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W2 is an indie rock band from Tallahassee, FL, composed of singer/songwriter and guitarist Walker Webb, and drummer/pianist Will Hollimon. They are most notable for their ages of 14 and 12, respectively, as well as their unique way of promoting their work. They are known for collaborating with Tumblr bloggers to advertise their albums. They garnered a reputation for reworking modern pop songs into harder, electric pieces for their live shows. Webb and Hollimon met in 2012 through their moms, and started practicing together in late 2012. They played their first show at a benefit for March of Dimes in 2013, and soon played many gigs around Florida after. From mid-2013 to early-2014, they slowed down their live shows and focused on recording their debut extended play, "Home". They recorded both "Home", and their debut full-length album, "Nobody Home", before either of them entered high school.

2012-2013: Formation, First shows
In early 2012, singer/guitarist Walker Webb starting playing solo gigs at the age of eleven. After playing for most of 2012, he started to look for other people his age to play with. Drummer Will Hollimon started playing backup drums for various bands, but wanted to start his own band with someone his own age. After meeting earlier in Spring 2012, they started playing together in the fall. After practicing together for months, they played their first official gig; a benefit concert for March of Dimes set in a local bar. The band then continued to play throughout Tallahassee the rest of the year.

2013-2014: Songs About You, Home EP
In mid-2013, the band began considering releasing their own songs after playing mostly covers for all of 2013. Webb gathered up some music he had previously composed, which would later turn into the tracks 'Songs About You' and 'Home'. In September 2013, W2 entered a contest for a chance to play at the Rock By The Sea festival. They won, and also got a push from chairman Beth Gosnell to have something to sell at the festival. Webb began writing new material, and in late 2013, W2 entered the studio to record their debut extended play. While still recording other material, W2 digitally released their first single, Songs About You, on February 28, 2014, coinciding with Webb's thirteenth birthday. Almost two months later, they released another single, the heavier sounding Breaking Down My Walls and Burning All My Bridges.

On May 8th, they released the six-track extended play entitled Home. The band later sent the song Surfer Boy to internet radio stations.

2015-present: Nobody Home
After spending much of the previous year playing live shows in support of their EP, they scaled the number of shows back for 2015 in order to make time to record their debut album.

Members

 * Walker Webb (vocals, guitar, songwriting)
 * Will Hollimon (drums, piano)

Home - EP
The band's first EP was the self-released Home in 2014. It failed to chart, but was well-recieved.


 * 1) "July" – 3:09
 * 2) "Songs About You" – 2:46
 * 3) "Breaking Down My Walls and Burning All My Bridges" – 4:25
 * 4) "Home" – 3:11
 * 5) "Surfer Boy (The Beach Anthem)" – 3:25
 * 6) "Laced With Leather" – 3:33