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The Heyday
12+ albums
alternativerockpopalternative rockColorado
about
"I have seen the future, and it is the Heyday," writes Cory Casciato of Westword. The Heyday are rapidly becoming used to these praises, but these five kids from the south end of Denver started out just looking for fun. The Heyday formed in the spring of 2006, when singer-songwriter Randy Ramirez and pianist Jeff Appareti parted ways with their former Americana-roots project aptly-named "Like Chasing Wind." Shortly after, guitarist Brian Martin and drummer Sean Bennett began sneaking away from their other bands to develop the Heyday's sound in Appareti's parents' basement. Spring turned to summer, and Pete Wynn, a friend of Bennett, took over as bassist. The newly formed quintet decided to forego any live performances and write for the remainder of the summer, honing their soulful sound into an honest but radio-friendly new take on rock and roll. Three months and five songs later, the Heyday gathered what money they could and traveled to the Blasting Room in Ft. Collins, CO to record their first demo. With help from engineer Andrew Berlin, the five tracks caught the attention of local producer Christopher Jak, who offered to roduce a full length album with help from mixer Jeff Juliano (OAR, Jason Mraz, John Mayer). The result is a solid, wonderfully constructed 10 song effort by this mostly-teenage outfit. Tasha King, of thisweekindenver.com, wrote that the "anthemic choruses are full of new love and saying goodbye, topics du jour for a group of kids negotiating graduation
