Southcott was a five piece pop punk

Pop punk

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 band from Haverstraw, NY formed in 2001. The band's releases included the album Flee The Scene, on Less Avenged Records / Rust Records, which received national distribution through Universal Records

Universal Records

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Southcott formed when founding members Barry Walsh and John Damiano, recruited former Envy Of Your Friends member, Chris Pennings, as their bassist, who would eventually become their lead singer after Walsh's departure. Their debut EP

Extended play

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, The Lost Art of Saying Goodbye, was released in 2003 on New Jersey indie label Rock Out Records and contained the song "Absolut".

After touring across the United States and a few major lineup changes, they signed to Seattle’s Less Avenged Records in the July 2005, and eventually signed to the Cleveland based Universal

Universal Music Group

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 imprint, Rust Records, in December 2005. Their full length debut album, Flee The Scene, was a jointly released album between Rust and Less Avenged.

Through their run, they toured with bands like All Time Low

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, Valencia

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, Coheed and Cambria

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, lux courageous, hit the lights, Just Surrender

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, Rookie of the Year

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, Self Against City

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, Houston Calls

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, The Track Record

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, and Gym Class Heroes

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 with several stints on the Vans Warped Tour.

The band broke up in the early weeks of 2007 after their bassist trix quit. Despite the fact that the band's 2006 album Flee The Scene hinted toward a new record according to Chris Pennings and John Damiano, Flee The Scene would be their last release.

Members

• Chris Pennings – bass (01-07)
• John Damiano - percussion (01-07)
• Jordan Eckes – guitar / vocals (06-07)
• Mike "Trix" Morina - bass (05-07)
• Michael Sullivan - guitar (04-06)
• Brett Van Cott - bass (04-05)
• Barry Walsh - guitar / vocals (01-03)

Compilation appearances

• A Tribute To Blink 182 CD (2004, Pacific Ridge Records)
  • includes a cover version
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     of the blink-182
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     track "Apple Shampoo"
• Undies Records Presents Sleep on This Vol.1 CD (2003, Undies Records)
  • includes the track "Absolut"

External links

• Chris Pennings and John Damiano discussing the lyric writing process for each track of Flee The Scene