Secondsmile is tagged as: post-hardcore, screamo, progressive rock, indie, post hardcore
Secondsmile was a post-hardcore band from Bridport, Dorset, UK signed to Big Scary Monsters Records. Beginning as a high school group in 1995, gigging the local circuit playing Silverchair and Deftones songs, after many name and member changes the band solidified its moniker and line-up in 2002 when guitarists Ross Smithwick,Thomas Warne and bassist Philip Wrixton recruited vocalist Olly Goodland and Ross’ brother Fiann Smithwick and began to make a name for themselves when a two track demo CD received airplay on BBC Radio One. |The group then signed to Big Scary Monsters records and released a 4-track EP, “I Am Not Romeo, You Are Not Juliet”, a melodic yet aggressive bunch of tracks that earned comparisons with heavyweights At the Drive-In, Hopesfall and Refused. The band began touring the UK and Europe with friends Jairus, Meet Me in St Louis, Make Her Cry, Aconite Thrill, and sparks, lights and flames.|Goodland and the group parted ways after a high profile headline show at London Metro leading to guitarist Ross taking up vocal duties. Musically the group became more progressive, with longer songs and elements of post-rock seeping into the sound. First album “Walk Into The Light and Reach For The Sky” was released in 2006 to critical acclaim and p...
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