Midtown is tagged as: pop punk, rock, emo, punk, punk rock Formed in November of 1998 by three Rutgers students, Midtown soon became a pop-rock quartet. The band took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a unique sound that combined elements of the emo and alternative sounds that were since then popular. They began recording shortly after their formation. Their first EP, “Sacrifice of Life,” was issued by Pinball Records in 1999. Their first full-length, “Save the World, Lose the Girl,” was released in early 2000 by the Drive-Thru Records label and picked up for distribution by MCA. Shortly after their second full-length, “Living Well Is The Best Revenge” was released, they left the label. Their third album, “Forget What You Know,” was produced while the band was not under contract with a record label and then picked up by Sony Records. The very popular song “Give It Up” appeared in the summer of 2004 in the box-office hit: “Spider-Man 2” soundtrack. It was also featured on the EA Games title: “Burnout 3: Takedown” in the autumn of 2004. In 2005 the band deferred and continued projects elsewhere. The lead singer/bass player Gabe Saporta, who is currently a member of Cobra Starship, had to clarify the situation. When asked why Mi... Read More About Midtown Biography...  Send Midtown ringtones to your cell
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