The Maine
- Music Department
- Composer
- Additional Crew
Despite sharing their name with a northeastern state, the Maine formed
in 2007 in Tempe, AZ, a collegiate suburb of Phoenix. Most of the band
members; singer John O'Callaghan, guitarists Kennedy Brock and Jared
Monaco, bassist Garrett Nickelsen, and drummer Pat Kirch were in high
school at the time, and the guys wasted little time turning their '90s
radio rock band influences into a familiar, infectious pop-punk sound.
The Maine signed to Fearless Records and released a five-song concept
EP, The Way We Talk, in 2007. After performing on the Vans Warped Tour
one year later, the group issued a full-length debut album, Can't Stop
Won't Stop, which was produced by power-pop veteran Matt Squire. The
record peaked at number 40 on the Billboard charts and caught the ear
of Warner Bros. Records, who signed the Maine to a major-label contract
in 2009. After releasing a deluxe version of Can't Stop Won't Stop
later that year, the group returned to the studio, eventually emerging
in 2010 with the sophomore album Black & White.