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The Wedding (formerly known as Easier Said) are a Christian band from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Musically, The Wedding fuses elements of Christian punk, Christian rock, Alternative Contemporary Christian, pop punk, ska, piano rock, and post-hardcore with their pop rock base. The band was signed to independent [[Brave New World Records]], but the label was closed in 2009; leaving the band with no label.
The band has toured with the likes of Bachman Turner Overdrive, Bleach, John Reuben, The Goodnight Fight, Last Tuesday, Number One Gun, Anberlin, Spoken, Disciple, The O.C. Supertones, , The Fold, House of Heroes and Falling Up. Their debut album, The Wedding was produced by Mark Lee Townsend and featured several of their songs which became Christian radio hits, including "Move This City" and "Song for the Broken". Their sophomore effort Polarity peaked at #41 on the U.S. Billboard Christian Albums chart and #26 on the Heatseekers chart.
After former singer Kevin Keihn got married, he decided to depart from the band. Landon Ginnings filled in for him on vocals until their current singer, Matt Shelton, formerly of Letter Kills, joined the band.
Themes The Wedding is musically eclectic. Their second release Polarity begins with an intro of ska horns (supplied by The Supertones' Dan Spencer) and hip hop beats. Elsewhere, the album delves into Celtic punk ("I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"), post-hardcore ("It's Time to Rock (OK?)") and a country female choir ("Fireworks"), as well as the band's signature pop punk nuances.
Lyrically, The Wedding use such themes as love, relationships, loyalty to the 479 Arkansas area code, confidence in God and working hard.
Recent On Monday, January 19, 2010, The Wedding issued this statement:
"In San Antonio, TX around 1-3pm our van was broken into, evey single computer and contents in the van and all backpacks were stolen and not covered under insurance
. This includes personal information and thousands upon thousands of dollars of items. We are not a wealthy band, these things were acquired thru years and years of hard work.
We can only ask for prayers and financial help if felt led. Numerous songs and lyrics for the new record are now lost as well. We just need prayer right now. We have our heads up and understand that God has a purpose for everything. We are blessed beyond belief considering the state of others in this world and truly have nothing to complain about.
To all of our current and future supporters...thank you for always sticking by our side. Please keep our travels and safety in your prayers as well. We love you all sincerely. Thank you for your help.
-The Wedding"
Donations are accepted here: www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=5PuVdwrRR3tWqsBQBaWi8sNXitYqG1LGTvD-YkG9AWe7eUMiLvQztUee2cS&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1ffc45dc241d84e953c6c47237de2bc4f5b43fafc6513a8a86
Members- Current
- Matt Shelton - Lead Vocals (2008–Present) (Formerly of Letter Kills)
- Cody Driggers - Bass, Vocals, (2003–present) (played guitar while Jeremy Ervin was bassist)
- Trevor Sarver - Guitar (2003–present)
- Adam Thron - Guitar (2007–present) (Formerly of The Gentleman Homicide)
- Matt Jameson - Drums (2007–present) (Formerly of The Gentleman Homicide)
- Former
- Clint Robinson - Drums(2003–2006)
- Joe Rickard - Drums (2006–2007) Now with Red (band)
- Jeremy Ervin - Bass (2006–2007)
- Kevin Kiehn - Lead Vocals, Piano (2003–2007) Now with Holy Spirit Chainbreaker
Discography- The Wedding (2005)
- Rumble in the South EP (2005)
- Polarity (2007)
- The Sound, The Steel EP (2008)
- TBA (2010)
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