Farewell is an American pop-punk band formed in 2004 in Greensboro, North Carolina. They were signed to Epitaph Records releasing two CDs. After fulfilling their contractual obligations with the release of their second CD, the relationship with Epitaph ended.
History The band released its debut EP on May 24, 2005, entitled Poisoning the Lark, on Forsaken Records.[ Farewell] at Allmusic
After posting new tracks on their MySpace page, Farewell was scouted by the owner of Epitaph Records, Brett Gurewitz who offered them a deal in March 2007.Scaccia, Annamarya. "Epitaph's newest signing to release debut album ", Alternative Press, 7 August 2007. Preceded by the single "First One on the Blog" in August 2007, the band's first full-length album, Isn't This Supposed to Be Fun? appeared on the label on September 25, 2007.Review of Isn't This Supposed to Be Fun?. Aversion.com.Farewell at MusicRemedy.comReview of Isn't This Supposed to Be Fun?. Absolutepunk.net. On October 10, 2007, a music video was released for "First One on the Blog". The album was released in The UK on February 4, 2008.Farewell Album to Get UK Release. Rocklouder.Reviews. The Irish Independent.Album Reviews. The Irish Times. Farewell was slated to tour the UK with Cartel in 2008, but the tour was cancelled.Farewell Cancel UK Tour. Rocklouder. In June and July 2008, the band appeared on the Warped Tour. They then proceeded to tour the UK with You Me at Six and Houston Calls in October 2008.
Farewell cites punk rock bands such as Green Day,Pomarico, Nicole. "Up and coming artist: Farewell", Teen, 2007. Jawbreaker and Alkaline Trio as influences.Bayer, J: pg 64, Alternative Press No. 233 December 2007 On July 25, 2008, Chris Lee left the band.Chris Leaves Farewell. AbsolutePunk. On April 22, 2009, Kevin Carter was named The Triad's Best Guitarist of 2009 in YES! Weekly's reader's choice awards.YES! Weekly The Triad's Best Reader's Choice Awards In May 2009, the band supported Amber Pacific on their headlining US tour. Their second album entitled Run It Up the Flagpole was released on September 1, 2009.. Absolute Punk.
After a hiatus in 2010, Farewell announced on October 16, 2011, that they are working on a new album to be released in the winter of 2012.Farewell Reunite. Property of Zack. Farewell once again began writing new material in the summer of 2013, though no new release date has been confirmed from the band.. AbsolutePunk.
Discography
Albums and EPs Release dateTitleMarch 24, 2005Poisoning the Lark EPSeptember 25, 2007Isn't This Supposed to Be Fun!?September 1, 2009Run It Up the Flagpole
Singles
Release dateSongAlbumMarch 24, 2005"Kelley Green"Poisoning the Lark EPSeptember 25, 2007"First One on the Blog"Isn't This Supposed to Be Fun!?
Music Videos
YearVideoAlbumDirector2005"Kelley Green"Poisoning the Lark EPDave Liberstein2007"First One on the Blog"Isn't This Supposed to Be Fun!?2009"Devoid (That's What I Think About It)"Run It Up the Flagpole
References
External links
Farewell's page on Epitaph