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Craig Fairbauh: Guitar (electric), Vocals | Shame Gallagher: Guitar (electric), Vocals

Genre: Alternative, Electro | DJ, Punk

Sound description: blink-182 minus 138 = Plus 44

RIYL: blink-182, the Transplants, Boxcar Racer, Story Of The Year, the Nervous Return, Mercy Killers, My Chemical Romance

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• +44 website

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Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 2006

Ex-Band Members: Carol Heller, Guitar (electric), Vocals

Current Status: Recording and touring.

Influences: blink-182, the Transplants, Boxcar Racer, the Nervous Return, the Foo Fighters, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday

Background:

+44 (pronounced "Plus Forty Four") was formed by former blink-182 members Mark Hoppus (bass guitar and vocals) and Travis Barker (drums and keyboards). +44 is a supergroup that consists of former Transplants touring guitarist Craig Fairbaugh and the lead guitarist of the Nervous Return, Shane Gallagher. According to Hoppus, the band's name refers to the international dialing code of the United Kingdom, the country where Hoppus and Barker first discussed the project.

The band's debut album, When Your Heart Stops Beating, was released on November 14, 2006, entering Billboard's 200 chart at #10 and remaining on the chart for 10 weeks.

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