Emarosa

Emarosa
Background information
OriginLexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Genres
Years active2006–present
Labels
Members
  • ER White
  • Bradley Walden
Past members
  • Chris Roberts
  • Mike Bryant
  • Chris Roetter
  • Madison Stolzer
  • Jonny Craig
  • Lukas Koszewski
  • Jonas Ladekjaer
  • Will Sowers
  • Jordan Stewart
  • Matthew Marcellus
  • Robert Joffred

Emarosa (/ɛməˈrsə/ EM-ə-ROH-sə) is an American rock band formed in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2006. The band currently consists of lead guitarist and founding member ER White and lead vocalist Bradley Walden, who joined the band in 2013. The group has undergone several line-up changes throughout its career, with lead guitarist ER White being the sole remaining founding member. Originally oriented towards post-hardcore and alternative rock, Emarosa has gravitated towards a more pop rock sound in recent years.

Upon the band's formation, they released one extended play (EP) in 2007, titled This Is Your Way Out, and shortly after, the group underwent significant line-up and sound changes, dropping their metalcore influence and leaning towards a more rock sound.[1][2] The band released their debut studio album, Relativity (2008), which featured vocalist Jonny Craig and rhythm guitarist Jonas Ladekjaer. Their eponymous second studio album was released in June 2010, to critical acclaim, and was Craig's final album with the group.

Following Craig's departure, the band toured briefly with Tilian Pearson filling in on vocals before entering a period of inactivity. Eventually, Craig was formally replaced by Walden. Emarosa then released their third studio album, Versus, on September 9, 2014, which peaked at No. 61 in the Billboard 200. The band signed to Hopeless Records and released their fourth and fifth studio albums, 131 (2016) and Peach Club (2019). The sixth, Sting, was released in January 2023 through Out of Line Music.

  1. ^ "Relativity, Emarosa | Cleveland Leader". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
  2. ^ Jason Birchmeier. "Emarosa | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2016.