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We had the pleasure of interviewing John Nolan of Straylight Run over Zoom video!\xa0

Craft Recordings\xa0is thrilled to announce\xa0Straylight Run's\xa0Live at the\xa0Patchogue Theatre\xa0\u2014 the band's only live album, captured at the height of their success in 2005\u2026and then shelved for 15 years.

While a handful of tracks from the performance were shared in 2020 as a Bandcamp exclusive,\xa0the forthcoming\xa0release\xa0will\xa0now include the full 16-song set and will be available for fans to enjoy on CD, vinyl, and across all digital platforms. A special edition of the 2-LP set \u2014pressed on red marble vinyl and limited to 500 units \u2014 will also be sold exclusively on the band's\xa0webstore. All formats can be\xa0pre-ordered today, while the advance single "Existentialism on Prom Night (Live At The Patchogue Theatre, Long Island, NY/2005)"\xa0is available to\xa0stream or download now.
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Originally formed in 2003 by Taking Back Sunday's John Nolan (vocals, piano, guitar) and Shaun Cooper (bass), Straylight Run marked a sonic departure for the artists, who opted for reflective, indie rock songs over the heavier material that they were known for. Nolan and Cooper were soon joined by drummer Will Noon (formerly of Breaking Pangaea) and singer, guitarist, and pianist\xa0Michelle DaRosa.
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Straylight Run released their self-titled debut in 2004 through Victory Records, earning critical acclaim and a Top 5 spot\xa0on\xa0Billboard's\xa0
Independent Albums chart. A year later, they followed with their EP,\xa0Prepare to Be Wrong.\xa0During this time, the band stayed busy on the road, supporting acts like Coheed and Cambria, The Used,\xa0and Motion City Soundtrack, as well as headlining the Vans Warped Tour.
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In 2005, the band booked a hometown concert at Long Island's Patchogue Theatre to raise funds for a friend in need. Aiming to release a live DVD, they filmed and recorded the show. In a statement, Nolan recalled that "the feeling in the room and on stage that night was incredible\u2026 Unfortunately, the [video] footage ended up being unusable, so plans for the DVD were scrapped. The audio from the show sounded great, but at the time we were getting ready to release our first EP, so putting out a live album at the same time didn't make sense."
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He continued, "We didn't know what to do with the recording, so it stayed on the shelf with the idea in the back of our minds that we'd release it someday."\xa0In April 2020, the band shared ten of those\xa0songs on Bandcamp \u2014 donating 100% of proceeds to Feeding America \u2014 and reunited for a one-off livestream performance.\xa0Now, with the full release of\xa0Live at the\xa0Patchogue Theatre, fans can enjoy the only live recordings of songs from\xa0Straylight Run\xa0and\xa0Prepare to Be Wrong, including such favorites as "Existentialism on Prom Night,"\xa0"The Tension and the Terror,"\xa0and "Hands in the Sky (Big Shot)."
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After that evening, Straylight Run went on to release one more album (2007's\xa0The Needles the Space) as well as three more EPs before announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2010. That same year, Nolan and Cooper resumed their work with Taking Back Sunday. Today, they continue to record and tour with the best-selling alt-rock band.\xa0DaRosa, meanwhile, went on to form the band Destry with Cooper, along with members of The Format and Cassino. Will Noon played drums with the best-selling group, fun., and is currently one half of the Los Angeles-based duo\xa0Mourners.\xa0
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Click here\xa0to pre-order/pre-save\xa0Live at The Patchogue Theatre.

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