Southbound Fearing are an American Christian rock band, who primarily plays Christian alternative rock with rock and roll. They come from Toledo, Ohio. The band started making music in 2006. They have released three studio albums and two extended plays, with Red Cord Records. The group have charted eight songs on the Billboard magazine Christian rock songs chart.
Background They formed in April 2006 in Toledo, Ohio, while their members are lead vocalist and guitarist, Brady Leonard, leading guitarist, Eric Ade, bassist, Eric Nelson Wheatley, and drummer, Nathan Ball. The group are a Christian rock band, where they play a rock and roll style of Christian alternative rock inspirational music. Their group got the name from a street in their hometown.
Music history The band commenced as a musical entity in April 2006, with their first extended play, The Arduous Task, that was released on May 16, 2010, with Red Cord Records. Their song, "Miles", peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard magazine Christian rock chart.search for "Miles" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz The subsequent extended play, Safe and Sound, was released on September 30, 2010, from Red Cord Records. They released, Southbound Fearing, on August 2, 2011, with Red Cord Records. Their songs, "Irresistible" and "Fighting Words", peaked on the Billboard magazine Christian Rock chart, at Nos. 6 and 9, correspondingly.search for "Irresistible" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/bizsearch for "Fighting Words" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz The third studio album, Bad Dreams and Melodies, was released by Record Cord Records, on October 9, 2012. This album saw three songs, "The Love That Never Fails", "I Heard the River", and "Vale Tudo", peak on the Billboard magazine Christian rock songs chart, at Nos. 10,search for "The Love That Never Fails" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz 17,search for "I Heard the River" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz and 21,search for "Vale Tudo" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz respectively. Their subsequent studio album, Undefeated, was released on May 27, 2014, from Red Cord Records. This album got two singles, "Easy Way Out" and "Brave New World", to chart on the Billboard magazine Christian rock chart, where they peaked at Nos. 6 and 7, correspondingly.search for "Easy Way Out" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/bizsearch for "Brave New World" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz
Members Current members Brady Leonard – lead vocals, guitar Eric Ade – lead guitar Eric Nelson Wheatley – bass Nathan Ball – drums
Past members Jason Ferris – drums (2010–2013) Nick Meyers – bass (2007–2009) Jameson Leisure – drums (2007–2009) Chris Dyer – bass Nathan Rentz – bass Steve Oleksiak – drums Sean Altenburg – drums
Discography Studio albums Southbound Fearing (August 2, 2011, Red Cord) Bad Dreams and Melodies (October 9, 2012, Red Cord) Undefeated (May 27, 2014, Red Cord) EPs The Arduous Task (May 16, 2010, Red Cord) Safe and Sound (September 30, 2010, Red Cord) Singles Year Single Chart position USChr Rock 2010 "Miles" 17 2011 "Irresistible" 6 2012 "Fighting Words" 9 "The Love That Never Fails" 10 2013 "I Heard the River" 17 2014 "Vale Tudo" 21 "Easy Way Out" 6 2015 "Brave New World" 7
References
External links Official website New Release Today profile