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Former bandmates
Jared Draughon (vocals/guitar) and
Mitchell Marlow (guitar) hooked up for a casual jam session in their hometown of Chapel Hill, NC, in early 2002. They quickly decided the time was right to start a band up together again, thus birthing
Classic Case.
Marlow, who was then living in Brooklyn, ultimately persuaded
Draughon to relocate to New York when getting a permanent crew together in North Carolina proved to be difficult. There the duo began jamming with drummer Stephan Linde (
Sons of Abraham,
Glassjaw) and bassist
Eric Mendelson.
Classic Case practiced for about a year, finally recording and self-releasing the EP It's Been Business Doing Pleasure with You in 2004. That same year,
Durijah Lang (ex-
Glassjaw,
the Stryder) replaced Linde on drums, and the band, due to its past connections and
Incubus-inspired rock sound, was able to play shows with a range of acts, from
Puddle of Mudd and Orgy to
Taking Back Sunday,
He Is Legend, and
the Used. Former Beloved member
Josh Moore was added into the fray in 2005 on vocals and guitar, shortly before
Classic Case entered a Manhattan studio for three months to record their debut album. The band relocated back to North Carolina, as the polished
Dress to Depress, which sounded something like a harder-rocking
Mae, was issued in October 2005 via Help/Fiddler Records (Fiddler dissolved shortly after its release).
Classic Case inked a deal with California punk indie Fearless Records in the summer of 2006 and began recording their follow-up that September with
Helmet's
Page Hamilton in the production seat. Losing at Life was completed by the year's end and released in early 2007. ~ Corey Apar