Sub-Radio
{{Short description|American pop band}}
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| caption = Sub-Radio performing in Washington, D.C., in 2019{{pb}}Left to right: Matt Prodanovich, John Fengya, Adam Bradley, Barry Siford, Michael Pereira, Kyle Cochran
| alias = Sub-Radio Standard
| origin = Washington, D.C.
| genre = {{ubl|Indie pop|Pop rock|Indie rock|Synth rock}}
| years_active = {{Start date|2016}}–present
| label = Th3rd Brain
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| website = {{URL|sub-radio.com}}
| current_members = {{ubl|Adam Bradley|Kyle Cochran|John Fengya|Michael Pereira|Matt Prodanovich}}
| past_members = *Mike Chinen{{cite web |title=Sub-Radio Radio Podcast Episode - Same Train Different Station with Special Guests: Mike Chinen + John Brooks |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/118824523 |website=Club-Radio |publisher=Patreon |access-date=29 December 2024}}
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Sub-Radio is an American indie pop band based in Washington, D.C.{{cite web |last1=Smart |first1=Christina |title=Sub-Radio Has Grown From High School Band To Local Indie Pop Standout |url=https://dcist.com/story/19/06/27/sub-radio-has-grown-from-high-school-band-to-local-indie-pop-standout/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628050408/https://dcist.com/story/19/06/27/sub-radio-has-grown-from-high-school-band-to-local-indie-pop-standout/ |url-status=live |archive-date=June 28, 2019 |website=DCist |accessdate=15 August 2019}} Their sound has been described as "infectious, bright pop,"{{cite web |title=Live Music Picks: July 4–10 |url=https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/live-music-picks-july-4-10/Content?oid=13932934 |website=Salt Lake City Weekly |accessdate=15 August 2019}} "gorgeous vocal harmony,"{{Cite web |date=2023-01-31 |title=Live Review: Sub-Radio |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/live-review-sub-radio/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Music Connection Magazine |language=en-US}} and “tailor-made for festival sing-alongs.”{{cite web |last1=Klonowski |first1=Laura |title=EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Sub-Radio |url=https://celebmix.com/exclusive-interview-sub-radio/ |website=CelebMix |date=8 December 2017 |access-date=15 August 2019}} Their music has been critically compared to that of The Killers, The Aces, and Panic! at the Disco.
History
The members who would become the band met in middle school.{{Cite web |last=Ricci |first=Benjamin |title=Sub-Radio Prove POP is Not a Dirty Word {{!}} Performer Mag |url=https://performermag.com/new-music-and-video/interviews-and-features/sub-radio-prove-pop-is-not-a-dirty-word/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}} Guitarist Matt Prodanovich started the band with keyboard player and guitarist John Fengya{{cite web |last1=Reagan |first1=MacKenzie |title=Riding the Sub-Radio wavelength |url=https://northernvirginiamag.com/things-to-do/things-to-do-features/2016/03/07/subradio/ |website=Northern Virginia Magazine |access-date=29 December 2024 |date=7 March 2016}} in 2009 while still in high school in Sterling, Virginia, however, the band did not formally release music until 2016.{{cite web |last1=Bulayo |first1=Ashley |title=Music Interview: Sub-Radio |url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/music/116451/music-interview-sub-radio/ |accessdate=15 August 2019 |website=The Young Folks|date=9 February 2018 }} The group independently released their debut album, Same Train // Different Station, in March 2016, changing their name from the original Sub-Radio Standard. They have opened for Smallpools{{cite web |last1=Criscitello |first1=Sammy |title=Sub-Radio discusses upcoming concert at Wilson |url=https://www.breezejmu.org/life/sub-radio-discusses-upcoming-concert-at-wilson/article_f609222a-b778-11e6-b143-43cf3c5e8ec1.html |website=The Breeze|date=December 2016 }} and Vinyl Theatre, and made an appearance at the 2017 Firefly Music Festival.{{cite web |last1=Shelter |first1=Carter |title=Firefly Festival Announces 2017 Lineup Featuring The Weeknd, Muse, Chance the Rapper, Bob Dylan |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/01/firefly-festival-announces-2017-lineup-featuring-t.html |access-date=15 August 2019 |website=Paste Magazine}}
Following the release of two followup EPs — Headfirst (2018) and Dog Years (2019) — the band played more than 30 dates on a U.S. tour in the summer of 2019.{{cite web |last1=Vigil |first1=Dom |title=Sub-Radio Share Video for "Dreamcatcher" |url=https://thepreludepress.com/news/2019/7/14/sub-radio-share-video-for-dreamcatcher |access-date=15 August 2019 |website=The Prelude Press}} Their EP Thoughts Lights Colors Sounds, featuring lead single "Disco," was released in August 2020.{{cite magazine |last1=Weatherby |first1=Taylor |title=Indie-Pop Rockers Sub-Radio Take You to the 'Disco' on Spirited New Track: Premiere |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9323745/sub-radio-disco |access-date=1 July 2020 |magazine=Billboard}} One song on the EP, "Fair Fight", featured vocals from Max Bemis of Say Anything.
