Adair was an American post-hardcore

Post-hardcore

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/screamo

Screamo

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 band from St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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. The members of the band had performed together in St. Louis for eight years before formally founding Adair in 2001. The five-member band consisted of local St. Louisians; Rob Tweedie

Rob Tweedie

Rob Tweedie was the vocalist and founder of the St. Louis-based post-hardcore band, Adair. He also founded and performed as a vocalist in Disturbing the Peace. Currently acting Creative Director of DingLife.-External links:*...

 as frontman, Josh Goldenhersh on guitar

Guitar

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 and vocals, Patrick Baum on guitar and vocals, Matt Tuttle

Matt Tuttle

Matt Tuttle is a drummer for the post-hardcore band Adair. He formerly played for Codeseven, is currently the drummer for Telescreen.- With Codeseven :* Paper or Plastic * A Sense of Coalition...

 on drum

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s, and Jeff Meyer on bass guitar

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. After recording their premiere EP

Extended play

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 The Permanent Bruise, the band moved to California

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.

After touring with other bands (including Hawthorne Heights

Hawthorne Heights

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, Glasseater

Glasseater

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, Calico System

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, and A Wilhelm Scream

A Wilhelm Scream

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) and independently selling over 7,000 copies of The Permanent Bruise, Adair signed with Warcon Enterprises

Warcon Enterprises

Warcon Enterprises is a New York based independent record label focusing on mostly post-hardcore, started by Bob Chiappardi of Concrete Marketing and Kevin Lyman in 2004. Warcon was a sponsor of the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour. Warcon is distributed through Fontana Distribution.Warcon Enterprises...

 in 2006. While performing in 2006's Taste of Chaos tour

Taste of Chaos 2006

Taste of Chaos 2006 was the second of the Taste of Chaos tours created by Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman.- 2006 line up :*Adair*American Eyes*As I Lay Dying*Atreyu*Broke*The Confession*Deftones*Dredg*Funeral for a Friend*Greeley Estates*Millionaire...

, the band released their only full album, The Destruction of Everything is the Beginning of Something New

The Destruction of Everything is the Beginning of Something New

The Destruction of Everything is the Beginning of Something New is the debut album by Adair. It was released on February 21, 2006. The first single was "The Diamond Ring" and it is available to at MySpace, along with another two songs from the album, entitled "Barricade the Doors" and "The Art of...

, that February. The band spent Summer 2006 on that year's Warped Tour.

When the constituent band members opted to pursue their own individual musical interests, Adair disbanded in early 2007. In their MySpace

MySpace

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 blog

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, the band euphemistically described the dissolution as "[going] on indefinite hiatus."