Rival Sons [SEP] location of formation
Rival Sons
Rival Sons is an American rock band from Long Beach, California. Formed in 2009, they have released six albums and one EP. They originate from the remnants of a previous band of guitarist Scott Holiday. The band is known for extensive touring and their notable album release "Pressure & Time". They are signed to Low Country Sound, an imprint of Elektra run by Dave Cobb.
Early history.
Rival Sons formed in Long Beach where Jay Buchanan and Michael Miley lived. Prior to the
formation of Rival Sons, Jay Buchanan recorded as a solo artist and with his "Buchanan band". He independently released "All Understood" in 2004 and "True Love EP" in 2006. Scott Holiday had been active in many bands including Human Lab who were signed to Atlantic Records which he then subsequently left and formed a band called Black Summer Crush.
In 2006 Holiday came across Buchanan while searching on MySpace for a singer. Drummer Michael Miley had previously worked with Jay (as well as having been in Veruca