The Copyrights
The Copyrights play a stripped-down version of pop-punk in the tradition of fellow Illinois bands like Screeching Weasel and the Methadones, with old-school punk and pop influences ranging from the Ramones and the Undertones to Sound Affects-vintage Jam and the first couple of Cheap Trick albums. Formed in the small southern Illinois city of Carbondale (much closer to St. Louis, MO, than Chicago) in 2002, the Copyrights originally consisted of bassist and primary lead singer Adam Fletcher, guitarists/vocalists Brett Hunter and Ken Clifford, and drummer Luke McNeill. Signed to the Washington, D.C., indie Insubordination Records, the Copyrights released their debut album, We Didn't Come Here to Die (produced by Illinois pop-punk legend Mass Giorgini), in 2003. It was subsequently followed by two EPs, 2004's Button Smasher and 2005's Nowhere Near Chicago (both through It's Alive Records). Replacing the departed Clifford with new guitarist Nick O'Neil, the Copyrights returned with their second album, Mutiny Pop, in May 2006. Not wasting any time, various shows followed before the guys (now with Jeff Funburg on board in place of O'Neil) were back in the studio by the start of 2007 to commence recording their next album; Make Sound surfaced that spring via Red Scare.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Make Sound
Punk / New Wave - Released by Red Scare on Mar 27, 2007
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We Didn't Come Here to Die
Punk / New Wave - Released by Red Scare on Jul 23, 2003
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Alone in a Dome
Punk / New Wave - Released by Fat Wreck Chords on Oct 22, 2021
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Mutiny Pop
Punk / New Wave - Released by Red Scare on May 2, 2006
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Shit's Fucked
Punk / New Wave - Released by It's Alive Records on Apr 19, 2017
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North Sentinel Island
Punk / New Wave - Released by Red Scare on Aug 2, 2011
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Learn The Hard Way
Punk / New Wave - Released by Red Scare on Feb 26, 2008
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Button Smasher
Punk / New Wave - Released by It's Alive Records on Apr 19, 2017
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Live in Italy 2019
Miscellaneous - Released by The Copyrights on Apr 17, 2020
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Stuck in the Winter
Punk / New Wave - Released by Fat Wreck Chords on Sep 21, 2021
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Nowhere near Chicago
Punk / New Wave - Released by It's Alive Records on Apr 19, 2017
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Crutches - Single
Punk / New Wave - Released by Red Scare on Jun 28, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo