Coming Weak
website: http://www.myspace.com/thecomingweak
Providence has a long history filled with successes as well as failures, yet has remained resilient throughout. It has the ability to reinvent itself and stay modern, focused on where it is headed, but it never forgets where it has been. Like the town it calls home, the members of The Coming Weak bring their years of individual experiences together to offer up music that, while edgy and innovative, still maintains a sense of comforting familiarity. The Coming Weak - Tim White, Jeff Langmaid, Jamie Thomas, Nick Benziger, and Matthew Tremblay - came together in December of 2006, and they have been obsessed with creating a unique, yet very accessible sound (think Anberlin/Bayside/Northstar) ever since. Armed with experience, passion, and insatiable drive, they quickly recorded a three-song demo in January of 2007. Two months later, they made their debut and unloaded nearly all of those demos that first night. They quickly gathered momentum over the next few months, playing over two dozen shows, and sharing the stage with the likes of Amber Pacific, Rooney, Monty Are I, Hopesfall, The Junior Varsity, and many more. Not satisfied with these successes, The Coming Weak entered the studio in September 2007 to record a proper release. The result was the Consider This EP, which was produced by Michael Poorman, formerly of Hot Rod Circuit. The record was released on December 11, 2007 - one year to the day after the band formed. Fresh off the success of their sold-out record release show, The Coming Weak launched head-on into 2008. They have toured the northeast incessantly in support of Consider This, playing over 50 shows so far this year, and increasing their loyal fan base as they go. All the while, they have maintained a steady creative output, and will release their hotly anticipated new EP in July 09'. So what makes The Coming Weak so special, then? The Coming Weak is every single person who comes out to see us. They are all members of our family. We all make music together. So far this year, the band has been highlighted as Absolutepunk.net's "Spotlight Band Of The Week," (February '08), been named as one of the top 10 unsigned bands in DJ Rossstar's "Unsigned Band Contest II" (June '08), won a spot on Warped Tour via the "Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands," (July '08), been named a semi-finalist in Harpoon Brewery's "Best Unfiltered Band Search" (August '08), and most recently, have been named to Absolutepunk.net's "Absolute 100" list (August '08). With all the buzz they've created so far, and a brand-new record set to be release in the spring of '09, it seems the best is yet to come for The Coming Weak.
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