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Lydia is an indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona, formed in 2003. ==Biography== Leighton Antelman, William Bradford, Evan Arambul, and Steve McGraw started writing music and booking shows when they were in 7th grade.〔(The Culture Shock Interview )〕 The band really got their start as ''Rolo 15'' while attending Greenfield Jr. High.〔(BombShellZine - Leighton Interview )〕 They then went on to change the name to ''Nextabest''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mindy White )〕 After that band broke up, Antelman and McGraw continued to write and play music. They then soon added drummer Loren Briton and bassist Dustin Forsgren. They won a contest and were able to get a song on the ''Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake, Vol. 3'' compilation CD. Lydia was signed to the Arizona based record label HourZero, through which they released their debut album ''This December; It's One More and I'm Free''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Featured Content on Myspace )〕 Since then, they have toured extensively throughout the country and participated in the Zumiez Couch Tour, Vans Warped Tour, and The Bamboozle festival. They also played on the first annual Bamboozle Roadshow with Saves The Day, Armor For Sleep, Set Your Goals and Metro Station in 2008. They released their second album, ''Illuminate'' on March 18, 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lydia Goes Major Label )〕 They went on a late summer tour with The Dear Hunter, Eye Alaska and You, Me, and Everyone We Know.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Dear Hunter Headlining Tour )〕 It was announced on August 25, 2008 that the band had signed to Low Altitude Records and re-released ''Illuminate'' on October 21, 2008.〔 They went on tour with Copeland, Lovedrug, and Lights in November. They shot a video for the song "I Woke Up Near The Sea" in December and released it online on February 24. The band went on their first headlining tour, called the "Illuminate Yourself Tour" in February with Black Gold and also did a West Coast headlining tour with PlayRadioPlay!, Eye Alaska and Brave Citizens.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Message - AbsolutePunk.net )〕 On October 12, 2009 they released a tour only EP titled ''Hotel Sessions'' which features 4 acoustically re-recorded songs off their first album. 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「Lydia (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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