{"id":362,"date":"2013-11-13T00:27:55","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T00:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=362"},"modified":"2021-08-17T11:01:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T15:01:10","slug":"artists-on-the-rise-we-as-human-atlantic-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/artists-on-the-rise-we-as-human-atlantic-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Artistes en plein essor : We As Human (Atlantic Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For this month\u2019s \u201cArtists On The Rise\u201d segment, we are putting the spotlight on Nashville, TN based Alternative Rock band We As Human<\/strong><\/a>, currently signed to Atlantic Records via the imprint Hear It Loud. We As Human consists of Justin Cordle, Jake Jones, Justin Forshaw, Adam Osborne and Dave Draggoo.<\/p>\n

We first witnessed this incredible band during their flawless performance at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, PA (you can read a review by our staff here<\/a><\/strong>) and we\u2019ve been enamored ever since. Through their remarkable stage presence, unwavering dedication to their fans, and solid message behind their lyrics, We as Human left a lasting impact not just on AltWire but the 800-1,000 fans that packed into the crowded Chameleon Club on October 17th, 2013.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2006 in Sandpoint, Idaho,We As Human have steadily gained a loyal following, performing a rigorous and nearly non-stop touring schedule, that has seen them go from their early beginnings in Idaho, to all the way across the United States. While their climb to fame has had its fair share of ups and downs, We as Human recently got their big break when their music was discovered in 2011 by Skillet\u2019s John Cooper<\/a> leading to a major label contract and instant exposure to Skillet\u2019s large and very devoted fan base.<\/p>\n

Their eponymous debut album \u201cWe As Human\u201d released on June 25th, 2013 is one of the best alternative rock debuts we\u2019ve had the privilege of listening to in recent memory. Every track of the 10 song album feels like it has the potential to be a true hit, and we see nothing but good things in this band\u2019s future. For rock music fans that have been looking for a good, hard and energetic Alternative Rock band, it just doesn\u2019t get any better than them. Critical reception of their debut has been extremely positive (averaging 4 out of 5 stars), and you can purchase it now on Amazon<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

AltWire recently spoke with We As Human\u2019s Justin Cordle to learn more about this up and coming new band, and what we can expect from them in the upcoming months. Here\u2019s what Justin had to say..<\/p>\n

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AltWire[Derek]: If you could, tell me about the early history of We As Human before you were discovered; how did the band members meet each other, and what inspired the name of the band?<\/b><\/p>\n

Justin [We As Human]:<\/strong> It kind of started out of just this love for music that for me started when I was 8 years old. I have pictures of me with my little toy guitar sitting next to my dad. He was this old southern gospel musician\/country musician like Johnny Cash; and I just remember watching him. My dad was my hero (still is) and I wanted to be so much like him that when I was eight years old, I was like \u201cDad! You gotta show me some chords on the guitar!\u201d and he showed me 3 chords and I just ran with it man! It was just over for me, it was like crack, it was all I did, day and night. I\u2019d fall asleep with my guitar and when I\u2019d drive my mom crazy she\u2019d be like \u201cyou got to go play outside!\u201d So I\u2019d go out in the woods\u2026I grew up in the woods\u2026and I\u2019d go out and play to the birds and the bears or whatever [laughs]!<\/p>\n

And so anyways, I grew up in Sandpoint, Idaho and I met my drummer at a young age (Adam) and we were just childhood friends \u2013 we actually grew up playing music in church together man \u2013 and that\u2019s where really we started to learn how to play with other people.<\/p>\n

Then to jump years later, Adam and I and some other guys decided \u201clet\u2019s start a band! Let\u2019s start playing some music!\u201d and we ended up in like 2006, just a couple of years after we kind of started playing music together \u2013 and not really like \u201clet\u2019s be a rock band\u201d or \u201cLet\u2019s do this, let\u2019s do that!\u201d\u2026we just started playing \u2013 Adam and I finally decided \u201chey we got to get real serious about this, we\u2019ll put the band together\u2026we\u2019ll get a name\u201d, and my brother who used to be in the band when we started for the first little while there, is actually the one who kind of tricked us into the name.<\/p>\n

He came downstairs while we were rehearsing in the basement of this church, and we couldn\u2019t decide on a good name, and my brother was like \u201cHey dude! This weekend Three Doors Down and We as Human are playing at this local venue, would you want to go?\u201d and I said \u201cYeah, I love Three Doors Down, I don\u2019t know who We as Human is but you know we should go check it out!\u201d and he was like \u201cHA! I got ya! \u2026We as Human sounds like a real band, huh?\u201d and I was like \u201c\u2026yeah, but they\u2019re playing this weekend?\u201d And he\u2019s like \u201cNo, it\u2019s not a band, but they should be!\u201d And so we thought that was cool and we just kind of took it and ran with it.<\/p>\n

We filtered through a lot of the local musicians, back in 2005\/2006, we got together in our garage and then closet, and threw some microphones in front of us, and recorded our first kind of solo album project called Until We\u2019re Dead<\/i> and barely sold 1,000 copies of that over the coming year or two. And uh, we kind of learned how to be a band, and really started to pick up when Dave Draggoo joined the band about six years ago. We did our first little West Coast tour, and that was really fun. We had a good time doing that, and decided that we just wanted to keep it up, and so we started doing little independent tours here and there. And then MySpace comes out of nowhere, kind of takes over the world, and we opened up auditions on there because our guitar player left because he wanted to do other things. We opened up online auditions and found Justin Forshaw, and Jake Jones who are just killer guitar players man, and that\u2019s really kind of how we formed. It was just kind of this slow progression into like \u201cyeah we like this\u201d and now we like touring, and we kind of became the band we are today, because all we do now is live on the road.<\/p>\n

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