Seaway (band)

History

Seaway formed in 2011 in Oakville, Ontario, consisting of Ryan Locke on vocals, Patrick Carleton on guitar and vocals, Andrew Eichinger on guitar, Adam Shoji on bass, and Ken Taylor on drums. All of the members have been friends since high school. Seaway was originally a side-project of hardcore band Rage Brigade, which featured Locke on drums, Eichinger on guitar and Taylor on vocals. The band released their debut full-length record in 2013 through Mutant League Records. The band began to tour, supporting Major League in February and March 2014. Seaway went on a co-headlining Summer 2014 tour with Stickup Kid, with support from Driver Friendly, from early July to late August. Seaway signed to Pure Noise Records and released their debut EP "All In My Head" in November 2014. The band went on The Intercontinental Championships Tour in the UK, supporting Neck Deep in January and February 2015. The band supported As It Is and This Wild Life on their tour of the UK in May. The band performed on Warped Tour 2015. On September 23 2015, "Airhead" was made available for streaming. Colour Blind was released on October 23 through Pure Noise Records. Three days later, a music video for "Best Mistake" was released. In Fall 2016, the band went on tour with The Wonder Years, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, and Moose Blood. In March 2017, Seaway will be supporting Simple Plan on the No Pads, No Helmets, Just Balls anniversay tour.

Style

Matt Collar of AllMusic described the band as making "exuberant punk-pop and emo-rock" music. Rock Sound described the band's sound as "Fast and classically melodic pop-punk" combined with a "distinct and unashamed pop sensibility."

Side projects

Locke, Taylor and Eichinger play in the hardcore punk band Rage Brigade. They released the F.I.G.H.T.M.U.S.I.C. EP and singles "Slipping Away" & "Hard Love" in 2011.

Accolades

Colour Blind was included at number 32 on Rock Sound's top 50 releases of 2015 list.

Members