Chin Up Chin Up is an indie pop band formed in 2001 by Jeremy Bolen and Nathan Snydacker in their hometown of Chicago. The lineup was rounded off by Chris Saathoff and Chris Dye. The band later added Greg Sharp.
Immediately after forming, the band spent eight months recording their self-titled EP. After positive local reviews, the band toured with a variety of bands, including: Appleseed Cast, the Mercury Program, Pedro the Lion, the American Analog Set, Broken Social Scene, Smog, Minus the Bear, and Pinback. Soon after, the band began to record their debut album, We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers, with John Congleton. Late at night on February 14, 2004, Chris Saathoff was killed in a hit and run accident as he was leaving a Ponys show at a local bar, the Empty Bottle, with his girlfriend. After their benefit shows in honor of their friend, Chin Up Chin Up regrouped to finish recording their album, We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers, in which some of the bass lines Chris Saathoff had previously recorded while composing the album were used where possible. The album was released in 2004 on Flameshovel Records. Chin Up Chin Up released This Harness Can't Ride Anything on October 10, 2006. They released it on Suicide Squeeze, a Seattle-based indie rock record label.
Members
Jeremy Bolen, formerly part of the band Punjab, plays guitar, along with Nathan Snydacker, who used to sing and play bass for Nymb. Chris Saathoff played bass, and after his death he was replaced by Jesse Woghin. Chris Dye plays drums. Greg Sharp plays the keyboards. Their album was recorded by John Congleton.
Discography
* Chin Up Chin Up – (May 15, 2002; Re-released w/ Bonus Tracks July 26, 2005)
* We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers – (October 13, 2004)
* This Harness Can't Ride Anything – (October 10, 2006)
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