Brian Fox: Drums
Casey Mansfield: Vocals
Jeff Buffmyer: Guitar
Ryan Sublett: Guitar
Nick Mayberry: Bass

Previous Members:
Joel Barron: Guitar, Bass

Base of operations: Flint, MI

MP3s at www.myspace.com/downersoftheworldunite

Biography:
Downers of the World Unite are a rock and roll band from the Flint, Michigan. They have been a band for over 6 years. After a short hiatus, the band is back with some new members who are ready to hit the road. Downers Of The World Unite have self released two albums, "Nothing Looks Good" LP and the "Digital Teens" EP which are being digitally released through Thinker Thought Records (www.thinkerthought.com). Before the hiatus, the band was able to tour the country with Chiodos, Fear Before the March of Flames, The Sleeping, and Royden. Downers Of The World Unite have also shared the stage with Glassjaw, The Devil Wears Prada, The Bronx, Black Dahlia Murder, Atreyu, Portugal, the Man, MXPX, The Swellers, and many others. The band is in the process of writing new songs for a new album.

Similar artists: The Bronx, Every Time I Die, The Deftones

Discography:
V/A "Ten Years Of Thinker Thought" Thinker Thought Records 2011
"Nothing Looks Good" Thinker Thought Records 2011
"Digital Teens" Thinker Thought Records 2011


Downers Of The World Unite - Download printable press photo 1 by Mike Rice (2912 x 4368 jpeg)


Downers Of The World Unite - Download printable press photo 2 by Mike Rice (2912 x 4368 jpeg)

Track Listing:
1. Please, Go Home
2. (Return To The Country Home)
3. New Order And I
4. Aquaholic
5. XO
6. I Was A Wandering Sheep
7. Teenager
8. Is Nothing Sacred?
9. History Is History
10. Nothing Looks Good

Press:
"I do not get to review a lot of hardcore or punk on StGA. Growing up in the Connecticut hardcore/punk/ska scene, those genres of music will always hold a special place in my heart. Unfortunately those genre’s of music rarely get promoted to me. But that is not the case with Flint, MI’s Downers of the World Unite. Their are re-releasing their 2007 debut LP, Nothing Looks Good along with their new EP, Digital Teens through Thinker Thought Records.

"Downers of the World Unite, colloquially known as Downers, play a brash style of hardcore punk that has drawn comparisons to Every Time I Die, The Bronx, and Deftones. The tracks on Digital Teens are generally fast, thrashy punk; Only one song on the album is over three minutes and most tracks are under two minutes. Musically the band is reminiscent of Cro-Mags mixed with The Exploited. The vocals remind me of Folly which gives the music a little more of a metalcore edge.

"The only thing that bothers me about the album is the song structures get old pretty quick. It seem like every song is structure: verse-chorus-verse-chorus-breakdown. While I understand that is the style of music, there are plenty of tracks where the breakdown seems haphazardly stuck on the end just to fulfill the expectations of some unseen judges. The opening track for instance “Married To The Sea” seems to be bridging the gap between garage punk and hardcore. The track’s guitars remind me of The Hives but with a stronger low end to fill out the sound. The song is a perfectly good two minute track but then the song is extended to two-minutes-and-twenty-seconds to fit in a breakdown at the very end. The 20 second breakdown does not ruin the song but it just does not add much to it and makes it feel a tad bit trite.

"Analyzing the music, I think Digital Teens/Nothing Looks Good is a little too generic for me. Downers of the World Unite are probably an awesome live band but listening to the album at home I picked out a lot of bland structures that just reek of being too stereotypically 'hardcore'. 6.0/10" - Adam Morgan / Surviving The Golden Age

"Today's music discovery features Downers Of The World Unite, a band out of Waterford, Michigan. Check them out if you enjoy Every Time I Die,Trash Talk, Gallows, Refused, Nirvana, or any other similar bands. They have some shows coming up with Every Time I Die, Trap Them, Howl, and Misery Index, so make sure you check out their tour schedule." - Decoy Music

"Like Every Time I Die — lots of screaming with melody." - Creative Loafing