The Heyday

16,196 plays (1,591 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

8 shouts

Add to my Library Share

“I have seen the future, and it is the Heyday,” writes Cory Casciato of Westword. The Heyday are rapidly becoming used to these praises, but these five kids from the south end of Denver started out just looking for fun.

The Heyday formed in the spring of 2006, when singer-songwriter Randy Ramirez and pianist Jeff Appareti parted ways with their former Americana-roots project aptly-named “Like Chasing Wind. ” Shortly after, guitarist Brian Martin and drummer Sean Bennett began sneaking away from their other bands to develop the Heyday’s sound in Appareti’s parents’ basement. Spring turned to summer, and Pete Wynn, a friend of Bennett, took over as bassist. The newly formed quintet decided to forego any live performances and write for the remainder of the summer, honing their soulful sound into an honest but radio-friendly new take on rock and roll.

Three months and five songs later, the Heyday gathered what money they could and traveled to the Blasting Room in Ft. Collins, CO to record their first demo. With help from engineer Andrew Berlin, the five tracks caught the attention of local producer Christopher Jak, who offered to roduce a full length album with help from mixer Jeff Juliano (OAR, Jason Mraz, John Mayer).

The result is a solid, wonderfully constructed 10 song effort by this mostly-teenage outfit. Tasha King, of thisweekindenver.

Tagged as:

pop, discoverockult, great, colorado, denver
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

The Heyday
The Heyday
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.90
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	Come In or Stay Out full track	7
2	Lights, Camera, Distraction full track	5
2	lost with you full track	5
4	One Foot Out The Door full track	4
5	Where I Want to Be full track	3
6	Empty Handed full track	2
6	Matter of Time full track	2
8	Fear of Heights full track	1
8	Right Here All Along full track	1
8	Turn Me Around full track	1

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

epi_gee wrote:
June 2009

Colorado residents and lovers of Colorado based music please join : http://www.last.fm/group/COLORADO+BANDS+AND+ARTISTS - hope to see you there :) - Epi_gee

View Profile | Leave epi_gee a shout
hashref wrote:
June 2009

Big sound. Great vocals. One of the best debut albums I have heard in a long time.

View Profile | Leave hashref a shout
Blzn420 wrote:
April 2009

i just Love em

View Profile | Leave Blzn420 a shout
BiggestLabel wrote:
April 2009

Download the Heyday's "Come In or Stay Out" for FREE on Biggestlabelever.com and support nonprofit INVISIBLE CHILDREN in the process. Also, you can learn why they chose to support THE RESCUE by visiting their profile at Causecast.org.

View Profile | Leave BiggestLabel a shout
Ziggy-Dust wrote:
December 2008

they were handing out their ep outside a ben kweller concert in denver. i like it.

View Profile | Leave Ziggy-Dust a shout
grondstof wrote:
May 2008

love from amsterdam

View Profile | Leave grondstof a shout
kemperature wrote:
July 2007

Ohio?!!! No kidding. They're soon to reach the whole nation! But they're all born and bred Coloradans don't you forget that!

View Profile | Leave kemperature a shout
Alwaysinlove21 wrote:
July 2007

I couldn't love the HeyDay more than i already do. All my friends in Ohio feel the same way <3

View Profile | Leave Alwaysinlove21 a shout