Awolnation
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American singer-songwriter Aaron Bruno, whose nickname at school was Awol due to his habit of disappearing without saying goodbye, formed AWOLNATION in Los Angeles in 2009 after he was approached by Red Bull Records. He had performed previously with the bands Under the Influence of Giants and Home Town Hero. With a line-up that featured guitarist Jimmy Messer, bass player Billy Mohler, drummer Hayden Scott and guitarist Kenny Carkeet, the outfit released an EP titled Back from Earth in 2010, followed by their debut album Megalith Symphony in 2011. It went to number nine on Billboard's Independent Albums Chart, number 16 on Alternative Albums and number 21 on Top Rock Albums. Singles from the album included âSailâ, which peaked at number three on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart, âNot Your Faultâ, which went to number eleven, and âKill Your Heroesâ, number 16. âSailâ was covered by Macy Gray on her album Covered and DevilDriver on their album Winter Kills, and it was heard in commercials and videos, earning sleeper hit status and eventually obtaining sextuple platinum certification in the US. The band toured extensively for three years with 306 appearances and their song âI'm On Fireâ was used on the soundtrack of the 2015 feature film Fifty Shades of Grey, reaching number 13 on the Hot Rock Songs Chart. The line-up went through several changes and in 2015, the album Run went to number two on the Independent Albums Chart, number three on Alternative Albums, number four on Top Rock Albums, and number 17 on the Billboard 200. Singles included âHollow Moon (Bad Wolf)â, which peaked at number eleven on the Hot Rock Songs chart, âI Amâ, number 18, âRunâ, number 26 and âWoman Womanâ number 28. The single âPassionâ reached number 35 on the Hot Rock Songs Chart in 2017 from their third album titled Here Come the Runts, which was released in February 2018. After supporting Twenty One Pilots on tour and changing labels, the group returned in 2019 with a new single entitled âThe Bestâ. Their fourth LP, Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders, followed in April 2020. In spite of a high-profile feature from Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, it failed to come close to the commercial success of its predecessors, and was notably absent from the Billboard 200. In 2022 followed a series of covers of hits by Midnight Oil, Scorpions and Madonna, leading to the album My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, and Me, including versions of other hits performed with various artists such as Beck, Jewel, Taylor Hanson, Portugal. The Man or from the groups Incubus, Rise Against, Nothing But Thieves, Grouplove or Midland. After the release of the EP Candy Pop in 2023, Awolnation tackled the album The Phantom Five (2024), with the participation of Emily Armstrong and Del Funky the Homosapien. An acoustic version of the single "Barbarian" followed in 2025.
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- Sail
- Handyman
- Seven Sticks Of Dynamite
- Not Your Fault
- Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)
- The Best
- Run
- Kill Your Heroes
- Thiskidsnotalright
- Radical
- Woman Woman
- I Am
- Windows
- Disco Body Parts by Awolnation
- The Best by Alice Merton
- Lightning Riders
- Half Italian
- Battered, Black & Blue (Hole In My Heart)
- Sound Witness System
- Here Come The Runts
- Tall, Tall Tale
- Cannonball
- Stop That Train
- Jealous Buffoon
