Loquat (band)

[1] However, it wasn't until 2001 that the band came into being in its current form, when bass player Anthony Gordon encouraged the then-duo to play live shows.

They recruited drummer Christopher Lautz and original keyboardist Ben Kasman, and Loquat played their first live engagement in September 2001.

[4] While Loquat began assembling their first full album, their music gained increasing exposure due to extensive play time on San Francisco radio station Live 105, as well as the song "Swingset Chain" being featured on the CW television series One Tree Hill and coming pre-loaded on SanDisk's Sansa media player.

In April 2008, the band signed with Talking House Records,[8] and their second full-length album, Secrets of the Sea, was released in October 2008.

[9][10] In July 2009, Loquat announced that Ryan Manley was leaving the band to focus on his film and commercial production career.