Microwave (band)

Microwave is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They have supported bands such as The Wonder Years, letlive., Have Mercy, Man Overboard, Tiny Moving Parts, Motion City Soundtrack, Jimmy Eat World, Can't Swim, The Dangerous Summer, and Boston Manor.^[1][2][3][4] They are currently signed to Pure Noise Records.^[5]

Microwave formed in Woodstock, Georgia in 2012.^[6] The group released their first and second EPs, Nowhere Feels Like Home and Swine Driver, on January 10 and March 30, 2013.^[7][8] Their third EP When the Fever Breaks was released on September 17, 2013.^[9]

Microwave released their first full-length album Stovall on August 23, 2014.^[10] They released their second full-length album Much Love on September 30, 2016 to critical success.^[11]

An anniversary re-release version of Much Love was published in 2023 to commemorate the band's 10th year. The release consisted of a limited-edition 300 pressings of the album, which sold out. The band stated that "Much Love was a big steppingstone in the growth of our band, and we really explored the range of what we could do sonically and lyrically."^[12][13]

Their third full-length-album Death Is a Warm Blanket was released September 13, 2019, via Pure Noise Records.^[14] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019.^[15]

On July 5, 2022, the band released "Someday I Suppose"/"Santeria", a split promotional single with Drug Church, which included the band’s cover of "Santeria" by Sublime. Both songs appeared on the compilation album Dead Formats, Vol. 1 from Pure Noise Records, which was released on August 29, 2022.^[16][17]

Microwave's fourth full-length-album Let's Start Degeneracy was released April 26, 2024, via Pure Noise Records.^[18]

Microwave's sound is said to be a hybrid of emo, pop punk, and post-hardcore, incorporating "loud guitar rock, post-hardcore experimentation and general angsty energy into a brooding but lively sound". The band's lyrics are described as "depressive and often softly nihilistic".^[19]

Studio albums

• Stovall (2014)
• Much Love (2016)
• Death Is a Warm Blanket (2019)
• Let’s Start Degeneracy (2024)

EPs

• Nowhere Feels Like Home (2013)
• Swine Driver (2013)
• When the Fever Breaks (2013)
• Split w/ Head North (2015)
• keeping up (2018)

Singles

• "Carry" (2019)
• "DIAWB" (2019)
• "Float to the Top" (2019)
• "Circling the Drain" (2022)
• "Straw Hat" (2022)
• "Ferrari" (2023)
• "Bored of Being Sad" (2024)
• "Huperzine Dreams" (2024)

Other appearances

• "Someday I Suppose/Santeria" (Promotional single with Drug Church) (2022)^[16]

Current members

• Nathan Hardy – lead vocals, guitar (2012–present)
• Tyler Hill – bass, backing vocals (2012–present)
• Timothy "Tito" Pittard – drums (2012–present)

Touring members

• Lucas Daniel Jones - guitar, backing vocals (2022–present)

Past Members

• Wesley Swanson – guitar, backing vocals (2012–2016)
• Travis Hill – guitar, backing vocals (2016–2021)

• Microwave at AllMusic
• Microwave discography at Discogs
• Microwave discography at MusicBrainz