Against The Current Brings Their World Tour to Arizona
Article Written and Photos by Sarai Kelley
Pop-leaning, alternative rock trio Against The Current, debuted in the early 2010s with a series of pop-punk EPs after rising popularity with hit covers of Owl City, Kelly Clarkson, and Carly Rae Jepsen. Later shifting their sound into a polished synth production with their first two full-length albums In Our Bones (2016) and Past Lives (2018). The band had released more than twenty singles, five EPs, and two studio albums—their second album, In Our Bones, reached number two on the US Heat chart.
Formed in Poughkeepsie, New York in 2011, Against the Current was founded by singer Chrissy Costanza, guitarist/singer Dan Gow, and drummer Will Ferri. Fueled by Costanza’s powerful voice and catchy, upbeat melodies, Against The Current’s initial sound drifted onto the pop side of the pop-punk spectrum. In their early years, ATC took some heat for being the “internet” band, often not being taken seriously as a formal band by also dabbling in the world of Youtube, which at the time was a very prominent platform for rising superstars like ATC. In 2015 the game changed dramatically for the trio after signing on with Fueled By Ramen, a record label also supporting Paramore and Twenty-One-Pilots at the time, and released their second pop-rock EP ‘Gravity’, followed by a four-month headline tour that visited Europe, North America, and Asia. Eventually being welcomed onto Vans Warped Tour in 2016, among a string of continuous and highly successful tours. This brings us now to 2023, Against The Current has released two full-length albums (2016’s ‘In Our Bones’ and 2018’s ‘Past Lives’), toured with Fall Out Boy, and played the Main Stage of Reading & Leeds Festivals. They’ve also remained active members of online worlds.
Much like their studio work, their live shows are equally as (if not more) full of zest, pop, and radiate passion. Costanza absolutely sells a crowd, engaging in any aspect she can get. A band of four you will never see sit still, not a single square inch of the Rebel Lounge stage in the heart of Phoenix was left untouched and the crowd was loving every minute of it. ATC hadn’t been on a headlining tour in Arizona since 2018 and they were surely welcomed back with fiery screams. The room was supersonic, cascading a veil of energy over the 250-capacity limit room- not a single soul sat. You could feel the room jump and shake at each beat drop and kick, it was pure magic. Against The Current has hit the road on a 2023 world tour, Nightmares, and Daydreams, with support in the US from Trophy Eyes and Yours Truly. You won’t want to miss this!
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