Roy was an American rock band that formed in 2002. The folk rock

Folk rock

Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...

 group was composed of drummer Dave Verellen

Dave Verellen

Dave Verellen grew up in Tacoma, Washington and was the vocalist for the mathcore band Botch. He has since gone on to play drums for the folk-country band Roy with his brother Ben Verellen . In 2008 he formed a band Narrows with members of Some Girls and These Arms Are Snakes.-References:...

 and guitarist Brian Cook

Brian Cook (musician)

Brian Cook is an American bass guitarist currently in the band Russian Circles. He was also previously a full-time member of Botch, These Arms Are Snakes and Roy, and also a session musician for Mouth of the Architect...

 from the then recently disbanded mathcore group Botch

Botch (band)

Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,...

 (the latter of which was also in These Arms are Snakes

These Arms Are Snakes

These Arms Are Snakes was an American post-hardcore band that formed in 2002 and featured former members of Botch and Kill Sadie. The band was known for their intense live shows, which often feature vocalist Steve Snere crowd surfing and spending a large portion of the live performance in the...

). Roy also featured Dave Verellen's brother Ben Verellen

Ben Verellen

Ben Verellen is an American musician from Tacoma, Washington. Ben Verellen is also the brother of Dave Verellen—member of Botch, Roy, and Narrows.-Musician:...

 of Harkonen on guitar and bassist Mike Cooper.

After independently releasing three EPs, Roy signed to Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City...

 and released their Matt Bayles

Matt Bayles

-Information:Bayles is known for his work with bands such as Isis, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Botch, Mastodon, The Fall of Troy, Minus The Bear, Burnt by the Sun and Norma Jean....

-produced debut studio album Big City Sin and Small Town Redemption in 2004. In support of the album, Roy toured the US with The Weakerthans

The Weakerthans

The Weakerthans are a four-piece Canadian indie rock band.-History:The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P...

. The group went on a brief hiatus while Cook and Ben Verellen worked on These Arms are Snakes' debut album Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home

Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home

-Band members:*Brian Cook – bass guitar, microKORG, vocals and pump organ*Ryan Frederiksen – guitar, pump organ and design*Steve Snere – vocals and microKORG*Erin Tate – drums and percussion-Additional personnel:...

. Roy returned in 2006 with a second studio album titled Killed John Train that was released through Lujo Records

Lujo Records

Lujo Records is a United States independent record label that was founded in 2001 by Erik Aucoin who was a student at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana at the time. In 2004, Lujo Records relocated to Washington, DC, and Jocelyn Toews bought 50% of the label. In 2006 Aucoin and...

. The group has been inactive since its release.

Three years after the group's disbandment, Dave Verellen noted that the members of Roy "loved that band, and we loved those songs, and we loved recording and playing together—and nobody bought the records. But that's OK. It's a tough market. I think if I would've made the mistake of trying to be in a popular band and trying to write music that I knew people would buy, I just wouldn't be happy with it."

Discography

Studio albums

• Big City Sin and Small Town Redemption (2004)
• Killed John Train (2006)

EPs

• The White EP (2002)
• The Red EP (2002)
• Tacomatose (2003)