American Authors
Originally Zachary Barnett (vocals), James Adam Shelley (guitar/banjo), Mat… Read Full Bio ↴Originally Zachary Barnett (vocals), James Adam Shelley (guitar/banjo), Matt Sanchez (drums), and Dave Rublin (bass) started the band "American Authors" Boston, Massachusetts in 2012, but soon moved to Brooklyn, New York. As their band name suggests, this quartet writes stories through their music to share their struggles, high and lows, and changes.
Soon after forming, American Authors caught the attention of Island Records, which signed the band to a record deal. Their debut album "Oh, What a Life" was released on Mar 04, 2014. And the song 'Hit It' was included in EA Sports game FIFA 14.
Their Second Album, 'What We Live For' , was released on 13th of May 2016. Which included upbeat songs like 'I'm Born To Run' , 'What We Live For' and 'Pride'.
Their 3rd Album, 'Seasons' was released on 1st of February 2019, which has a different taste then the first 2 Albums by the Band, Where the first 2 were more Upbeat, Seasons was more about dark sides and inner sides of the Band and Life.
After releasing a streak of Singles in late 2019 and Early 2020, American Authors put out their EP 'Counting Down' on the 18th of September 2020.
In the summer of 2021, the band announced they are parting ways with James Adam, the bands guitarist.
The bands lineup was now: Zachary Barret (Guitar, Vocals) , Matt Sanchez (Producer, Drums) , Dave Rublin (Bass Guitar)
On 25th June 2021 , the band released their first single as a trio, 'Nice and Easy' featuring a collaboration with Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray.
Soon after forming, American Authors caught the attention of Island Records, which signed the band to a record deal. Their debut album "Oh, What a Life" was released on Mar 04, 2014. And the song 'Hit It' was included in EA Sports game FIFA 14.
Their Second Album, 'What We Live For' , was released on 13th of May 2016. Which included upbeat songs like 'I'm Born To Run' , 'What We Live For' and 'Pride'.
Their 3rd Album, 'Seasons' was released on 1st of February 2019, which has a different taste then the first 2 Albums by the Band, Where the first 2 were more Upbeat, Seasons was more about dark sides and inner sides of the Band and Life.
After releasing a streak of Singles in late 2019 and Early 2020, American Authors put out their EP 'Counting Down' on the 18th of September 2020.
In the summer of 2021, the band announced they are parting ways with James Adam, the bands guitarist.
The bands lineup was now: Zachary Barret (Guitar, Vocals) , Matt Sanchez (Producer, Drums) , Dave Rublin (Bass Guitar)
On 25th June 2021 , the band released their first single as a trio, 'Nice and Easy' featuring a collaboration with Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray.
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American Authors Lyrics
A Real Place I told you that I'd call I got caught up with…
All Roads Lead to You When you love somebody You hold them close Despite the night…
Before I Go I'm so afraid of where my life's going Guess I've been…
Believer (I'm just a believer that things will get better Some can…
Best Day of My Life I had a dream so big and loud I jumped so…
Best I Could Do Years have washed away thinking we're happy Making believe t…
Best I Could Do (Remix -m-) Years have washed away Thinking we're happy making believe t…
Best Night of My Life Oh, hey My good friend in New Orleans Took me dancing in…
Best That I Could Do Years have washed away Thinking we're happy making believe t…
Blind For Love Magic took over us When you kissed me in the summer…
Brick By Brick 'Cause I'm so close, so close, I can taste it Never…
Bring It On Home I've walked a million miles To chase down my own desires Out…
Calm Me Down I need you here to calm me down I need you…
Can't Stop Me Now I threw away my innocence when I was seventeen Lost track…
Coming Home To You Got that text of you in my red scarf Makes me…
Counting Down This life I choose takes me so far Away from you,…
Dance Hall Days Take your baby by the hand And make her do a…
Deep Water It comes and goes in waves It always runs back but…
Fight For You I just wanna fight for you You I just wanna fight for…
Ghost In the morning when the sun breaks free A reflection I…
Go Big Or Go Home Don't feel like going home But all my cash is gone Yeah,…
Good Times I see the sky is falling down and I should…
Heart Of Stone Oh now you never come around And then you're spacing out…
Hit It Some say if you don't go then you wont know How…
Home I've got these letters tattooed on my arm That remind me…
I Melt With You I'll stop the world and melt with you You've seen the…
I Wanna Go Out No I can't take it anymore I bang my head against…
I'm Born To Run I'm born to run down rocky cliffs Give me grace, bury…
Keep Me Dreaming "Keep Me Dreaming" I've walked these streets of silence Thr…
Live On Wish I could sit next to you Tell you all about…
Love Remember when we were lost at sea? We would look at…
Love You Fear I've traveled half the world I've climbed through beds of pe…
Luck How can we make amends when we said all we…
Madness They say we're on the edge of disaster They say we're…
Mess With Your Heart Half the city is now too big for your taste And…
Microphone Ooh-la-la, the world's on fire All my friends are getting hi…
Mind Body Soul My mind, my body, my soul Feeling like I got nowhere…
Movin' On I got caught up in this feeling (hey, hey-oh) It's been…
Neighborhood I left my mother feelin' sick in a bedroom My daddy…
No Love We say I love you We go to parties We never argue But…
Nothing Better I don't believe it, I don't believe it I don't believe…
Oh There was snow There was snow, stretched for miles and more …
One Step Back I gotta take one step back so I can move…
Pocket Full Of Gold All I need is a head full of hope And a…
Pride My home don't feel the same Last year flew by goodbye…
Replaced I feel like hell I'm all over the place Can't believe I'm…
Right Here Right Now I wanna sip champagne on a private plane I wanna scream…
Run Back Home It's you in the night It's you by my side Who's making…
Same Bed I've been driving back and forth through the desert Singing …
Say Amen What if we could talk Like it never happened? Everything we …
Sky's The Limit I remember father holding my hand I remember when he said,…
Stay Around I don't know what I would do If I was left…
Superman Excuse my lack of patience But today I'm feeling faceless I …
Think About It In the jungle that we roam To search and find and…
Trouble We grow apart just to be on our own And we…
We Happy Yup, alright I felt lost head in the ground Got nervous in…
What We Live For I drive a beat-up car, a caravan, the color blue Reminds…