User:St. Jimmy Jammy/We Are The Union

We Are The Union (sometimes capitalized as We Are the Union and abbreviated as WATU) is an American ska punk band from Detroit, Michigan  formed in 2005.

Formation and early career (2005-2008)
Formed in August 2005, We Are The Union formed due to them being "unhappy with the current state of ska music."

Who We Are, Great Leaps Forward, You Can't Hide The Sun and break-up/hiatus (2009-2013)
In 2013, We Are The Union announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus, stating: "We've decided to take a hiatus from active status. […] We were a band. Maybe someday we will be again. We've had some amazing times, and we truly appreciate those of you who've contributed to our existence. We've never been a supercool hype band or uberpunx beardy band, so we thank each and every one of you who listened to our music over the years.".

Influences and musical style
We Are The Union cites Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Slapstick and This Is A Standoff as influences. More recently, We Are The Union has been inspired by indie pop and pop music.

Current members

 * Reed Wolcott - guitar, lead vocals (2005-2013, 2015-present)
 * Brandon Benson - bass, backing vocals
 * Ricky Weber - lead guitar
 * Brent Friedman - drums
 * Jeremy Hunter  - trombone, backing vocals

Former members

 * Matt Belanger - trombone
 * Tony Weinbender - unknown, possibly trombone
 * Jim Margle - drums

Discography
Adapted from the bands Bandcamp, Spotify, Tumblr and YouTube accounts

Studio albums

 * Who We Are (2007)
 * Great Leaps Forward (2010)
 * You Can't Hide The Sun (2012)
 * Self Care (2018)

Extended plays

 * The Grow Up Or Shut Up EP (2006, out of print)
 * The Gun Show Must Go On (2009, digital only)
 * Graveyard Grins (2011, digital only)
 * You Can't B​-​Side The Sun (2014)
 * Keep It Down (2015)

Demos

 * The Grow Up Or Shut Up EP (2006, out of print)

YouTube releases

 * Dust on the Hourglass (Acoustic In-Studio) (2018)

Music videos

 * This is My Life (And It's Ending One Minute At A Time) (2008)
 * We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat (2012)
 * Call In Dead (Lyric Video, 2015)
 * A Better Home (Lyric Video, 2018)
 * Dust on the Hourglass (Acoustic In-Studio) (2018)
 * What's Wrong With Me? (Lyric Video, 2018)
 * Your Way, Your Time (2020)
 * Pre-Expatriate (2020)
 * You're Dead / Vampire Ska (2020)
 * I'm Working Retail For Christmas (2020)

Compilation appearances

 * Fall Sampler 2012 (2012, Paper and Plastick Records)
 * Features the track "Dead End" from You Can't Hide The Sun
 * 2013 Summer Sampler (2013, Paper and Plastick Records)
 * Features the track "Dust on the Hourglass" also from You Can't Hide The Sun