Miss Fortune (band)
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Background information | |
Origin | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
Genres |
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Years active | 2012-present |
Labels | Sumerian Records (2013-2014), We Are Triumphant (2018-2019), Independent (2020-present) |
Website | http://missfortuneofficial.com/ |
Members | Mikey Sawyer Hoi Wai Raphael Lam Rufus Mann Christopher Almendarez |
Past members | Eddie Cano Josh Kikta Harley Graves Ian Marchionda Jace Thomas Michael Skaggs Nick Taylor |
Miss Fortune is an American post-hardcore band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] The band has released three albums, all of which have reached the Billboard charts.
History[]
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Miss Fortune was formed in February 2012[2] by vocalist Mikey Sawyer and Eddie Cano (formerly of the Rise Records band Scarlett O'Hara), then guitarists Josh Kikta, Harley Graves, Ian Marchionda on Bass, and Jace Thomas on Drums. On May 28, 2012, they self-released their debut single, produced by Joey Sturgis featuring Tyler Carter of the band Issues.[3]
By December 2013, the band announced signing with Sumerian Records[4] after removing Eddie Cano from their lineup as the unclean vocalist.
In early 2014, the band released their first single on the label called "Interstate 44",[5] which would be from their upcoming full-length album, "A Spark To Believe". Shortly after, a music video for the song "Chasing Dreams" was released March 5, 2014.[6] On May 13th, the band released their "No Light, No Light, a cover of Florence + The Machine as part of the Sumerian Records cover compilation "Florence + The Sphinx: Sumerian Ceremonials[7]"
In May 2014, Miss Fortune announced they would be embarking on tour with I See Stars, Like Moths to Flames, Ghost Town, and Razihel.[8]
On March 2014, the band announced they would be touring with Hands Like Houses, Slaves, and Alive Like Me.[9]
On May 19, 2014, the band released their debut full-length 'A Spark To Believe' produced by Kris Crummett.[10]
Despite the success of the album, it was announced on October 30, 2014 that Miss Fortune had been dropped by Sumerian Records following lead singer Mikey Sawyer's arrest on domestic assault charges in Tulsa, Oklahoma Sawyer published a statement on November 14 providing court records showing the singer was exonerated on all charges and would remain as the lead vocalist of the band moving forward. The band was not invited back onto the label.[11]
In November 2016, the band released a stand-alone single called Die for You which would feature Luke Holland on drums, produced by Cameron Mizell.[12]
In April 2017, the band released a music video, which has since been deleted, of their single 'The Bottom' produced by Cameron Mizell. The same month, Michael Skaggs and Nick Taylor departed the band for personal reasons.[13]
In March 2018, Mikey Sawyer announced the band had signed to We Are Triumphant for their LP mixtape "How The Story Ends", which came along with singles "The Hype You Stole", "3rd Degree", and "Hit the Road", before releasing the full studio album July 27, 2018.[14]
Also, sometime in 2018, the group released a track called "When The Lights Go Out", but the track got deleted on all platforms and is no longer available.
In January 2019, the band released their cover of Post Malone's "Sunflower" as part of the We Are Triumphant cover album, Got You Covered, Vol. 3.[15]
In July 2019, Miss Fortune announced they were recording their self-titled LP with producer Andrew Wade. The first single 'Hearts on Fire' surfaced on December 5, 2019.[16] Sawyer announced that he had a enlisted a new group to record the album including Hoi Wai Raphael Lam on guitar, Rufus Mann on bass, and Christopher Alemndarez on drums. 'Fentanyl' was released with an animated music video on January 24, 2020 announcing their new album 'Miss Fortune' would be released April 3.[17] The final single 'Laugh at My Lessons' from the self-titled album was released March 13, 2020.[18]
On June 26, 2020, they released a cover of The Offspring's song "The Kids Aren't Alright" as part of their acoustic full-length "Cruel Summer", announcing the band had signed to We Are Triumphant for a one off acoustic EP.[19]
On February 5, 2021, Miss Fortune published a song called "The Day The Sun Died" as a teaser to an upcoming album coming later in the 2021 year.[20]
Members[]
Current
- Mikey Sawyer - vocals (2012–present)
Former
- Eddie Cano - unclean vocals (2012)
- Josh Kikta - lead guitar (2012-2018)
- Harley Graves - guitar (2012–2014)
- Ian Marchionda - bass (2012–2014)
- Nick Taylor - drums (2016–2017)
- Michael Skaggs - bass (2016-2017)
- Jace Thomas - drums (2012-2014)
- Raphael Lam - guitar (2019-2020)
- Rufus Mann - bass (2019-2020)
- Christopher Almendarez - drums (2018-2020)
Discography[]
Albums[]
- A Spark To Believe (2014)[21] [#13 Heatseekers,[22] #20 Hard Rock albums,[23] #155 Independent albums[24]
