Our Condolences

Our Condolences is a Seattle based pop punk band. It was formed in early 2010 and has so far released two EPs and four full-length albums.
== History ==
The band was formed in early 2010 when Alex Millis and Winter Crawford decided to form a band to participate in a high school talent show. All they needed now was a drummer, so they invited Millis's cousin, John Spencer to join the band. They won the talent show.
In mid-2010 they recorder a couple demos, which got recognition thanks to Winter Crawford being featured on a song by her brother's band. The band was soon signed to Rise Records and they released their first EP, simply called Self-Titled , which was quite a success, with the lead single gaining over 3 million views on Youtube in the first month.
=== Touring and Fly Away (2011-2012) ===
In late 2010 and 2011 the band were touring a lot around the West Coast.
In mid-2011 they had their first tour all over the US. While on tour, they announced that they are going to start recording a debut album when they finish the tour. In September 2011 Winter announced that they are in the studio, working on some new music.
In October, it was confirmed that the new album will be titled Fly Away
On the 27th of December the lead single for the album was released, titled 'This Feeling'. The single was really well received, gaining about 11 million views on Youtube and getting a rating of 4.2/5 on Altpress.
On the 31th of March 2012 another single, 'Close Call' was released. It wasn't received as well as the first single, but it wasn't bad either, getting a rating of 3.4/5 on Altpress.
On the 12th of June the third single "Fire" was released. It had a bit different sound than the other singles. It had a more punk rock sound to it, in comparison to the pop rock feel of their first EP, or the pop punk vibes featured on the other singles.
On the 10th of July the fourth and final single, "When We're At The Top" was released. It had a pop-rock sound reminiscent to their debut EP and an anthemic vibe. It was one of the fan favorites, gaining about 7 million views on Youtube and getting 4/5 on Altpress
Finally, on the 25th of July 2012 the album, Fly Away was released.
=== Sophomore Album, Abstractions (2013-2015) ===
During the 2013 Warped Tour, Our Condolences announced that there is some new music coming soon.
In early December 2013 the band posted a picture of them with the caption "Ready for 2014?" which caused rumors about a possible upcoming album to spread.
On the 20th of March 2014 a song, "The Victim (featuring Kellin Quinn of Sleeping With Sirens)" was released. The song turned out to be a massive success, gaining about 32 million views on Youtube as of January 2018. The song was also a complete departure from the pop-rock they had before. The song had a pop punk sound with the addition of some clean and unclean vocals by Kellin Quinn. A few days later, on March the 25th the band confirmed that there will be a new album coming.
On the 14th of May a new single was released, titled "No More". The single, once again, was well received, although many fans critised the departure from pop-rock.
On the 21st of July the third single was released, titled "Lost". The song was received well, although it had a new punk vibe to it, which some fans liked, some didn't. The single gained a big ammount of about 8 million views on Youtube.
On the 31st of August a new single was released, titled "White Darkness". It was received very well and it had a sound reminiscent of the pop-rock pop-punk mixture they had on Fly Away.
The album was finally released on 12th of September 2014.
===Slight change in sound and Lifeless, But Breathing (2016)===
At the beginning of March 2016, the band announced in an interview that fans should expect new material soon and that it will have a slightly different sound. 
A month later, on the 5th of April, a song was released. It was titled "Lifeless" and featured unclean vocalist Kyle Davis from metalcore band The Defiant. The song had a post hardcore sound, heavier than anything the band has done before. The song quickly became a fan favorite, as most fans praised the heavy side of the band. The day after the song was released, it was revealed that it was actually a single from an upcoming album.
On the 29th of April, the second single, "Hear The Sound", was released. It wasn't anything innovative though, as it followed the pop punk pattern found on the band's previous albums.
On the 18th of May, the third single was released, titled "Still Breathing". 
On the 14th of June, the fourth and final single, "Heaven" was released. This one has quickly become one of the band's most popular songs, landing at #10 at the Billboard rock charts and gaining more than 40 million views on youtube. This is also on of the band's softest tracks. This song also resembles the sound of Winter's solo album, Uncomfortable Personality released the year prior.
The album was released on 26th of June 2016.
===The departure of Winter Crawford and hiatus===
A month after the band's 3rd album release an announcement about the sudden and unexpected departure of vocalist Winter Crawford has been made. It was stated that Winter left mostly due to stylistic differences, as she wanted to make music more experimental, dark and sometimes pop oriented while the rest of the band where moving towards a more punk rock/post hardcore style. However, Winter and the rest of the band still remain good friends.
Shortly after, the band announced they're going on an indefinite hiatus, as they found it pointless to continue without Winter.
== Discography ==
Self-Titled (2010)
Fly Away (2012)
Abstractions (2014)
Lifeless, But Breathing (2016)
Category:Pop-Rock
Category:Punk Rock