History

The band formed in 1996 and first recorded for a Steadfast Records compilation entitled Radiowaves and Gibberish in 1997. Soon after the group signed with Deep Elm Records

Deep Elm Records

Deep Elm Records is an independent record label putting out albums by bands such as The Appleseed Cast, Brandtson, The White Octave, and Planes Mistaken for Stars...

, appearing on their Emo Diaries

The Emo Diaries

The Emo Diaries is a series of twelve compilation albums released by Deep Elm Records between 1997 and 2011. The series had an open submissions policy and featured mostly acts that were unsigned at the time of the albums' releases...

series before issuing their debut LP, Letterbox, late in 1998. The group quickly issued two more full-lengths, Fallen Star Collection and Trying to Figure Each Other Out, in successive years. Dial in Sounds followed in 2002, and the following year the group released a split EP with Camber

Camber (band)

Camber was an emo band from New York City, recognized for being one of the pioneer of the second-wave Eastern indie emo sound. They were often compared to likes of Texas Is The Reason, Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral...

 and Seven Storey Mountain

Seven Storey Mountain

Seven Storey Mountain is an indie rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The group's music is heavily influenced by the early Washington, D.C. post-hardcore scene....

.

In 2004 the group signed with The Militia Group

The Militia Group

-History:The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Rory Felton and Chad Pearson partnered in 2000 to turn the booking agency into a record company...

 and began working with producer Ed Rose

Ed Rose

Ed Rose is an American sound engineer and record producer. He has worked extensively with groups in the modern emo and pop punk scenes. He also co-owns Black Lodge Recording with Rob Pope and his brother Ryan Pope.-History:...

 for their fifth full-length, Send Us a Signal, which arrived in 2004. Another full-length, Hello Control, was issued in 2006.

The members of Brandston, minus Jared Joley, reformed to the small garage rock

Garage rock

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 project Swarm of Bats.

Members

• Myk Porter - vocals, guitar
• Matt Traxler - guitar
• John Sayre - bass (1996–2005)
• Adam Boose - bass (2005–present)
• Jared Jolley - vocals, drums

Discography

• Letterbox (Deep Elm Records
  Deep Elm Records
  Deep Elm Records is an independent record label putting out albums by bands such as The Appleseed Cast, Brandtson, The White Octave, and Planes Mistaken for Stars...
  
  , 1998)
• The Fallen Star Collection (Deep Elm, 1999)
• Trying to Figure Each Other Out (Deep Elm, 2000)
• Dial In Sounds (Deep Elm, 2002)
• Death and Taxes EP (Deep Elm, 2002)
• Brandtson–Camber–Seven Storey split with Camber
  Camber (band)
  Camber was an emo band from New York City, recognized for being one of the pioneer of the second-wave Eastern indie emo sound. They were often compared to likes of Texas Is The Reason, Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral...
  
   and Seven Storey Mountain
  Seven Storey Mountain
  Seven Storey Mountain is an indie rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The group's music is heavily influenced by the early Washington, D.C. post-hardcore scene....
  
   (Deep Elm, 2003)
• Send Us a Signal (The Militia Group
  The Militia Group
  -History:The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Rory Felton and Chad Pearson partnered in 2000 to turn the booking agency into a record company...
  
  , 2004)
• Hello Control (The Militia Group, 2006)