They were originally called An April Setting Sun until changing their name in May 2004. The band signed into Emerald Moon Records and released their debut albumNarratives (2006). The band caught the eyes ofPluto Records and signed into them and released their second albumStone Age (2008). Unexpectedly, the frontman of the band David Rushman, left in 2008 which changed the direction of the band, after the departure of Rushman the band shortened their name to My America.
Soon, the band were dropped fromPluto Records and self-releasedHurry Up & Chill (2010), the album then attracted The Ghost Is Clear Records and eventually signed to them. They'll release their final albumMisses (2016), until officially disbanding in late 2016.
The Band was formed in Milford,Delaware, 2002, it started as a four-piece band and was originally called An April Sun Setting.[2] The band originally consisted of: vocalist David Rushman, guitarist/vocalist Matthew Turner, bassist Brain Miller, and drummer Mike MacMillan. The band released a 4-track7 Stones Sessions[3] on March 4, 2003. Suddenly, Mike MacMillian had to leave on March 7, 2003, and was replaced by Blair Allen on March 21, 2003. Later the band released the third EP calledA Cure for the Common Broken Heart[4] in June 2003. On June 6, 2003, Blair Allen had to leave after 3 months of joining the band.
Eventually on July 3, 2003, Andrew Rapp officially joined as drums and soon Will DiMondi will also join as backing guitarist in August, in the same month the band released their self-titled EP.[5] The band changed their name My America Is Watching Tigers Die in May 2004. On May 19, 2004, Will DiMondi left to pursue another project, now playing bass with Your Eyes My Dreams. On September 4, 2004, the band released the fourth EPHe Saved Himself For The Harlot.[6]
The band appeared inOurs And Of Course, Your First Compilation Tape with Mountain Men Anonymous, The Sound O.E, Dear Tonight and more on January 31, 2005.[7] The band released another self-titled EP in 2005.[8] On February 16, 2006, the band signed into indie record label Emerald Moon Records (All Time Low,The Jonbenét, andFall River)[9] and released their debut studio albumNarratives on July 20, 2006.
The album received some praise from people like Lambgoat[10] and they would also appear in Hanging Like a Hex “My America is Watching Tigers Die delivers a heavy dosage of the mosh mania of Every Time I Die, with the sonic bombast experimentalism ofBreather Resist.”[11] The band soon released another EP30,000 Lbs. in August 2007.
On September 24, 2008, it was announced that David is leaving the band due to "financial issues"[19][20][21] fromalternative press, turning the band to a trio and Matthew had to take over as vocalist, they also shortened their name to My America on January 28, 2009.[22][23][24]
My America did a show at Union Pool on May 28, 2010, withKen Mode andEngineer.[25] My America played at the Acheron with Keelhaul on August 6, 2010.[26] The band leftPluto Records and went independent, the band self-released their third studio albumHurry Up & Chill on December 2, 2010.[27][28][29] My America played a show withColiseum,Sannhet at the Acheron in Brooklyn on August 5, 2013.[30][31][32] My America played a show with North, Bezoar, and Thera Roya at theKnitting Factory on August 11, 2014.[33] The band went on a small Hiatus and signed into The Ghost is clear Records (Big Water, Tigon, Canyons, and Prayer Group). Matthew Turner did an interview with No Echo on March 23, 2015, where he shared the humble beginnings that eventually led to his eclectic taste.[34] A singleBad Host was released on April 6, 2015. The band appeared inVice News where they explained that "Bad Hosts" was a B-side from theMisses sessions that took place in February 2015.[35]
The band teased their upcoming albumMisses from multiple news likeNew Noise Magazine,[36][37][38][39] Matthew talked over the album's creation and the band's history on Substream Magazine stating “After playing music together for over 10 years I feel like we finally have something that’s truly representative of us. Something that captures our live sound…this is definitely the record I’ve wanted us to release for a long time.”[40] The album was being worked along Kevin Bernsten (Skeletonwitch, Walk The Plank, and Outer Heaven) and Brad Boatright to master the album at Audiosiege. The band reverted their name back to My America Is Watching Tigers Die. On September 30, 2016, they'll released their last studio albumMisses.[41] They did their last show at Fat Baby, LES NYC and disbanded in late 2016.
^Anderl, Timothy (February 19, 2015)."My America record Misses".Ghetto Blaster Magazine.Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2015.
^Unknown, Loren (February 17, 2015)."My America in the studio".Scene Point Blank. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2015.
