The Leftovers
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The Leftovers are an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...

 band from Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

, made up of Kurt Baker(musician) (bass, vocals), Andrew Rice (guitar, vocals), Matt Anderson (guitar, vocals), and Adam Woronoff (drums).

History

The band formed in 2002, and gained a following by releasing an E.P. entitled Mitton Street Special. Two years later they released their first full length album, 2004's Stop, Drop, Rock n Roll. In 2007 the band released their third album On the Move. The album was recorded at Butch Vig
Butch Vig
Butch Vig is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the drummer of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of multi-platinum selling album Nevermind by Nirvana....

's Smart Studios
Smart Studios
Smart Studios was a recording studio located at 1254 E Washington Ave in Madison, Wisconsin. It was set up in 1983 by Butch Vig and Steve Marker to produce local bands....

 and was produced by Ben Weasel
Ben Weasel
Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...

.

The band has recently finished recording their upcoming album Eager To Please, due out on Oglio Records
Oglio Records
Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD...

 in the spring of 2009. To promote the album the band went on a Summer tour where they opened for Bowling For Soup
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...

 and Teen Idols
Teen Idols
The Teen Idols were a pop punk band originally from Nashville, Tennessee. They were formed in 1992 by Phillip Hill and originally broke up in 2003...

.

In addition to playing with The Leftovers, drummer Adam Woronoff has also played in The Queers
The Queers
The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...

.

Studio albums

  • Stop Drop Rock N Roll (2004) (Muscle City Records)
  • Party Tonight! (2006) (Cheapskate Records)
  • On The Move (2007) (Rally Records)
  • Eager to Please (2009) (Crappy/Oglio Records)

Other

  • Mitton Street Special (2002) (EP) (Zuke'd On Phonics)
  • Steppin' On My Heart (2006) (EP) (Rally Records)
  • Single Series Volume 21 (2007) (EP) (Art Of The Underground)
  • Insubordination Fest 2007 (2008) (Live) (Insubordination Records
    Insubordination Records
    Insubordination Records is an independent record label based in Baltimore, Maryland.-History:Insubordination Records was founded by Beatnik Termites members Reggie Silvestri and Pat Kim in 1996. As their label specializing in Lookout! Records styled pop punk started to grow, they partnered with...

    )
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