Rory is an American pop punk

Pop punk

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 band from Altamonte Springs

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, Florida

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. They are signed to One Eleven Records

One Eleven Records

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History

Since Rory's inception in 1998, they have released an EP and a full length. They signed to One Eleven Records in early 2004. Their most recent release, We're Up to No Good, We're Up to No Good

We're Up to No Good, We're Up to No Good

We're Up To No Good, We're Up To No Good, is Rory's 2006 One Eleven Records debut. The album was produced by Mark Hoppus and John Avila .-Reception:...

was produced by John Avila of Oingo Boingo

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 fame, and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182

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/+44

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 fame. It was released September 12, 2006.

The band toured nationally and has shared the stage with the likes of Fall Out Boy

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, Less Than Jake

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, The Spill Canvas

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, Self Against City

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, This Day & Age, Rookie of the Year

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, and more.

Rory was heavily influenced from both modern alternative rock and the indie rock scene. The band roughly describes their music as catchy indie/core; but hopes for their music to be enjoyed by audiences from various demographics. Rory has been compared to the likes of Brand New

Brand New

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, Taking Back Sunday

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, Finch

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, Deftones

Deftones

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, The Foo Fighters, and Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio

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Studio albums

• We're Up to No Good, We're Up to No Good
  We're Up to No Good, We're Up to No Good
  We're Up To No Good, We're Up To No Good, is Rory's 2006 One Eleven Records debut. The album was produced by Mark Hoppus and John Avila .-Reception:...
  
  (2006), One Eleven Records
  One Eleven Records
  One Eleven Records is an Orlando-based record label concentrating on young up-and-coming rock bands. Established in 2002, by Brad Fischetti, formerly of the boy band Lyte Funky Ones. The label is a part of the EastWest Records family of labels. They have a distribution deal with Warner Bros...
  
  

EPs

• Always Right As In We Are
  Always Right As in We Are (EP)
  Always Right As In We Are is Rory's 2004 One Eleven Records debut EP. The album was produced by Chris Fudurich.-Track listing:#"Deja Vroom" - 3:57#"This Could Have Been A Dance Dance Revolution; But Now It's Just A Dance" - 3:30...
  
  (2004), One Eleven Records
  One Eleven Records
  One Eleven Records is an Orlando-based record label concentrating on young up-and-coming rock bands. Established in 2002, by Brad Fischetti, formerly of the boy band Lyte Funky Ones. The label is a part of the EastWest Records family of labels. They have a distribution deal with Warner Bros...
  
  

Compilation appearances

• Drive-Thru Records And Purevolume.com Compilation (2005) ("Deja Vroom)" - on disc one. Drive-Thru Records
  Drive-Thru Records
  Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
  
  
• Punk The Clock Vol. 2 (2005) ("Deja Vroom)" DCide Records

Videography

• "This Could've Been A Dance Dance Revolution, But Now It's Just A Dance" (2004)
• "Deja Vroomier" (2006)
• "Kind Of Like Chloroformity" (2006)
• "Tonight I Don't Care, I'm Having Candy For Dinner" (2006)
• "Nice Planet, We'll Take It" (2006)

External links

• Rory profile on AbsolutePunk.net