国籍：美国 代表作：《Safe and Sound》 歌手名：Rebelution 类型：乐队 成立时间：2004年 简介：Hailing from Santa Barbara, California, Rebelution has developed into the front runner for grassroots, independent and touring driven music groups representing the Cali-Reggae scene. Originally formed in 2004, members Eric Rachmany (vocals / guitar,) Rory Carey (keyboards,) Wesley Finley (drums,) and Marley D. Williams (bass) met in college, while residing in Isla Vista, a popular beachside community in Santa Barbara. It was there that the seeds to Rebelution’s future would be planted-- and would instill their kick back, “worry free” vibes, catchy refrain, and optimistic, inspiring, and engaging music that would leave their listeners with the sense that they have the power to make this world a better place. Throughout 2004-06, Rebelution began to build momentum through consistently playing local shows and by independently releasing an EP. Before they knew it, they were one of the biggest drawing bands, not just in the reggae genre, but in the entire area. “It definitely went to the next level when we literally had thousands of people watching us perform in Isla Vista on Friday nights,” shares Rachmany. The band’s upbeat, highly danceable grooves were charting a direct course for bigger and better things. Rebelution released their first full-length album “Courage to Grow” in June 2007, which would become the breakthrough album for the band. The album was praised for its crafty melodies, socially-conscious lyrics, and savvy musicianship. Rebelution quickly became known for sticking strongly to the roots of vintage reggae sound, all while appealing not only to reggae listeners, but also to music fans of all genres. “Courage to Grow” went on to garner mass downloads and radio play on monster stations such as San Francisco’s Live 105 where their single “Safe and Sound” was played on heavy rotation, with spins on San Diego’s 91X, and Los Angels’ KROQ. The album hit an all time high when it was selected as iTunes Editor’s Choice for Best Reggae Album of 2007. In addition, “Courage to Grow” has been in the top 10 iTunes Reggae album sales since its release two years ago. It remained in the Billboard Top Reggae Album Chart for 36 weeks, and peaked at 4. Now, two years since their last album, Rebelution has given their fans their long-awaited, sophomore full-length album “Bright Side of Life.” On August 4, 2009 “Bright Side of Life” was officially released and dominated the iTunes charts, solidifying the 1 spot on iTunes in the reggae music genre, and the 3 spot for top albums downloaded in the United States in all genres of music. The album also debuted at 54 on the Billboard Top 200, 7 on the Billboard Indie Albums, and 1 on the Billboard Reggae charts. “Bright Side of Life” joined the likes of top artists such as Modest Mouse, Colbie Caillat, Whitney Houston, Black Eyed Peas, and Kings of Leon. Of the new album, Rebelution shares, “After the positive response from fans and critics for ‘Courage to Grow’ and touring in support of it for the last few years, we are glad to finally reveal our new material to the fans who have waited so patiently. We’ve played many of the new songs live, but the recorded versions will have that ‘studio magic’ from all the time we’ve put into them.” The band notes that their second album will show their growth in maturity musically, with a more polished sound with flares of new styles that fans and future fans have yet to hear. “Bright Side of Life” also has an overall theme of encouragement. The band shares, “Though it was important for all of us in the band to be motivated to continue with what we do best, which is making music, we feel people in the world could use some encouragement in this time to stay motivated as well, which is what we drew a lot of inspiration for this album.” The release of “Bright Side of Life” marks the first release under Rebelution’s newly founded record label 87 Music, in association with Controlled Substance Sound Labs, the California based music collective, which is also home to artists Slightly Stoopid and Pepper, and their respective artist imprints. 从艺历程：成立与初期（2004-2007）：Rebelution于2004年在加州伊斯拉维斯塔成立，由五名加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的学生组成。2007年，乐队发行首张专辑《Courage to Grow》，获得好评并在Billboard雷鬼专辑榜上排名第四。主唱之一Velasquez因巡演生活离开。 《Bright Side of Life》时期（2008-2010）：2009年，Rebelution发行第二张专辑《Bright Side of Life》，占据iTunes排行榜首位，并在Billboard雷鬼专辑榜上排名第一。乐队参加了多个音乐节。 《Peace of Mind》时期（2011-2013）：2012年，Rebelution发行第三张专辑《Peace of Mind》，在Billboard 200排行榜上排名第13位，在独立专辑和雷鬼专辑中排名第一。 《Count Me In》时期（2014-2015）：2014年，Rebelution与Easy Star Records合作发行第四张专辑《Count Me In》，被评为年度最畅销的雷鬼专辑。乐队进行了巡回演出。 《Falling Into Place》时期（2016-2017）：2016年，Rebelution发行第五张专辑《Falling Into Place》，在Billboard雷鬼乐榜上空降第一，并在榜上停留了60多周。 《Free Rein》时期（2018-2019）：2018年，乐队发行第六张专辑《Free Rein》，在Billboard雷鬼专辑排行榜上排名第一，并在Billboard的Top 200排行榜上排名第41位。 《The Dub Collection》与《In The Moment》时期（2020-2021）：2020年，Rebelution发行dub专辑《The Dub Collection》。2021年，乐队发行第七张专辑《In The Moment》，在Billboard雷鬼专辑榜上首次亮相排名第2。 近期活动（2022-2024）：2022年，Rebelution发行现场专辑《Live in St. Augustine》。2023年，乐队发行第三张原声专辑《Reflections》。2024年，乐队计划在新泽西州大西洋城演出。 荣誉记录：Rebelution 的首张专辑《Courage to Grow 》成为iTunes上下载次数最多的雷鬼专辑之一，随后被 iTunes 评为“2007 年编辑选择奖：最佳雷鬼专辑”。 Rebelution 于 2017 年首次获得格莱美奖提名，其专辑《Falling Into Place》获得“最佳雷鬼专辑”奖提名。 2021 年 12 月，Rebelution凭借专辑《In The Moment 》获得Surf Roots TV & Radio粉丝选择奖“2021 年度最佳专辑”提名。投票由Facebook、Instagram和Twitter用户决定。这是该乐队首次凭借Amazon Fire TV、Apple TV和Roku上的雷鬼摇滚流媒体电视频道获得提名。