About Modern Baseball
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Formed
2011
Genre
Alternative
Modern Baseball was an alternative-rock band formed in Philadelphia by high school friends Brendan Lukens and Jake Ewald.
∙ The band started out in 2011 by playing house parties around Philadelphia’s Drexel University.
∙ Old-school word-of-mouth—via modern internet music platforms and websites—helped build a fanbase for their 2012 independent debut album, Sports.
∙ The 2014 video for the angry anthem “Your Graduation”—from the group’s sophomore album, You’re Gonna Miss It All—has more than 9 million views.
∙ Holy Ghost—split between songs addressing the death of Ewald’s grandfather and tunes about Lukens’ struggles with mental illness—reached No. 53 on the Billboard 200 in 2016.
∙ Many of Modern Baseball’s videos were helmed by Kyle Thrash, who went on to direct clips for such punk bands as Every Time I Die and The Menzingers.
∙ In 2017, the band backed noted outsider singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston—one of their influences—on the Philadelphia stop of his final tour.
Members of Modern Baseball include, or have included, Sean Huber and Brendan Lukens.
Influenced by Modern BaseballModern Baseball has influenced the music of Legit Smitty, Raylen, Barely Civil and more.
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