Never Shout Never

Never Shout Never is an American rock band formed in Joplin, Missouri in 2007. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Christofer Drew, bassist Taylor MacFee, and drummer Hayden Kaiser. The group has released six full-length albums and nine EPs. The name "Never Shout Never" originally referred to Drew until the touring band, previously referred to as "The Shout", joined Drew to form "Never Shout Never" as a band with Drew as front man.

History

2007–08: Formation and early career

Christofer Drew Ingle began making music under the alias nevershoutnever! in 2007 (age 16). His first exposure came through the internet, where he achieved success on Myspace before issuing the extended play, The Yippee EP on July 29, 2008.^[1] On July 30, 2008, he was featured on TRL, where he performed his single "Bigcitydreams".^[2] He toured with Hellogoodbye and Ace Enders in the fall of 2008.^[3]

As of November 17, 2008, the official spelling of Ingle's alias became NeverShoutNever!. The spelling was updated on iTunes and his management company's site. NeverShoutNever! started touring with The Scene Aesthetic, The Honorary Title, and The Bigger Lights in late February 2009^[4] and then toured with bands such as Forever the Sickest Kids, The Cab, We the Kings, and Mercy Mercedes, among others in spring 2009 as part of The Bamboozle Roadshow 2009.^[5] He played at both The Bamboozle Left 2009^[6] and The Bamboozle 2009.^[7]

2009–10: Warner Bros. signing and What Is Love

Christofer Drew performing with Never Shout Never in 2009

It was announced on May 29, 2009, that Ingle had signed to Warner Bros. Records, ending a major-label bidding war.^[8][9] As part of the deal, Ingle runs and make releases on his own imprint label, Loveway Records.^[10] Ingle's alias became officially stylized as Never Shout Never. The Summer was Ingle's first release under Warner Bros. and was released on June 23, 2009. The first single from the EP, titled "Happy", was released on iTunes on March 3, 2009.^[11]

A self-titled EP, Never Shout Never was released in December 2009 and featured two songs from his upcoming debut album ("What Is Love?" and "Jane Doe"), a re-recorded version of a song from The Yippee EP ("She's Got Style"), and a live version of a song from The Yippee EP ("Big City Dreams"). The debut album from Never Shout Never, What Is Love?, was produced by Butch Walker and released in January 2010.^[12][13] Never Shout Never performed on the Vans Warped Tour 2010, which toured the United States.

2010–11: Harmony and Time Travel

Christofer Drew performing with Never Shout Never in 2011

Never Shout Never headlined its first Warped Tour in Summer of 2010. Never Shout Never's second full-length album, Harmony, was released in August 2010. In October and November 2010,^[14] Never Shout Never co-headlined the Harmony Tour, where the bands had fans gather can foods to help those in need. As a gift to the fans, Never Shout Never and The Maine released a live split EP. The split EP was made available for free download on Never Shout Never's website.

The band's hometown, Joplin, Missouri, was heavily damaged by a tornado on May 22, 2011. Following the destruction, Ingle began a relief fund with United Way to raise $1.2 million for his hometown.^[15] To raise awareness about the devastation of Joplin, Ingle took video footage of the destruction and posted it on YouTube on June 1, 2011. The video, which features the song "Time Travel", encouraged viewers to donate to the relief of the town via his United Way fund.^[16] The official music video for "Time Travel" was directed by Joey Boukadakis.^[17]

Never Shout Never's third album, Time Travel was released on September 20, 2011.^[18]

2012: Indigo

Ingle first revealed the title of the group's fourth studio album in an interview with Alter The Press! on May 8, 2012, and on September 20, via his Twitter account, he announced the release date of his new album Indigo. Never Shout Never's fourth full-length album, Indigo was released November 13, 2012. It debuted at 194 on the Billboard 200, a steep decline from the group's previous high of 14. The band toured the U.S. on the Indigo tour in late 2012.^[19]

2013: Sunflower and The Xmas EP

During 2013, Never Shout Never went back onto the Warped Tour lineup after a three-year break. During the Warped Tour, Ingle had also teamed with BandHappy, an organization in which experienced musicians taught amateurs how to reach success. He had led a workshop in which a limited amount of fans could ask questions and learn from him, with the addition of a one-on-one meet and greet.^[20] Never Shout Never released its fifth album, Sunflower, on July 2, 2013.^[21] A festive EP titled The Xmas EP was released on November 25, 2013.^[22]

2014: Recycled Youth

In late 2013, Never Shout Never announced that the group was working on a new album called Recycled Youth, Vol. 1.^[23] The album will feature re-worked songs from previous Never Shout Never releases. In January 2014 the band announced that the group had begun recording the album, and was expected to be released later that year. Ian Crawford was revealed to have joined the band in early 2014 as lead guitarist.^[24] Recycled Youth, Vol. 1 was released on March 3, 2015.^[25]

2015–present: Black Cat

The first song off of Never Shout Never's sixth full-length album, titled "Hey! We OK", was released on June 9, 2015. Pre-orders for the album were released on iTunes on the band's official store the same day, including a limited deluxe bundle, where the first 100 orders received one of the items signed. The song "Boom!" was released on the Vans Warped Tour 2015 Compilation CD. The album was released on August 7, 2015. On November 24, 2015, Ian Crawford confirmed on his Facebook page that he had been let go from the band.^[26]

Band members

Current members

According to Never Shout Never's Facebook ^[27]

• Christofer Drew – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, ukulele, piano (2007–present)
• Hayden Kaiser – drums, backing vocals, guitars (2009–present)
• Ian Davidson - lead guitar (2016-present)
• Tof Hoglen - keyboards (2016-present)

Former members

• Caleb Denison - guitar, drums, percussion, vocals (2009–-2011)
• Ian Crawford - lead guitar, backing vocals (2014–2015)
• Taylor Macfee-bass guitar, backing vocals(2009-2016)