Red Star is a digital-only EP by Third Eye Blind released in 2008 in anticipation of their fourth studio album "Ursa Major".
 Previews of the songs on the EP were posted to the band's myspace page on November 12, 2008, and it was released officially on November 18, 2008 through all major digital music outlets.
 Also released with the EP was a music video for "Non-Dairy Creamer" featuring Third Eye Blind's recent Japan tour.
The Nod was an American Indie-Rock band from Madison, Wisconsin, formed in 2008 at the University of Wisconsin.
 Their debut EP, Shoddy Heart, earned the band live TV appearances on Urban Theater and WBUW TV, as well as opening appearances for national touring acts OK GO, Cage the Elephant and Third Eye Blind.
 To this date the band has released three studio albums: Shoddy Heart (2009), Easy, Maverick (2010) and Tomorrow Compadre (2011).
 Their music is distributed by independent record label Yes Please Records - a label created by singer Brett Newski to produce Nod albums.
Stephan Douglas Jenkins (born September 27, 1964) is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Third Eye Blind.
 Under Jenkins's leadership, Third Eye Blind has sold over 12 million copies worldwide of five albums: "Third Eye Blind" (1997), "Blue" (1999), "Out of the Vein" (2003), "Ursa Major" (2009), and "Dopamine" (2015).
 Jenkins wrote or co-wrote all of the band's most notable hits, including "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", "How's It Going to Be", "Losing a Whole Year", "Graduate", "Deep Inside of You", "Never Let You Go" and "Blinded".
Out of the Vein is the third studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind.
 Released on May 13, 2003, "Out of the Vein" is the band's first album with guitarist Tony Fredianelli, who replaced longtime guitarist Kevin Cadogan in 2000.
 It would also be Third Eye Blind's final album with Elektra Records.
Kevin Rene Cadogan (born August 14, 1970) is an American singer/songwriter, producer and rock guitarist.
 A founding member of the band Third Eye Blind, he performed with the band from 1993 to 2000.
 He co-wrote some of Third Eye Blind's most notable hits, including "How's It Going to Be", "Losing a Whole Year", and "Graduate", and 10 of the 14 songs on their debut album "Third Eye Blind".
Third Eye Blind is the debut studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on April 8, 1997.
 The album spawned five singles, including the top ten chart hits "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be".
Blue is the second studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on November 23, 1999.
 The album's creation was difficult, namely due to power struggles and arguments between frontman Stephan Jenkins and lead guitarist Kevin Cadogan, leading to a quick but isolated recording experience between members.
 The album was generally well received by critics, and was certified platinum by the RIAA, but performed below the band's prior album, the multi-platinum "Third Eye Blind".
 While managing to stay together for the creation of the album, shortly after its release, the band fired Cadogan, touring in support of the album with replacement guitarist Tony Fredianelli.
 As such, the album was the last to feature Cadogan, and the last to be released without significant gaps and delays prior to release.
Vonray was an alternative rock band from Orlando, Florida.
 The group formed around singer/songwriter Vaughan Rhea, originally from Tennessee, who had come to Orlando playing as an acoustic coffee shop act.
 Inspired by grunge music, Rhea put together a band with his brother, Dave, and began playing somewhat harder sounding tunes, though still acoustic-based.
 Soon after, the band was opening for Third Eye Blind and Seven Mary Three, among other national acts, and released an independent debut album, "Panes", as VonRa in 1997.
 A second independent album release, "VonRa", followed in 1999, and a third, "Fame", came in 2001.
Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993.
 The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an unsigned artist.
 The band released their self-titled album, "Third Eye Blind", in 1997, with the band largely consisting of Jenkins (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Cadogan (lead guitar), Arion Salazar (bass guitar), and Brad Hargreaves (drums).
 Shortly after the release of the band's second album in 1999, "Blue", with the same line-up, Cadogan was released from the band under controversial circumstances.
The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978.
 The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion).
 Following the drug-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon, the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes, with Hynde as the only consistent member, and Chambers returning after an absence of several years.

Question: What band was formed at an earlier date, Third Eye Blind or The Pretenders?
Answer: The Pretenders