They are currently a duo consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Brian Sella and drummer Mat Uychich.
[2][3] In August 2007, after Brian Sella (vocals, guitar, lyricist) finished his first year at Ramapo College, he and childhood friend Mathew Uychich (drums) began playing together under the name The Front Bottoms.
They released an EP called Slow Dance To Soft Rock which contained six tracks later remastered for the LP.
In late 2010, the band filmed a music video for "Maps", after being contacted through Myspace by an anonymous filmmaker, which gave them more exposure.
[citation needed] On June 2, 2011, the band had announced that they signed with Bar/None Records and would release their self-titled debut studio album on September 6, 2011.
The Front Bottoms replaced Uychich with a new touring musician, Drew Villafuerte, who played bass in addition to keyboards.
[citation needed] In March 2013, the band released a video for "Twin Size Mattress" on YouTube in the promotion of their next record.
On July 3, 2020, the band announced their album In Sickness & in Flames and released the song "Montgomery Forever" with its video.
Reviewing for NME, Samantha Maine praises the band's work, calling the album "a sharp and unflinching collection that harks back to the magic of their 2011 self-titled debut.
The New Jersey folk-punk band took a creative risk with 2017's synth-packed 'Going Grey', and 'In Sickness & In Flames' finds them returning to more familiar territory, confirming their ability to mine millennial angst with verve.
"[16] Pitchfork Media reviewer Julia Gray, on the other hand, argues, "The album is twee and punk and neither of those things.
It's understandable that the Front Bottoms, a band whose legacy revolves around post-adolescent growing pains, have lost some of the spark that fueled their first six albums.
Many reviews identified the pop undertones, critic Quinn Gill noted that some fans feel as though the band is out of its golden age, but followed by writing “the duo has proven that it would rather try a million new things than grow stagnant”.