

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 scene of the American South. In 2001, they recorded their debut full-length, produced by Bob Weston

Bob Weston

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 of Shellac

Shellac (band)

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. Later releases came on Kindercore Records

Kindercore Records

Kindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia....

 and Future Farmer. In 2003, bassist Burmeister left the group, later forming Black Kites. The group toured with Hey Mercedes

Hey Mercedes

Hey Mercedes was an emo band from Milwaukee, WI/Chicago, IL, USA, that formed in 1999/2000 after the dissolution of Braid. The band consisted of Bob Nanna on guitar and vocals, Todd Bell on bass and vocals, Mark Dawursk on guitar and vocals and Damon Atkinson on drums.Hey Mercedes' first release...

 and Damone later that year.

Members

• David Matysiak - guitar, vocals
• Tom Naumann - drums
• Bo Wamsley - bass (1997–1999)
• Amy Burmeister - bass (1999–2003)
• Mason Brown - guitar (2000-)

Discography

• Autumn Means It's All Downhill EP (1998)
• Jet by Day EP (1999)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still/Shadows Taller Than Our Soul (split w/The Blindfold Parade) (Two Sheds, 2001)
• The Feedback that Distracts Us (Moodswing Records, 2001)
• Cascadia (Kindercore Records
  Kindercore Records
  Kindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia....
  
  , 2003)
• The Vulture (Future Farmer, 2005)