Enemy You | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, pop punk, melodic hardcore |
| Years active | 1997–2007 |
| Labels | Panic Button Records, Red Scare Industries, Geykido Comet Records, Nitro Records |
| Members | David Jones (deceased) Ken Yamazaki Joe Yamazaki Chris Matulich |
Enemy You was an American punk rock band from San Francisco, California, United States, that formed in 1997.
Biography
Prior to their formation, David Jones, the main songwriter in Enemy You, recorded several releases with his pop punk band After School Special on Mutant Pop Records. The group never toured or played a show, but still had a small dedicated following. In 1997, Enemy You was formed and began rehearsing together. They were heavily inspired by Bad Religion and other melodic punk acts. After Enemy You began writing tunes together as a band they received interest from Ben Weasel and his fledgling label, Panic Button Records. Weasel would often call Fat Wreck Chords, and heard about the band through Chris, who was the bassist for Enemy You, and an employee at Fat Wreck Chords. This led to their debut appearance on the four-way split dubbed Four On The Floor alongside Screeching Weasel, Teen Idols and Moral Crux. This was followed by their debut album, Where No One Knows My Name, in 1999. Based on the album's success the band was asked to open for a number of notable punk bands including Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Bad Religion, T.S.O.L., Mad Caddies, and NOFX. The band released a 7-inch on the Fat Club series on Fat Wreck Chords. They followed that with an 1980s-themed seven inch EP that came out on Geykido Comet Records, titled "Video to Radio." Geykido Comet Records re-released the EP in 2017, with all the proceeds going to suicide prevention. Around this time, guitarist, Ken Yamazaki, started to play guitar for the Hardcore punk band, Western Addiction. He still stayed with Enemy You, though. In 2005 the band released their second album, Stories Never Told on Red Scare Industries. David was friends with label owner, Toby Jeg, and the label also eventually re-released [Where No One Knows My Name. Enemy You then signed with Nitro Records. Their third studio album, Fade Away was released as an iTunes Store exclusive on December 2, 2008, after being shelved for a few years. Vocalist David Jones committed suicide in March 2015.[1]
Members
- David Jones – lead vocals, guitar
- Ken Yamazaki – guitar
- Joe Yamazaki – drums
- Chris Matulich – bass guitar
Discography
Albums
- 1999: Where No One Knows My Name - Panic Button/Lookout
- 2004: Stories Never Told - Red Scare
- 2008: Fade Away (iTunes Exclusive) - Nitro Records
EPs
- Fat Club seven inch - Fat Wreck Chords 2001
- Video To Radio seven inch - Geykido Comet Records 2002
Compilation appearances
- Four on the Floor - Panic Button/Lookout 1998
- Short Music for Short People - Fat Wreck Chords 1999
- Thrasher Video "Scorchin' Summer" Thrasher magazine 2002
- 8 Ball Zine Compilation (Spain) 2003
- Every Dog Will Have Its Day - Adeline Records 2004
- Radio Disaster Vol. 8 V/A - Basement Records 2004
- This Just In... Benefit For Indy Media - Geykido Comet Records 2005
- AMP Presents Vol. 4 Pop Punk - American Music Press (AMP) 2005
- Wrecktrospective - Fat Wreck Chords 2009
References
- ↑ "In Memoriam: David Jones (1973-2015)". Punknews.org. Retrieved 28 September 2020.