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Sunday's Best
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Los Angeles, United States (1998 – 2003)
Sunday’s Best was an indie rock/emo band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998.
The band’s start came at KXLU, Loyola Marymount University’s famous college radio station, where guitarist Ian Moreno, singer/bassist Ed Reyes, and drummer Tom Ackerman (formerly of Skiploader) all worked in the late ’90s.
Moreno and Reyes started the band with singer/guitarist Pedro Benito, a friend of Reyes’s, and recorded the band’s first seven-inch single in 1998, before recruiting Ackerman to play drums.
In ‘99, they put out their first CDEP, the seven-song “Where You Are Now” and in 2000, they followed with their first LP, “Poised to Break” on Polyvinyl Records.
2001 saw a slight line-up shift in the band - which saw the departure of founding member Pedro Benito (who left to join The Jealous Sound) and the addition of James Tweedy on bass guitar, with Edward Reyes stepping up to fill the guitar-void left by Benito.
Shortly thereafter, their sophomore effort “The Californian” appeared, showcasing the group’s most perfect and clean pop sound yet.
Sunday’s Best quietly dissolved in the summer of 2003. All involved band members moved on to other musical projects. Edward Reyes and Ian Moreno went on to form The Little Ones and self-released the “Sing Song” EP which was later re-released by Astralwerks after the band was formally signed. Tom Ackerman, who had been replaced earlier that year by San Diego indie-rock veteran Gabriel Gamboa (Kill Holiday, Lualta) joined the Los Angeles post-rock outfit Hyphen, who changed their name to the Kite Eating Tree and released “Method: Fail/Repeat” on Suburban Home Records.
The band’s start came at KXLU, Loyola Marymount University’s famous college radio station, where guitarist Ian Moreno, singer/bassist Ed Reyes, and drummer Tom Ackerman (formerly of Skiploader) all worked in the late ’90s.
Moreno and Reyes started the band with singer/guitarist Pedro Benito, a friend of Reyes’s, and recorded the band’s first seven-inch single in 1998, before recruiting Ackerman to play drums.
In ‘99, they put out their first CDEP, the seven-song “Where You Are Now” and in 2000, they followed with their first LP, “Poised to Break” on Polyvinyl Records.
2001 saw a slight line-up shift in the band - which saw the departure of founding member Pedro Benito (who left to join The Jealous Sound) and the addition of James Tweedy on bass guitar, with Edward Reyes stepping up to fill the guitar-void left by Benito.
Shortly thereafter, their sophomore effort “The Californian” appeared, showcasing the group’s most perfect and clean pop sound yet.
Sunday’s Best quietly dissolved in the summer of 2003. All involved band members moved on to other musical projects. Edward Reyes and Ian Moreno went on to form The Little Ones and self-released the “Sing Song” EP which was later re-released by Astralwerks after the band was formally signed. Tom Ackerman, who had been replaced earlier that year by San Diego indie-rock veteran Gabriel Gamboa (Kill Holiday, Lualta) joined the Los Angeles post-rock outfit Hyphen, who changed their name to the Kite Eating Tree and released “Method: Fail/Repeat” on Suburban Home Records.
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carlosthedwarf_ wrote:
Glad to know I'm not the only person in the world who knows they existed and loves their music.
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chadski586 wrote:
does anyone have the demo & 7" tracks that used to be posted on their old website? (this site is still up but the links are all dead... http://l4nd.com/sbest/index.php?page=audiovisual.php). if so, please share!
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handstandflip wrote:
This band is amazing...
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-Trail- wrote:
So few plays.. ='(
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kellyelephant wrote:
@Reefee Go see The Little Ones! It's not quite the same, but it's the closest you'll ever get.
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soulbleed wrote:
"the californian" is one of my favorite tracks ever.
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onebigholiday wrote:
really surprised Truest You isn't in the top 15, it's my favorite by far.
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Reefee wrote:
I wish I could have seen this band live...
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lagginswag wrote:
dont let it fade is so damn good. listened to it alot in my early deathcab days :]
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atomiczen wrote:
This.. is nothing like Mock Orange. :/ Wayyy too polished. 'Got its own appeal, though. Nice album art.
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JulianaBeatriz wrote:
I love this banddd!! ^^
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esshoe wrote:
real good.
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circa-survive wrote:
agreed.
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Phil316 wrote:
One of my favorite bands.
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rockandpie wrote:
Sons of the Second String 7 is dank
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kevman5 wrote:
this band is Really underrated.
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jaaaaaash, JHarris86, Roodster and 19 other people added Sunday's Best to their libraries. Saturday morning
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karlx tagged Sunday's Best with indie rock and emo. November 2009
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NekstBestThing wrote about Sunday's Best – The Californian in Mon 28 Sep – Sunny Day Real Estate, The Jealous Sound. October 2009
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NekstBestThing wrote about Sunday's Best in Mon 28 Sep – Sunny Day Real Estate, The Jealous Sound. October 2009
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