The B-Sides are a rock band formed in 2000 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...

. Noah Smith, the vocalist formed the band at the School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...

 recruiting fellow guitarist Ari Picker and keyboardist Travis Horton.

Smith's mother knew Ken Mosher, formerly of the Squirrel Nut Zippers

Squirrel Nut Zippers

The Squirrel Nut Zippers are a band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by James "Jimbo" Mathus , Katharine Whalen , Chris Phillips on drums, Don Raleigh on bass and sideman Ken Mosher....

, who recorded the band and joined as a bassist. Eric Kuhn joined the band as the drummer. They recorded an EP Two Beautiful Beaches and then released an album Yes Indeed the B-Sides Quite in 2001 which was reviewed in Billboard Magazine.

By the end of 2002, Mosher, Kuhn, and Horton had left the band being replaced by brothers Jonny and Joah Tunnell, formerly of the band Vibrant Green, on bass and drums, respectively. The new lineup quickly changed their name to The Never

The Never

The Never is a Chapel Hill-based indie band. They have released two albums, both of which include both folk metal and R&B sensibilities. They have toured throughout the South and the East Coast of the U.S.A. and have performed with both Rilo Kiley and R.E.M....

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