- How the Story Ends (2018)[25]
- Miss Fortune (2020)[26] [#11 Heatseekers,[27] #20 Hard Rock albums,[28] #30 Independent albums[29]
Singles[]
- "The Double Threat of Danger (feat. Tyler Carter)"(2012)[30]
- "Interstate 44"(2014)[31]
- "Chasing Dreams" (2014)[32]
- "No Light, No Light" (2014)[33]
- "Die for You (feat. Luke Holland" (2016)[34]
- "The Bottom" (2017)[35]
- "The Hype You Stole" (2018)[36]
- "3rd Degree" (2018)[37]
- "Hit the Road" (2018)[38]
- "When The Lights Go Out" (2018) (no longer available)
- "Sunflower" (2019)[39]
- "Hearts on Fire" (2019)[40]
- "Fentanyl" (2019)[41]
- "Laugh at My Lessons" (2020)[42]
- "Your Reminder" (2020)[43]
- "The Day The Sun Died" (2021) [44]
Other Appearances[]
- Florence + The Sphinx: Sumerian Ceremonials (2014) - "No Light, No Light"[45] (Originally performed by Florence + The Machine)
- Got You Covered, Vol 3 (2019) - "Sunflower"[46] (Originally performed by Post Malone featuring Swae Lee)
- The Kids Aren't Alright (2020) - "The Kids Aren't Alright"[47] (Originally performed by The Offspring)
References[]
- ^ "Miss Fortune". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ Miss Fortune Bio & History, retrieved 2012-02-11
- ^ "The Double Threat of Danger (Feat. Tyler Carter) - Spotify". Spotify. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune joins Sumerian Records roster". SumerianRecords.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune - Interstate 44 (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune - Chasing Dreams (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Florence + The Sphinx: Sumerian Ceremonials". Spotify. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "I See Stars announces tour with Like Moths To Flames, Ghost Town, Miss Fortune". AltPress.com. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Hands Like Houses announce tour with Slaves and Miss Fortune". Lambgoat. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "A Spark To Believe by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune frontman exonerated". MetalSucks.com. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Die for You (feat. Luke Holland)". Spotify. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune breaks up". Lambgoat.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "How the Story Ends by Miss Fortune". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Sunflower by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Hearts on Fire by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Fentanyl (Official Music Video)". Youtube.
- ^ "Laugh at My Lessons (Single)". Spotify. 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune signs to We Are Triumphant for Cruel Summer EP". YouTube. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "The Day The Sun Died". Youtube.
- ^ "A Spark To Believe". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune". Billboard.
- ^ "Miss Fortune Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Miss Fortune". Billboard.
- ^ "How the Story Ends by Miss Fortune". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune, Miss Fortune (2020)". Spotify. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune". Billboard.
- ^ "Miss Fortune Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Miss Fortune". Billboard.
- ^ "The Double Threat of Danger (Feat. Tyler Carter) - Spotify". Spotify. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Interstate 44 by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune releases music video for Chasing Dreams". Altpress.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune releases Florence + the Machine cover". MindEqualsBlown.net. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Die for You (feat. Luke Holland)". Spotify. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune releases The Bottom". soundfiction.net. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune streams new single The Hype You Stole". Lambgoat.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "3rd Degree by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Hit the Road by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Sunflower by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Hearts on Fire by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Fentanyl by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Laugh at My Lessons by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Your Reminder by Miss Fortune". The Orchard. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "The Day The Sun Died by Miss Fortune". Youtube.
- ^ "Miss Fortune releases Florence + the Machine cover". MindEqualsBlown.net. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Sunflower by Miss Fortune". Spotify. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Miss Fortune signs to We Are Triumphant for Cruel Summer EP". YouTube. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- American post-hardcore musical groups
- Heavy metal musical groups from Oklahoma
- 2012 establishments in Oklahoma