The Loved Ones (American band)

The Loved Ones are a punk rock band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band was founded in late 2003 by Dave Hause (formerly of The Curse and Paint It Black) on vocals and guitar, Michael Cotterman (formerly of Kid Dynamite) on bass and Mike Sneeringer (formerly of Trial by Fire) on drums. The band's first release was a self-released four-song demo in 2004. The following year, they released an EP, The Loved Ones, on Jade Tree Records. Their debut album, Keep Your Heart, was then released a year later on Fat Wreck Chords

After leaving Paint It Black, singer Dave Hause worked hard as a roadie for New Jersey's The Bouncing Souls, which got the Loved Ones' foot in the door. They eventually toured with the Bouncing Souls and many other bands, including The Explosion, Against Me!, Rise Against, Bad Religion, NOFX, and Less Than Jake.

In April 2006, the band appeared on the cover of their hometown music publication, Origivation Magazine.

In December 2006, a posting on the band's MySpace page announced that Cotterman had left the band. He was replaced by Chris Gonzalez and they also added second guitarist David Walsh. They were both formerly members of The Explosion, who had announced their split up near the time Cotterman left.

On October 30, 2007, the website www.punknews.org posted an article providing limited details about the band's upcoming second album:

"The Loved Ones have announced the details about their upcoming sophomore full length. The record is titled Build & Burn and is due out February 05, 2008. The album was produced by Pete Steinkopf and Bryan Kienlen of Bouncing Souls as well as Bob Strakele who also acted as engineer and mixer. Members of the Hold Steady also provided some guest performances."

Members

Current

Dave Hause - vocals/guitar (2003–)
Mike Sneeringer - drums (2003– )
Chris Gonzalez - bass (2006– )
David Walsh - guitar (2006– )

Former

Michael Cotterman - bass (2003–2006)

Discography

The Loved Ones demo 1 (2004, self-released)
The Loved Ones demo 2 (2004, self-released)
The Loved Ones EP (2005, Jade Tree)
[[Keep Your Heart[[ (2006, Fat Wreck)
[[Build & Burn[[ (2008, Fat Wreck Chords)

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