saves the day

saves the day is an american rock band formed in princeton new jersey in 1997. the band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist chris conley, guitarist arun bali, bassist rodrigo pluma, and drummer claudio rivera. after forming under the name Sefler in 1994, Saves the Day released their debut studio album, can't slow down in 1998, followed by through being cool in 1999, which featured their first single, (and one of their most popular songs) "shoulder to the wheel." the band achieved mainstream success with the release of stay what you are in 2001, which sold 200,000 copies and spawned the MTV2 hit singles ''at your funeral" and "freakish" (also very popular.) in may 2021, conley was accused of sexual misconduct and grooming by a fan, prompting a statement from equal vision and conley, who took responsibility for some of his actions. equal vision quietly removed saves the day from their roster in April 2022 without an announcement. (all the good bands have to have some allegations, huh?). saves the day also has an EP (or LP) called "ups and downs". this is my favorite "album" from them. some songs consist of ups and downs, a drag in d flat, sell my old clothes i'm off to heaven, the way his collar falls, jessie and my whetstone, take our cars now!, and many other amazing songs. PLEASEEEE LISTEN TO IT!!!