In 2018, the formation of the American alternative rock group The Backseat Lovers in Provo, Utah. “Kilby Girl,” the band’s 2019 single, has amassed over 200 million Spotify streams and climbed as high as number 39 on the Billboard Rock & Alternative Airplay chart. Waiting to Spill, the group’s first album for a big label, was made available on October 28, 2022, by Capitol Records. Guitarist Jonas Swanson and lead singer Joshua Harmon first met in 2017 while lining up for an open mic in Provo, Utah. Juice Welch, the drummer, and Ethan Christensen, the bassist, joined the two. Later, KJ Ward was appointed to replace Christensen. The band won a “battle of the bands” contest in June 2018 at Velour, a Provo venue. The group also self-released Elevator Days, its debut EP, in that same month.
When We Were Friends, the debut studio album by The Backseat Lovers, was released in January 2019. The singles “Maple Syrup” and “Kilby Girl” were featured from the album. By 2022, Spotify had received over 100 million plays of the latter song. Additionally, it was played on radio stations like KKDO in Sacramento and the Alt Nation channel on Sirius XM. On the Billboard Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, it reached its peak in 2021 at position 39. 2019 saw the band on tour in support of When We Were Friends. The group went on tour in 2021, playing their inaugural festival appearance at Lollapalooza in July of that year. The group started its North American “Turning Point” tour in 2022. The group started releasing new singles later in 2022, such as “Growing/Dying,” “Close Your Eyes,” and “Slowing Down.” The band’s Waiting to Spill big label debut studio album was made available on October 28, 2022, by Capitol Records. Additionally, The Backseat Lovers revealed details of their debut UK tour. due to occur in the spring of 2023, and Ireland.
