Versus the World (band)
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Versus the World is a punk rock
band from Santa Barbara, CA on Kung-Fu Records. The band combines post-hardcore
with pop punk
. They released their debut album, "Versus the World", in September 2005. Mike Davenport
was the long time bassist from The Ataris
.
old record store ("Down On Haley"). Prior to being called Versus The World, Mike Davenport
and Donald Spence did a few acoustic shows under the band name "Pencapchew" to fill time between their current projects. Trevor Lewis Mathias of Antifreeze is the original drummer of the band whereas Casey Cress bands new guitarist. In the summer of 2006 the band toured Europe with No Use For A Name. They have also made a music video for one of their song "Is There No End.
and Bryan Charlson of Spence's side band Crooks & Liars. They stated they were set to work on a new EP with an accompanying tour to follow.
In 2011 it was stated that the EP had been delayed, as enough songs had been written to release a full length album instead.
On July 30th, a new song "In Fear of Finale" was released. It is the first new material from the band since the song "Blue and Cold" was featured on the European release of the self-titled album, as well as a Christmas compilation from later the same year. Later, on September 13th, the band posted an acoustic preview of another song, titled "A Love Song for Amsterdam". The band has stated that the album is near completion and due for release at the beginning of 2012, with worldwide touring planned to promote it.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Santa Barbara, CA on Kung-Fu Records. The band combines post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
with pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
. They released their debut album, "Versus the World", in September 2005. Mike Davenport
Mike Davenport
Michael Sean Davenport is a musician. Davenport was bass guitarist, for The Ataris, joining the band in 1995 prior to the album Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits in which Davenport co-wrote the song "In Spite Of the World". He also played bass on the album End is Forever and the EP Look...
was the long time bassist from The Ataris
The Ataris
The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
.
Formation
Versus The World formed in the back of The AtarisThe Ataris
The Ataris are a rock band from Anderson, Indiana. They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E.P. was released on November 25, 2010 on the Gainesville, Florida based label, Paper + Plastick. It contained the brand new tracks "All Souls' Day" and "The Graveyard of The Atlantic"...
old record store ("Down On Haley"). Prior to being called Versus The World, Mike Davenport
Mike Davenport
Michael Sean Davenport is a musician. Davenport was bass guitarist, for The Ataris, joining the band in 1995 prior to the album Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits in which Davenport co-wrote the song "In Spite Of the World". He also played bass on the album End is Forever and the EP Look...
and Donald Spence did a few acoustic shows under the band name "Pencapchew" to fill time between their current projects. Trevor Lewis Mathias of Antifreeze is the original drummer of the band whereas Casey Cress bands new guitarist. In the summer of 2006 the band toured Europe with No Use For A Name. They have also made a music video for one of their song "Is There No End.
Recent
In August 2010, VTW announced their return, with new members Chris Flippin of LagwagonLagwagon
Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, just outside Santa Barbara, California. They formed in 1990 and went on hiatus and reunited several times over the years...
and Bryan Charlson of Spence's side band Crooks & Liars. They stated they were set to work on a new EP with an accompanying tour to follow.
In 2011 it was stated that the EP had been delayed, as enough songs had been written to release a full length album instead.
On July 30th, a new song "In Fear of Finale" was released. It is the first new material from the band since the song "Blue and Cold" was featured on the European release of the self-titled album, as well as a Christmas compilation from later the same year. Later, on September 13th, the band posted an acoustic preview of another song, titled "A Love Song for Amsterdam". The band has stated that the album is near completion and due for release at the beginning of 2012, with worldwide touring planned to promote it.