Unable to tour during the pandemic, Prodanovich had noticed the number of people watching live streams on Reddit and that there was a potential to reach new fans. Starting in October 2020 Sub-Radio starting streaming on Reddit's open access platform called Reddit Public Access Network (RPAN). The streams quickly caught on and Sub-Radio streams have been seen by over 7 million unique viewers. These viewers translated beyond Reddit to a 250% increase in the number of monthly listeners on music platforms Spotify and Apple Music.{{cite news |last1=Mims |first1=Taylor |date=26 March 2021 |title=How Reddit Helped One Indie Band Boost Streaming Numbers and Attract Fans |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/streaming/9545511/reddit-livestream-sub-radio-growing-fans-streaming-pandemic/ |access-date=26 March 2021 |publisher=Billboard}}
They released a following EP, Past Selves (2023),{{Cite web |date=2023-04-29 |title=TRACK by TRACK: Past Selves by Sub-Radio – Amplify the Noise |url=https://amplifythenoise.com/track-by-track-past-selves-by-sub-radio/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-AU}} and conducted a two-part tour around the United States from fall 2023 to spring 2024, ending in Somerville, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |last=Newbrough |first=Kirsten |date=2024-04-03 |title=Moontower and Sub-Radio Celebrate Past Selves in Boston – FOR THE PUNKS |url=http://ftpunks.com/moontower-and-sub-radio-celebrate-past-selves-in-boston/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |language=en-US}} The band Moontower opened at each stop along the tour.{{Cite web |last=Landis |first=Megan |date=2023-09-11 |title=IN PHOTOS: Sub-Radio's electrifying final night on tour - The Vanderbilt Hustler |url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/2023/09/11/in-photos-sub-radios-electrifying-final-night-on-tour/ |access-date=2024-04-22}}
Discography
= Studio Albums =
- Same Train // Different Station (2016)
- Sunrise City (2025)
= Extended Plays =
- Holiday Hangover EP (2017)
- Headfirst EP (2018)
- Dog Years EP (2019)
- Thoughts Lights Colors Sounds EP (2020)
- Past Selves EP (2023)
Band members
= Current members =
- Adam Bradley – lead vocals (2016–present){{cite web |title=Band |url=https://www.sub-radio.com/ |website=Sub-Radio |accessdate=15 August 2019}}
- Kyle Cochran – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2019–present), bass (2022-present)
- John Fengya – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)
- Michael Pereira – drums (2016–present)
- Matt Prodanovich – guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)
= Former members =
= Timeline =
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Touring
= Headlining Tours =
- Summer 2017 Tour (2017)
- Spring 2019 Tour (2019)
- Know You Better Tour (2019)
- Fall 2019 Tour (2019)
- Out of the Basement Tour (2022)
- The 1990something Tour (2022){{cite web|title=1990something Tour Dates|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CixbeEwOnIc/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |website=Instagram |accessdate=11 December 2023}}
- UK Tour (2023)
- The Past Selves Tour (2023){{cite web|title=Past Selves Tour Dates|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtHVey-tCs4/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |website=Instagram |accessdate=11 December 2023}}
- The Past Selves Tour - Part 2 (2024){{cite web|title=Past Selves Tour Pt. 2 Dates|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CzWkxwFrpAB/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |website=Instagram |accessdate=11 December 2023}}
- The Sunrise City Tour (2024){{cite web|title=Sunrise City Tour Dates|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5gg2KTL9uO/?igsh=MWN6dGd0cG44b3Byag==
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- The Sunrise City Tour - Part 2 (2025)
= Opening Act =
- 2021 Summer Tour, The Strike (2021)
- 2022 Summer Tour, The Strike (2022)
- Let Yourself Free Tour, Fitz & The Tantrums (2023)
References
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