Copeland
Vocalist Aaron Marsh, 2007
Vocalist Aaron Marsh, 2007
Background information
OriginLakeland, Florida, US
Genres
Years active2001–2010, 2014–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitecopeland.band

Copeland is an American rock band formed in 2001 by the singer, pianist Aaron Marsh (who also plays guitar) with his friend, the bass guitarist and backing vocalist James Likeness, in Lakeland, Florida.

History

Inception

Aaron Marsh and Bryan Laurenson signed a record deal with the independent label The Militia Group in 2002 and released their first album, Beneath Medicine Tree, a year later. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, they performed at the annual Cornerstone Florida Festival in Orlando, Florida. In Motion, Copeland's second full-length album, was released on March 22, 2005. It was produced by Matt Goldman and Aaron Marsh, and mixed by Ken Andrews. The early copies of In Motion included a four-song acoustic EP (a compilation of lo-fi versions of songs from In Motion itself), as well as "Beneath Medicine Tree".

2006 to 2008

Beneath Medicine Tree has a heavy medical theme. Aaron Marsh stated that the lyrics in this album were inspired by the hospitalization of his girlfriend and the death of his grandmother. The album booklet includes photographs of hospital scenes by then-bass guitarist James Likeness.[1] Marsh says that, "With Beneath Medicine Tree, I wanted to make a record that moves people," while "With In Motion, I wanted to make a record that makes people move."[2]

The lead singer, Marsh, has appeared with other bands such as the Morning Of on their album The Way I Fell In, Underoath on their album They're Only Chasing Safety, Anberlin on their album Cities and Lydia on their album Illuminate.

Columbia Records announced their signing of Copeland in a press release dated November 14, 2006.[3] The band announced that they had officially left the label on September 6, 2007.

On July 18, 2007, James Likeness announced his decision to no longer be a part of Copeland. He cited pursuing a career as a graphic designer (a field in which he has a college degree) as a chief reason in his decision.[4]

About a year after Eat, Sleep, Repeat, they released Dressed Up & in Line on November 20, 2007. It is composed of B-sides, remixes and rarities.

A year afterwards, in 2008, Copeland released their final album, You Are My Sunshine under Tooth & Nail Records. The band then decided to split up, holding the Farewell Tour before they ended.

2014: Reunion, Ixora and Blushing

The band's fifth studio album, Ixora, was released in November 2014. Marsh, who produced at his Lakeland, Florida, studio, The Vanguard Room, reunited with Bryan Laurenson, Stephen Laurenson and Jonathan Bucklew for the album. This was followed by the release of Blushing on February 14, 2019.[5]

Christianity

Although claimed by some to be a Christian band, Marsh has said that they are not. He said, "It's not our nature to have religious connotations. We are not a ministry band. We have some people in the band that are Christians, but that is not a focus of our band."[6] "We have no agenda in our band other than art."[7]

Band members

Other projects

  • Copeland was involved with the charity To Write Love on Her Arms.
  • Marsh was involved with the band Anchor & Braille along with Anberlin's Stephen Christian, producing the band's first album Felt, which was released on August 4, 2009.
  • As of 2010, Marsh is involved with a new project called The Lulls In Traffic.[8]
  • Bryan Laurenson's first band was Last Kid Picked, from Annapolis, Maryland.
  • In 2009, Bryan and Stephen Laurenson formed a band, States, with Mindy White (previously of Lydia).
  • In 2022, Copeland performed in the Caverns (Pelham, TN) with the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

EPs

Splits

  • Copeland & Pacifico (2001)
  • The Pale/Copeland (2003)

Instant live

Copeland teamed up with Instant Live to create a series of 21 limited edition CDs of many of the band's shows during their tour with Daphne Loves Derby, The Spill Canvas and Melee, between October 13 and November 7, 2005.

Compilation appearances

Covers

Punk Goes 90s:

Policia! A Tribute to the Police:

Know Nothing Stays the Same (EP):

You Are My Sunshine (Deluxe Edition):

Friends of P - Tribute to the Rentals:

The Mother of Invention:

  • "The Tears of a Child" by Vincent Dooly

Happy Christmas Vol. 4:

Happy Christmas Vol. 5:

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Album review on Punknews. URL accessed on April 9, 2006
  2. ↑ Copeland Biography Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on January 7, 2007
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Likeness' announcement on Copeland homepage Archived August 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on August 19, 2007
  5. ↑ "Copeland Premieres Heartfelt New Song 'Night Figures,' Announces New LP: Exclusive". billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Copeland tours the nation behind new album". Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ Archived November 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Behind the Set List". Behindthesetlist.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Copeland - Awards at AllMusic
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