The Coast

Brothers Jordan Melchiorre (drums) and Luke Melchiorre (bass), along with Ian Fosbery (guitar/keyboards) and Benjamin Spurr (vocals/guitar), create the hypnotic melodies of the Coast. For a brief time, the band was known as the July 26th Movement and issued the Take a Walk Outside EP in 2004; however, the Toronto-based indie rock outfit opted to change some things around to form the Coast in 2005, borrowing the name from a song on <a href="spotify:artist:2CvCyf1gEVhI0mX6aFXmVI">Paul Simon</a>'s The Rhythm of the Saints album. They went on to wow club audiences in and around the suburbs of Toronto in just a few months, while blending their own dynamic pop songs on top of influences such as <a href="spotify:artist:2cGwlqi3k18jFpUyTrsR84">the Verve</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:51Blml2LZPmy7TTiAg47vQ">U2</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0yNLKJebCb8Aueb54LYya3">New Order</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3yY2gUcIsjMr8hjo51PoJ8">the Smiths</a>. Shared shows with the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:0TJB3EE2efClsYIDQ8V2Jk">Elbow</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2Jj04JcXjjnE99c4225LHF">the French Kicks</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3wyfo3svXNWnszGAEVey11">Tokyo Police Club</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1ObsHTgbvIYOfSHohHuV6n">Islands</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:5lModM3s3qlPQKYjtwWuXD">the Duke Spirit</a> preceded the release of their self-titled debut EP in November 2006. Plans for a full-length album were slated for mid-2007. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi