The Features
The Features | |
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Universal Records Serpents & Snakes | |
Members | Matt Pelham Roger Dabbs Rollum Haas Mark Bond |
Past members | Don Sergio Jason Taylor Parrish Yaw |
Website | The Features |
The Features are an American indie rock band from Sparta, Tennessee, United States of America. The original lineup consisted of Matt Pelham, Roger Dabbs, and Don Sergio. The most recent iteration consists of Pelham, Dabbs, Rollum Haas, and Mark Bond. They have released five full-length albums and three EPs. The band has appeared twice as musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
History
Matt Pelham, Roger Dabbs, Don Sergio, and Parrish Yaw attended middle school together in the small rural town of
Their first release, a six-song self-titled EP, was released in 1997. Soon after, original members Don Sergio and Jason Taylor both left the band. Taylor was replaced by Rollum Haas while Sergio was not replaced. In 1998, the band recorded a full-length demo for Spongebath that was never released, although two tracks from the sessions, "Thursday" and "Rabbit March," were later released as a limited 10" vinyl record. In 1999-2000, they recorded their second full-length demo with Matt Mahaffey at his studio in Murfreesboro, which was also never released. In 2001, they released The Beginning EP. Their incessant touring and critical buzz eventually led to a deal with
In 2006, The Features recorded and self-released their third EP Contrast. In 2007, they won the international Diesel:U:Music Awards, placing first in the Rock/Indie category and in the Public Vote award.[2] In 2008, they released their second full-length album, Some Kind of Salvation. In 2009, the band performed at the 2009 Bonnaroo Music Festival after winning the regional competition "Bonnaroo 8 Off 8th" in Nashville by placing first with a panel of judges and a public vote.[3][4]
The band soon gained a lot of exposure opening for
In 2011, The Features released their third album, Wilderness. A track from that album, "How It Starts," was featured in a 2012 commercial for the 2013 Ford Mustang and in the video game Saints Row IV the following year.[7] In late 2012, the band went on a European tour with concerts in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Gent.[8][9][10][11][12] In May 2012, they announced that they were working on a new full-length album.[13] Their fourth album, the eponymous The Features, was released on May 14, 2013 and produced their highest charting single to date.[14] Their most recent release was in 2015, their fifth album, Sunset Rock, which produced no singles. The band has not performed together publicly or released any new material since a show at Exit-In in Nashville during the Summer of 2016.
Discography
Studio albums
- Exhibit A (Universal Records, 2004)
- Some Kind of Salvation (self-released, 2008; Serpents & Snakes, 2009)
- Wilderness (Serpents & Snakes, 2011)
- The Features (Serpents & Snakes, 2013)
- Sunset Rock (self-released, 2015)
Extended plays
- The Features EP (Spongebath Records, 1997)
- The BeginningEP (self-released, 2001; Universal Records, 2004)
- Contrast EP (self-released, 2006)
Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US
Alt | |||
"Thursday" | 2000 | — | Non-album single |
"Buffalo Head" | 2002 | — | Non-album single |
"The Way It's Meant to Be" | 2004 | — | The Beginning EP |
"There's a Million Ways to Sing the Blues" | — | Exhibit A | |
"Leave It All Behind" | — | ||
"The New Xmas Wishbook" | — | Non-album single | |
"Blow It Out" | 2005 | — | Exhibit A |
"The Way It's Meant to Be" (Re-release) | — | ||
"Late Night" | 2006 | — | Non-album single |
"Rambo" | 2011 | — | Wilderness |
"How It Starts" | 2012 | 39 | |
"Another One" | — | ||
"This Disorder" | 2013 | 33 | The Features |
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2003 | "That's the Way It's Meant to Be" | |
2004 | "Leave It All Behind" | Saint Gorilla |
"A Million Ways to Sing the Blues" | Chad Denning | |
2005 | "Blow It Out" | |
2009 | "Lions" | |
2011 | "Content" | |
2012 | "Another One" | Ryan Newman |
"How It Starts" | ||
2013 | "This Disorder" |
References
- ^ Tracy Moore (2006-09-06). "Back to the Drawing Board". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ Hilton, Beth (2007-10-04). "Features triumph at Diesel:U:Music awards". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ Rodgers, D Patrick (2009-03-24). "The Road to Bonnaroo Starts With The Features...by One Vote!?!". NashvilleScene.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ "2009 Bonnaroo Artists". Bonnaroo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Kings of Leon to Launch New Record Label Imprint". KingsofLeon.com. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- Allmusic. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "Commercial for the 2013 Ford Mustang". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Interview: Nashville rockers The Features chat Kings of Leon support, live music and return to Manchester". Mancunian Matters. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "thefeatures: Glasgow at King Tut's Wah Wah". Twitter. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "thefeatures: Playing the @BrumBallroom in Birmingham, UK". Twitter. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "thefeatures: Playing Amsterdam tonight". Twitter. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "thefeatures: Hitting the @MagnetClub in Berlin". Twitter. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "The Features - Fan Question: I heard that you have finished the new album...when is it coming out?". 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ Stephen Trageser (2013-05-16). "The Features grow up, not old, on their self-titled full-length". Retrieved 2013-05-17.
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