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. Their debut album, World We Know, was released May 6, 2008 and includes the first single and title track, "World We Know".

History

Vocalist, Tim Edwards and guitarist, Danny Saitua, started writing songs together in 2004. Though Saitua was unsure if the project would work out, it was soon conspicuous that the two had a similar chemistry and musical direction after writing the song “Long Night Dreaming”, which was later featured on the First Season Finale of the hit drama Falcon Beach

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 on Global TV.

Eventually, Edwards and Saitua were joined by drummer John Vitellaro and bass player Gary Rugala who were drawn by the music that was already written. The quartet garnered an early following through performing local area gigs, including NXNE where the response was outstanding, and led to major buzz for the band at both college and online communities.

The band became a five-piece when they were joined by Rob Bezanson shortly after it was announced that the band had signed a deal with Sony BMG Music Canada.

The band made a cross-country Canadian tour with Moist singer, David Usher, from October 8 to November 7, 2008.

In fall 2009, John Vitellaro left the band to spend more time with his family. Jon Fedorsen joined the band as their new drummer. As of September 6, they have finished recording for their second album.

World We Know

Just days before the release of World We Know, the band hit the #1 spot on The Billboard Canadian Emerging Artist Chart. The album was recorded at Chalet Studios in Ontario and produced by Dan Weston (City and Colour, Attack In Black), who also helped co-write “Not That Simple” and “Save Yourself” on the album and mixed by Mark Makoway (Buck 65, Sarah Slean, David Usher, Mat Mays)

The band released a video for the first single and title track, "World We Know", on April 14, 2008. The song and video both reflect powerful imagery and emotion that act as a call to arms that challenges our generation to take action and protect our world. Because of this, the video received media attention surrounding Earth Day 2008.

Band members

• Tim Edwards (Vocals, Guitar)
• Dan Saitua (Guitar)
• Gary Rugala (Bass)
• Rob Bezanson (Piano)

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
		U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
May 6, 2008	World We Know	-	-
February 8, 2011	Sunset in Reverse	-	-

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions		Album
		CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...	CAN Hot AC Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections...
2008	"World We Know"	33	11	World We Know
	"Long Night Dreaming"	-	-
	"Rain Delays"	80	26
	"Don't Let Go"	-	-
	"Casualties of War"	-	-
2009	"Change the Weather"	-	-	Sunset in Reverse
2010	"Want You More"	-	-

Music videos

The band has created three music videos, for "Rain Delays", "World We Know" and "Casualties of War". The music video for "Rain Delays" is a black and white montage of the band performing. The video for "World We Know" features the band playing in front of a screen showing images of the world, and reinforcing some of the song's lyrics. A music video for "Change the Weather" was released in October 2009.