Socialburn
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Blountstown, Florida , United States |
| Products | Music albums, singles |
Socialburn was an American post-grunge group composed of four members, originating from Blountstown, Florida. Established in 2000, the band independently released two albums, What a Beautiful Waste and World Outside, prior to securing a contract with Elektra Records in 2002. Their first major label album, Where You Are (2003), featured two singles that entered the charts: "Down" and "Everyone". After the merger between Time Warner and AOL, Elektra Records dropped Socialburn, but the band went on to release The Beauty of Letting Go through the independent label iRock Entertainment in 2005. They continued touring until their dissolution in late 2007.
History
In December 2002, before their debut on a major label, Socialburn performed at TK101's Company Christmas Party. Their 2003 album released via Elektra, Where You Are, produced two modern rock singles: "Down" reached the top 10 on U.S. charts, while "Everyone" made it into the top 25. This album achieved sales exceeding 100,000 copies. The music video for "Down" was broadcast on MTV2 and Fuse TV, and "Everyone" was included in the soundtrack for the video game MVP Baseball 2003. The band also appeared on television programs such as NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly and FX's Orlando Jones Show.
Their fourth studio effort, The Beauty of Letting Go, was released in October 2005 under iRock Records, a Universal Music Group imprint. After drummer Brandon Bittner departed, Syrus Peters joined as their touring drummer. Socialburn participated in significant events including Budlight's Downtown Live in Raleigh (2006), Buzzfest Nashville (2003), SunFest Florida (2006), and TK101's "A Lot of Rock" event in Pensacola (2006).
Following the closure of iRock Records, Socialburn lost their label backing but completed their final tour date at Floyd's Music Store in Tallahassee—the venue where they initially built their fan base. Subsequently, they parted ways with their touring drummer and entered a hiatus before officially disbanding by November 2007.
In 2012, lead vocalist Neil Alday launched a new project called "Neil Alday and Further South," releasing the EP Whiskey, Women, Drugs and Gold in 2014 with production by John Kurzweg.
Reunion
On July 2, 2015, Socialburn announced a reunion concert featuring all four original members at Encore nightclub in Tallahassee, Florida—the former location of Floyd's Music Store. The band then performed additional shows at Club L.A. in Destin, Florida, and BackBooth in Orlando, Florida.
Drummer Brandon Bittner was unable to participate; his role was filled by Terry Clark, former manager and member of Neil Alday & Further South.
Band members
- Final lineup
- Neil Alday – vocals, guitar (2000–2007)
- Chris Cobb – guitar (2000–2007)
- Dusty Price – bass guitar, backing vocals (2000–2007)
- Syrus Peters – drums (2005–2006)
- Former members
- Brandon Bittner – drums (2000–2005)
Discography
- Studio albums
- What A Beautiful Waste (2000)
- World Outside (2002)
- Where You Are (2003)
- The Beauty of Letting Go (2005)
- Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Mainstream Rock | U.S. Modern Rock | |||
| 2003 | "Down" | 9 | 17 | Where You Are |
| "Everyone" | 23 | 27 | ||