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Jonathan Jones: Piano, Vocals | Trevor Faris: Drums | Adam Lovell: Bass guitar | Jason De La Torre: Guitar (acoustic), Guitar (electric)

Genre: Rock

RIYL: Waking Ashland, Jack’s Mannequin, Paramore, the Matches

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Related Links

• We Shot the Moon website

• Blog: "The Rebirth of Cardiff's Own Jonathan Jones" · Sept. 7, 2009

• MySpace page

Synoposis

Inception: San Diego, 2007

Influences: Jack’s Mannequin, Coldplay, Switchfoot, Muse, Weezer, the Fray, Boys Like Girls

Background:

Led by former Waking Ashland front man Jonathan Jones on vocals and piano, We Shot the Moon (originally called the Honor Roll) is also made up of Trevor Faris (drums), Adam Lovell (bass), and Jason De La Torre (guitar). The band specializes in “quirky rock,” according to Jones, evincing shades of Jack’s Mannequin, Coldplay, Switchfoot, Muse, and Weezer.

The band’s debut album Fear and Love was released in 2008. In 2009, they released A Silver Lining, an 11-track disc produced by Mike Green (Paramore, the Matches) on Minneapolis-based Afternoon Records.