History

Recover comprised Dan Keyes (guitar/vocals), Robert Mann (guitar/vocals), Ross Tweedy (bass), and Santiago "Jimmy" Vela (drums). The four first started playing together while in high school, but didn't officially form Recover until 2000. The band recorded a four-song demo in the spring of 2000. The demo found its way to Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City...

 via the band's friends in fellow Austin band The Impossibles. The band would eventually sign with the label and release their debut album, Rodeo & Picasso, in the summer of 2001.

The band toured extensively in support of the album, and in 2002, released a follow-up EP on Fiddler Records

Fiddler Records

Fiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launching pad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16 year old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher in 1996, the label became well known for its early releases from marquee artists...

, Ceci n'est pas recover

Ceci N'Est Pas Recover

-Track listing:# "Bad Timing " – 2:36# "Push Push" – 2:55# "Sleeper" – 3:08# "My Only Cure" – 2.18# "Inhale Water" - 2.54-Personnel:*Dan Keyes - Vocals, Guitar*Robert Mann - Vocals, Guitar*Ross Tweedy - Bass*Santiago "Jimmy" Vela - Drums...

. The band continued their exhaustive touring schedule, opening for up-and-coming bands such as Thursday

Thursday (band)

Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...

, Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara , John Nolan , Eddie Reyes , Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell ....

, and Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York. Formed in 1995, the group incorporates aspects of progressive rock, punk rock, metal and post-hardcore....

. The band would sign to Universal

Universal Records

Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...

 imprint Strummer Recordings in late 2002 and continue touring throughout 2003.

In late 2003, the band retreated to write and record their second full-length with the help of producer and friend Rory Phillips

Rory Phillips

Rory Allen Phillips is a founding member of punk-ska band, The Impossibles. Phillips also started The Stereo with Jamie Woolford of Animal Chin in 1999, and Slowreader with Impossibles bandmate Gabe Hascall in 2001...

, a process that would take almost eight months. This May Be the Year I Disappear was released in October 2004 to lukewarm reviews. The album marked a significant change in sound, with the band moving away from their signature post-hardcore sound and toward a pop rock sound, polarizing many of the band's fans.

The band embarked on a co-headlining tour with Armor for Sleep

Armor for Sleep

Armor for Sleep was an American rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001 and disbanded in 2009. The final lineup consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Ben Jorgensen, lead guitarist PJ DeCicco, bassist Anthony DiIonno and drummer Nash Breen....

 and openers Say Anything

Say Anything (band)

Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In...

 in early 2005. Later that year, the band announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus, citing Keyes' desire to move to New York and start a new project as the primary reason.

On April 30, 2007, the band announced they would be playing their first show in two years for the Everyone Knows Everyone music festival in Austin on June 30, 2007.

In early 2009, the band announced that they have officially reunited and that their first show back will be at the Chain Reaction.

In december 2010, the band announced that there would be two Recover releases in 2011, one being the official release of Challenger and the other entirely new material.

Current projects

By the end of 2005, Dan Keyes relocated to New York and his new dance-rock project, Young Love

Young Love (band)

Young Love is an American dance-rock band formed in 2005 in New York City, New York. Dan Keyes handles the majority of the production and songwriting in addition to providing lead vocals...

, was signed to Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

. The band released an EP in 2006 and their debut full-length in early 2007. Robert Mann is also playing guitar on tour with the band as well as Ross Tweedy on bass.

On October 17th 2011 The Sword announced they had picked Santiago Vela III as their permanent drummer.

Discography

Year	Title	Label	Producer
2001	Rodeo and Picasso	Fueled by Ramen Fueled by Ramen Fueled by Ramen is an American record label which operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records. The label, founded in Gainesville, Florida, is based in New York City...	Rory Phillips Rory Phillips Rory Allen Phillips is a founding member of punk-ska band, The Impossibles. Phillips also started The Stereo with Jamie Woolford of Animal Chin in 1999, and Slowreader with Impossibles bandmate Gabe Hascall in 2001...
2002	Ceci n'est pas recover Ceci N'Est Pas Recover -Track listing:# "Bad Timing " – 2:36# "Push Push" – 2:55# "Sleeper" – 3:08# "My Only Cure" – 2.18# "Inhale Water" - 2.54-Personnel:*Dan Keyes - Vocals, Guitar*Robert Mann - Vocals, Guitar*Ross Tweedy - Bass*Santiago "Jimmy" Vela - Drums...	Fiddler Records Fiddler Records Fiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launching pad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16 year old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher in 1996, the label became well known for its early releases from marquee artists...	Brian McTernan Brian McTernan Brian McTernan is a record producer who has worked with bands from all over the world. He works out of the Baltimore, MD area at Salad Days Studio. Brian was voted to be one of the 50 most influential people in Maryland by the Maryland Daily Record...
2004	This May Be the Year I Disappear This May Be the Year I Disappear -Track listing:1. Night of the Creeps2. Simple3. Disappear4. Slower5. Fuck Me for Free6. LA7. Crashed 8. Push Push9. Light Up the Night10. Once in a While11. My Only Cure 12. Big Choruses-Personnel:*Dan Keyes - Vocals, Guitar...	Universal Records Universal Records Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...	Rory Phillips Rory Phillips Rory Allen Phillips is a founding member of punk-ska band, The Impossibles. Phillips also started The Stereo with Jamie Woolford of Animal Chin in 1999, and Slowreader with Impossibles bandmate Gabe Hascall in 2001...

Also, they recorded a record Challenger in 2003 which was released temporarily on the internet about the time the band stopped performing in 2005, it was remixed and remastered for a rerelease on January 2011.