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Candy Hearts is an American pop punk band from New Jersey and New York, formed in 2009. ==Background== The band was formed by singer/guitarist Mariel Loveland and guitarist Kris Hayes in 2010. Loveland is the only original member of the band. Their collection of demos entitled, ''Ripped Up Jeans and Silly Dreams'', was released for free online in 2010 but never saw a physical release. It featured Loveland, Hayes and drummer Louie Aronowitz. Aronowitz later left the band and was replaced by drummer Nick Noto. They added bassist Greg Baldwin and Hayes switched from the live bass player to lead guitar. Noto left the group in 2011 and was replaced by Christina Picciano. A new song, "What I'm Made Of," was released for free on their Bandcamp page the same year. The band also released a split seven-inch with Sister Kisser, which featured two new songs. Baldwin departed after the sessions and was replaced by Christian Migliorese. This line-up would go on to record the band's first real LP, titled ''Everything's Amazing And Nobody's Happy'' on Kind of Like Records. Picciano was the next member to depart in early 2012, and was replaced by Matthew Ferraro. An acoustic EP, titled simply ''Acoustic EP'', was released in March 2012. The song featured acoustic versions of the band's songs, and was released to raise funds for further recording and studio time. In the coming months, the band teamed up with producer and New Found Glory guitarist, Chad Gilbert, to record their EP "The Best Ways to Disappear". The EP was rated #2 on Kerrang's list of "Top EPs of 2012." In April 2013, Migliorese was replaced by John Clifford. The band also released a seven-inch, entitled ''Miles & Interstates'', via Bridge Nine Records that year. Kerrang rated the single, "Miles & Interstates," as #40 in their list of "101 Songs that Rocked 2013." 2014 saw Hayes, the only other original member of the band, depart to start a family and to be a stay-at-home dad. He was not replaced, converting the band into a trio. In June 2014, the band released their second full length album entitled "All The Ways You Let Me Down." The album was again produced by New Found Glory band member Chad Gilbert. and charted on Billboard at #8 (Alternative New Artist Chart) and #32 (Heatseekers Chart). The band went on a tour in the spring of 2014 with We Are In The Crowd, William Beckett, State Champs, and Set It Off. In the summer of 2014, the band embarked on a tour with Seaway, Stickup Kid, and Driver Friendly. In the fall of 2014, they toured with New Found Glory in the United States, Ireland, and England. In 2014, Billboard named them one of the top ten pop punk bands that people need to know. and NJ.com voted them one of the 35 bands you need to hear in 2015 〔http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2015/01/35_nj_bands_you_need_to_hear_in_2015.html#0〕 In December 2014, Spin Magazine named Candy Hearts' single "I Miss You" one of the Best Songs Of 2014.〔http://www.spin.com/articles/101-best-songs-2014/〕 Their record "All The Ways You Let Me Down" was voted as one of the best pop albums of 2014 by Billboard 〔http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6413826/best-pop-albums-2014〕 and one of the top albums of 2014 by The Houston Chronicle.〔http://blog.chron.com/miked/2014/12/the-top-10-albums-of-2014/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Candy Hearts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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