timeline by martina acuña https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d american pleasure club en-us 2021-10-05 17:50:47 UTC 2023-01-24 05:11:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Teen Suicide, also known as "American Pleasure Club", is an American indie rock band from Baltimore, Maryland in United States. cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1793998291 2021-10-05 18:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1793998291 Teen Suicide formed initially as a solo project of Sam Ray in 2009 cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794006023 2021-10-05 18:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794006023 For the first time together (Teen Suicide) they released an album in 2011 called "Bad Vibes Forever", which consisted of "early early demos" cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794013933 2021-10-05 18:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794013933 Soon after this, Eric Livingston joined the band making a duo with Ray on vocals, guitar, synthesizers, drum machines, and bass, and Livingston on drums and vocals, occasionally accompanied by various unofficial members such as Alec Simke and Caroline White. cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794027459 2021-10-05 18:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794027459 In February of the following year, they released an EP titled "DC snuff film". They followed up that EP with a three-song EP titled "Goblin Problems" in June 2012. A full-length album entitled "waste yrself" was also being produced around the same time, but it was left uncompleted. cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794051170 2021-10-05 18:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794051170 Goblin Problems cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794054219 2021-10-05 18:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794054219 In September 2012, Teen Suicide released their debut full-length album titled "i will be my own hell because there is a devil inside my body". cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794070102 2021-10-05 18:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794070102 In November 2012, Teen Suicide released another EP titled "hymns prior to announcing they were breaking up". They played two more shows in December 2012 and January 2013, then disbanded. cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794078910 2021-10-05 18:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794078910 In february 2013 the band reformed "on a whim" to play a secret set at the Charm City Art Space in Baltimore. They subsequently reunited to play four reunion shows from February 27 to March 2 with Special Explosion and Sorority Noise, now with a lineup featuring Ray, Simke, John Toohey on guitar, and Brian Sumner on drums. cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794089075 2021-10-05 18:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794089075 A new Teen Suicide song entitled "Pavement" was featured on Topshelf Records' 2014 digital label sampler. In January 2015, the band signed to "Run for Cover Records" to release remastered and expanded editions of "i will be my own hell because there is a devil in my body", "DC snuff film / waste yrself", with the two latter records being released as a single album. cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794094784 2021-10-05 18:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794094784 Although their attitude towards recording and releasing new material was unclear after their reformation, Teen Suicide contributed a new song to "Paper Trail Records Thanks for Listening compilation" and released a 7 entitled "Sonic Youth / Run for Cover Records" on November 6, 2015. However, Sonic Youth / Run for Cover Records is not officially credited to the band. Various outlets including the band's label "Run for Cover Records" have referred to the new album as Teen Suicide's final album. cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794118015 2021-10-05 18:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794118015 Teen Suicide has since toured twice, once with Say Anything, mewithoutYou, and Museum Mouth, along with a summer tour with Elvis Depressedly and Nicole Dollanganger. On November 19, 2017 Teen Suicide released a new song called "You Call on Me" which also announced their new band name American Pleasure Club. cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794134865 2021-10-05 18:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794134865 On December 31, 2017 American Pleasure Club released a new single titled "New Years Eve" and also announced the title of their third album which is A "Whole Fucking Lifetime of This" cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794145888 2021-10-05 18:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794145888 On January 9, 2018 they released a music video for a new song called "Let's Move to the Desert" and they announced the release date of the new album being February 16. And they announced the release date of the new album being February 16, 2018. On January 16, they released a third single called "This is Heaven and I'd Die for It" cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794166102 2021-10-05 19:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794166102 As of 2019, APC released another album, "Fucking Bliss". Sam Ray announced on Twitter that as of October 18, that "the label said we can be Teen Suicide again". cravdion https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794172636 2021-10-05 19:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cravdion/4q76fpymvojx7f4d/wish/1794172636