Intro

Boys Like Girls is an American four-piece pop rock band from Massachusetts. Formed in 2005, the band gained mainstream recognition when it released its self-titled debut album. It was the co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008 that toured across the United States. The group’s second studio album Love Drunk, was released on September 8, 2009.

Musical style

Stylistically, the band lists its musical influences as a variety of contemporary, pop, punk, and alternative rock bands, such as Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, Story of the Year, Relient K, The Academy Is…, Kelena, and Dashboard Confessional. While these tendencies are clearly audible in guitarwork and drumming, punk rock influences are far less obvious as far as vocal patterns and lyricism are concerned. Given Johnson’s characteristic tenor vocal melodies—which are, due to sporadically placed falsettos, at times reminiscent of Tyson Ritter’s (of The All-American Rejects fame)—the band’s all-around sound is geared to late ’90s alternative radio rock, along the lines of Vertical Horizon, Goo Goo Dolls, and Eve 6.

Members

• Martin Johnson -- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Bryan Donahue -- bass guitar, backing vocals
• Paul DiGiovanni -- lead guitar, backing vocals
• John Keefe -- drums

Albums

Self-Titled Album

On August 22, 2006, the eponymous Boys Like Girls hit record store shelves. As of August 2008, the album has sold over 580,000 copies within the United States. While, as the title might suggest, songs about boys liking girls clearly prevail on the album, Johnson threw in the occasional escape from the pre-, mid-, or post-relationship formula, and touched upon themes such as his mother’s battle with cancer, leaving home and promiscuous adolescents.

The year 2007 began with a short headlining run with Self Against City, after which the group joined Cobra Starship  supporting a two-month Cartel tour in February. In between releasing their album’s second single, “The Great Escape” (reaching No. 9 on the Pop 100), performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live  on February 22, 2007, and eventually charting the Billboard 200 for the first time in April 2007, Boys Like Girls played their first international concerts during the Canadian leg of a North American tour with Hellogoodbye and the UK festival Give It A Name 2007.

Love Drunk

On June 18, Boys Like Girls confirmed the title for their second album is Love Drunk and it was officially released on September 8, 2009. On June 24, 2009, the band released their first single. It is the title track of the album. The “Love Drunk” music video features actress and singer Ashley Tisdale.

Both singles “The Great Escape” and “Love Drunk” are included in the commercial patch of Band Master, watch out for further announcements!