The Morning Of

The Morning Of is an indie-rock band from Newburgh, NY signed with Tragic Hero Records which is apart of the East West Music Group of Warner Bros. Records. The band formed in May 2003. Formally known as Don't Pass Go, they have been playing under the name The Morning Of since 2004.

Members

Current members

* Jessica Leplon - Vocals
* Justin Wiley - Vocals
* Chris Petrosino - Guitar
* Rob McCurdy - Guitar
* Abir Hossain - Bass
* Jimmi Kane - Drums

Ex-members

* Joe Ricci - Drummer for "Don't Pass Go"
* James Bedore- Vocals
* Erin McMenemy- Vocals / Keyboard
* Rob Curtis - Drums / Backing Vocals
* Ashley (Last name unknown) - Vocals/Keyboard. Was the original keyboardist/vocalist for "Don't Pass Go" and was replaced by Erin McMenemy.

Don't Pass Go (2003-2004)

The band formed as Don't Pass Go in May, 2003. They came up with the name while playing Monopoly . Their original line up was guitarist Chris Petrosino and bassist Abir Hossain. When guitarist Rob McCurdy joined the band, they "got serious and started playing shows". They later found a drummer, Joe.

2004-2007

As The Morning Of they played as a six-piece, with two new vocalists joining the band. Their first digital release was an EP titled This Is What We Live For, which was available as a download.

Their first physical release as The Morning Of was an EP titled Welcome Change, Goodbye Gravity, produced by John Naclerio. The EP was released independantly by the band on November 8th 2005, available for purchase at Smartpunk.com where it maintained a steady spot in the Top 50 best selling albums on the website for six months. The original release is now out of print, and the EP is only available in the form of the 2007 re-issue.

The band were named by webzine Absolutepunk.net as one of their 'Absolutely Unsigned Artists'.

After signing (2006-Present)

In 2006 the band signed to Tragic Hero Records.

In August, 2006 they went into the studio, recording song songs as the Nada and Goots sessions respectively. Two of the new songs were posted to stream on their MySpace page (Turquoise and Lavender and Grey Turning Gold, Turning Light).

Also in 2006, singer Erin left the band. In 2007, Jessica Leplon joined the band as a vocalist, replacing Erin who had left the previous year. The band's other vocalist, James, and drummer, Rob, also left the band in 2007, and were replaced by Justin Wiley and Jimmi Kane respectively.

On January 23rd, 2007 their debut EP, Welcome Change, Goodbye Gravity was re-released by the label with two extra tracks (the afore mentioned Grey Turning Gold, Turning Light and Turquoise and Lavender).

Future plans

The band's next release is titled The Digital EP, and will be available on iTunes as of December 18th, 2007. It was originally dated for a release of the 4th, but due to a problem with iTunes it was put back. It will feature some re-produced versions of old songs.

The band's first nationally released full length titled The World As We Know It is set for a release of January 29th, 2008.

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