Hydrogen Child (band)

Hydrogen Child is a five piece band from Shreveport, Louisiana that was formerly known as Super Water Sympathy. Its members are Clyde Hargrove (guitar), Chris Rimmer (bass), Hali Kha (drums), Jason Mills (keyboards) and Ansley Hughes (lead vocals). The group released their first album, Vesper Belle, in August 2011 independently and released their second album, Hydrogen Child, in April 2013 through In Music We Trust Records. They have written and produced songs for a variety of groups, including "Chandelier" on B.o.B's album Strange Clouds and "Heartshake" on Morgan James album "Hunter". The band did two national tours in support of their first album, and have also had songs featured on MTV's shows Caged and The Real World: Portland. Super Water Sympathy was a featured band on the Vans Warped Tour During the summer of 2012 and 2013. They were also featured at the SXSW festival in March of 2013 and 2014 as well. In November 2014, they announced that they had changed their name to Hydrogen Child.

Formation

Brothers Billy and Clyde decided to form the band after taking a few years off from their joint MusicAL projects while attending college at LSU in Baton Rouge. Billy had played rhythm guitar in several bands during college, while his brother played lead guitar. The duo recruited their family friend Ryan Robinson to serve as the band's drummer. The three men worked with a variety of female vocalists to complete their group, but failed to find one that was a good fit. Eventually, Billy and Clyde's cousin connected them with Ansley Hughes, a girl that he knew from high school; a few weeks later, they watched a couple of videos of Ansley on YouTube playing an acoustic guitar. They then found a picture of Ansley on Facebook with a snake wrapped around her head and knew they had found the right lead singer. Ansley later revealed that sometimes she felt like they were "stalking her". Jason Mills (keyboard) joined the group shortly after Ansley.

Origin of band name

Guitarist Clyde Hargrove stated: "Our Vocalist Ansley once had a dream AbOUT having a historic command of water and woke up and explained the dream so then thought about having to be able to sympathize with its abuse." In an interview with Yahoo music Ansley revealed that one night they all had dreams about water and they all woke up and talked about their dreams and one of us said it is a "Super Water Sympathy". Since then the name stuck.

Genre

The band describes their style as a self-made genre called "water pop", described by the band as "a synthesis of classic symphonic ambiance with modern ethereal anthems." In an interview with KBOI-TV2 News Boise, Ansley stated: "Every song we've ever written coincidentally has some reference to some form of water in it. Whether it be comparison to a river or even a tear or you know things to that and we're very ambient and very ethereal in that sense and we talk about water a lot and we like water."

Collaborating with other artists, Recording in London and the Vans Warped Tour

In Early 2012 The band was invited to play a showcase in Atlanta, Georgia. After which they were approached by a representative of B.O.B. to collaborate on a new song together. The outcome was the song, "Chandelier", and was released on B.o.B's album Strange Clouds (album). The band recorded their second album in June 2012 at Voltaire Road Studios in London, England. While in London, the band played two shows at the Bedford club, their first performances outside the United States. The album was produced with London-based music producer Cam Blackwood, who has produced and mixed for Florence and The Machine, Coldplay, and Morrissey. They then went on to perform select dates on the 2012 Vans Warped Tour, which included their first ever concerts in Canada (Toronto and Montreal).

"Uh Oh!" single and tours, signing to label, and Hydrogen Child

On October 10, 2012, they released their single "Uh Oh!" on iTunes. The music video can be viewed on their Facebook page and on YouTube. The 2012 "Uh Oh!" tour ended December 22 in their hometown of Shreveport. It was announced that the tour will continue in March 2013. The tour will include dates at SXSW.

On January 2, 2013, it was announced that the New album will be called Hydrogen Child and will be released April 23, 2013. On January 8, 2013, it was announced via their Facebook page that the band has been signed to In Music We Trust Records for this record.

On February 25, 2013, the band released a new E.P. called Uh Oh!/Anthem (extended cut), which featured an extended version of "Anthem". The E.P. is available on iTunes. On March 25, 2013, the band announced the new tour supporting Hydrogen Child. The tour will again include dates that are part of the Vans Warped Tour.

Second Warped tour and SXSW, Line up changes, new E.P., and name change

Before their run on Warped tour began, Ryan Robinson posted on his personal Facebook page that he is leaving the band for reasons not provided. He has been replaced by Ben Saey. Billy Hargrove also left the band for unknown reasons, and was replaced Irene and the Sleepers front man, Chris Rimmer. Super Water Sympathy toured more as a 'post Warped tour' touring on the East Coast in August/September and the Pacific Northwest as part as the McMenamins Northwest Tour. Followed by another five date tour in the West Coast and then the South.

In an interview with the Portland Pick during their West coast 2013 tour, Ansley Stated that the band will begin recording a new album and/or E.P. in January 2014 at Blade Studios. The group plans to have producer Byran Fryzel, a.k.a. Frequency (record producer) - (known for his production of "Monster", Eminem feat. Rihanna)

In October before the band embarked on the McMenamins Northwest Tour, Drummer Ben Seay was dismissed from the band. He has been replaced by Hali Kha, making her the second girl in the band.

In early January, they started posting black and white pictures of the band in Blade studios. Hinting that recording the new album has begun.

In late February, they posted an indegogo campaign to fund a trip to play a four day showcase at the 2014 SXSW. They succeeded in reaching their amount needed and traveled to Austin Texas and performed at the SXSW all four days.

On October 22, 2014, they announced that a music video for a new song entitled, "Sirens', would be released on November 11. On October 23, Super Water Sympathy embarked on their first tour of the year. The tour covered Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas and their home state, Louisiana.

On November 3, 2014, the band announced that they had changed their name to Hydrogen Child, the name of their sophomore album as Super Water Sympathy. With the new name, they announced that their debut single, "Sirens", would be available the same day as the music video, November 11.

Band members

• Ansley Hughes, Vocals (2010–present)
• Clyde Hargrove, Guitars (2010–present)
• Chris Rimmer, Bass Guitars, Backing Vocals (2013–present)
• Hali Kha, Drums (2013-present)
• Jason Mills, Keyboards (2010–present)Backing Vocals(2014–present)

Former members

• Billy Hargrove Bass Guitars (2010–2013)
• Ryan Robinson, Drums (2010–2013)
• Ben Seay, Drums (2013)

Discography

Albums

• Vesper Belle (2011)
• Hydrogen Child (2013)

E.P.s

• Uh Oh!/Anthem (Extended Cut) (2013)

Singles

• "You Us Hey!" (2011)
• "Slade was Made" (2012)
• "Uh Oh" (2012)
• "Anthem" (2013)

Collaborations

• B.o.B – "Chandelier"; lyricists (2012)
• Morgan James - "Heart Shake"; lyricists (2014)