The Unlikely Candidates

The Unlikely Candidates are an American indie rock band. They formed in a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas in 2008.[2] The band consists of lead vocalist Kyle Morris, lead guitarist Brenton Carney, guitarist Cole Male, drummer Kevin Goddard, and bassist Jared Hornbeek. Their song "Novocaine" topped the Alternative Songs chart and has received over 23 million streams and video views as of October 13th, 2020. They were signed with Atlantic Records as of 2013, but switched to the much smaller record label Another Century in October 2016.[3]

The Unlikely Candidates
OriginKeller, Texas, United States
Genres
Years active2008 (2008)–present
LabelsAnother Century,[1] Atlantic
Associated actsDirty Heads
Websitewww.theunlikelycandidates.com
MembersKyle Morris
Cole Male
Kevin Goddard
Brenton Carney
Jared Hornbeek
Past membersJosiah Maughan

Career

After uniting in high school, the band immediately separated themselves from the typical musical traditions associated with Texas, and turned up with an alternative style of their own. In 2013, they released their debut EP Follow My Feet, and since then have released two more extended plays that feature a departure from the sound of Follow My Feet in 2017, Bed of Liars in February and Danger to Myself in October. The band has logged countless miles on the road alongside acts such as Young The Giant, The Dirty Heads, Fall Out Boy, and Brick & Morter.

Their hit single "Oh My Dear Lord" (from the deluxe version of the Danger to Myself EP) released in 2017 has over 13 million worldwide streams, and "Your Love Could Start a War" (Bed of Liars EP) released in 2017 has over 15 million worldwide streams. On August 17, 2018, they released the single "Best I Ever Had," which was followed by "Bells" in October 2018 and "Strange Love" in February 2019. In March 2019, they released the single and video for their song "Novocaine", which quickly gained popularity, and is currently the band's biggest hit.

A year later on April 16th, 2020, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, they released a song called "Invincible." On May 29, 2020, the band released a new single titled "High Low". Frontman Kyle Morris said the song "is about isolation, loneliness, and longing for human connection".[4] They released the music video for the song on October 7th, 2020. The band have not yet announced when their first studio album will be released.[5]

Members
  • Kyle Morris: Lead vocals
  • Brenton Carney: Lead guitar
  • Cole Male: Backing guitar
  • Kevin Goddard: Drums/Percussion
  • Jared Hornbeek: Bass

Discography

Extended plays
  • Follow My Feet (2013)[6]
  • Bed of Liars (2017)[7]
  • Danger to Myself (2017)[8]

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA
[9]		 US
Alt.
[10]		 US
Rock
[11]
"Follow My Feet" 2013 6 35 —[upper-alpha 1] Follow My Feet EP
"Your Love Could Start a War" 2016 — 36 —[upper-alpha 2] Bed of Liars EP
"Ringer"[1] — 38 —
"Violence" 2017 — — —
"Oh My Dear Lord" 2018 — — — Danger to Myself EP
"Best I Ever Had" — — —
"Bells" — — —
"Strange Love" 2019 — — —
"Novocaine" 37 1 5 Non-album single
"Invincible" 2020 — — —
"High Low"[4] — 19 — Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
[10]		 US
Rock
[11]
"Celebrate"
(Dirty Heads featuring The Unlikely Candidates)		 2017 12 31 Swim Team
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes
  1. "Follow My Feet" did not chart on the Rock Songs chart but did peak at number 34 on the Rock Airplay chart.[12]
  2. "Your Love Could Start a War" did not chart on the Rock Songs chart but did peak at number 50 on the Rock Airplay chart.[12]

References
  1. "The Unlikely Candidates Sign With Another Century". Another Century Records. October 7, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  2. Mariani, Anthony. "Atlantic Records Signs The Unlikely Candidates". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  3. Calimbahin, Samantha (2017-02-22). "Why The Unlikely Candidates Haven't Made an Album...Yet". Fort Worth Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  4. Johnson, Josh (March 29, 2020). "The Unlikely Candidates premiere new single "High Low"". ABC News Radio. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  5. Staff, Alex Jiménez | Senior (2020-04-08). "The Unlikely Candidates' Jared Hornbeek talks 'pushing this band forward'". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  6. "An Unlikely Hit". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  7. "The Unlikely Candidates Count The Minutes Until 'Bed Of Liars' EP". Another Century Records. January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  8. "The Unlikely Candidates Danger To Myself' EP". RED Music. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  9. "The Unlikely Candidates Chart History - Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  10. "The Unlikely Candidates Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  11. "The Unlikely Candidates Chart History - Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  12. "The Unlikely Candidates Chart History - Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2020.


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