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Invalids is an American math rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2008. The band began as a solo project of Pete Davis on guitar, vocals, and programmed drums, and Nick Shaw on bass. In 2015 Pete turned the project into a four-piece band featuring Brock Benzel on guitar, Joe Scala on drums, and Raymond Bonanno on bass. They have released 2 studio albums and 4 EPs.

History
Pete Davis began the band as a solo project in 2008 and began work on their first album Eunoia, where he recorded both guitar and vocals as well as programming the drums to every song. He got help from Nick Shaw online who recorded bass for the album. They went on to record multiple EPs and their album Strengths in 2014.

In 2014, Joe Scala recorded himself covering songs from the band which impressed Pete. Around 2015, Pete met Brock Benzel and Raymond Bonanno at shows where other bands were playing and Brock recorded themselves covering songs online as well. In March of 2015, Pete asked them all to join Invalids where they would go on to play multiple live shows and continue releasing music.

On January 9, Pete Davis revealed that he had permanently moved to Australia due to a job opportunity on the band's social media accounts, and went on to say that the band will continue to make music.

Style
Invalids employs a large assortment of extended techniques, mainly revolving around two-handed tapping. Their music incorporates a lot of odd time signatures, syncopation, and complicated phrasing in an attempt to make the instrumental parts of the song difficult to play while keeping the vocal melody and lyrics easily memorable. Their lyrical content persists of a more midwest emo style.

Members
Current Members


 * Pete Davis - guitar (2008-present)
 * Brock Benzel - guitar (2015-present)
 * Joe Scala - drums (2015-present)
 * Raymond Bonanno - bass (2015-present)

Former Members


 * Nick Shaw - bass (2008-2015)

Discography

 * Eunoia (2012)
 * Two-Hundred-Second EP (2014)
 * Top Secret Area EP (2014)
 * Strengths (2014)
 * Permutation EP (2015)
 * Fulfillment EP (2018)