The Wrecks

[17] Additionally, Nally, Nussbaum, and Schmidt had performed in a band alongside musician Clay Borrell in the Official Stand Up Tour in mid-2015.

[18][19] Disregarding the spontaneity of the project, the three New Jersey natives drove to California to record music with Anderson and Kelley at the latter's request.

[14] Through a friend's housekeeping engagement, Anderson gained access to a professional home studio, albeit without the owner's permission, and the group self-recorded three tracks for an extended play in just three days, with roommate, sound engineer, and Coastbound collaborator Andrew D'Angelo serving as co-producer.

[25] The band performed at a series of small venues before self-releasing their debut EP, We Are The Wrecks, to the internet in April 2016.

Soon after, their debut single "Favorite Liar" received significant airplay and charted in the top forty on alternative radio.

Having depleted their budget, they continued to fund their endeavors by participating in medical studies[30] and working minimum wage jobs.

[33] The band temporarily moved into Anderson's grandmother's home in rural Wellsville, New York[34] and finished their next EP, Panic Vertigo, at the barn studio of friend Patrick Barry.

[35] The recording process took one and a half years,[36] and much of it took place over the summer of 2017 during All Time Low's "Last Young Renegade Tour, of which the Wrecks opened for.

[37][38] In mid-2018, the Wrecks made an appearance in Episode 6 of Hulu's series All Night performing their song "Favorite Liar."

[42] Weiss is depicted leaving midway through the announcement, implying his withdrawal from the band to pursue a career in producing,[43] once again making the Wrecks a four-piece ensemble.

[44][45] On June 10, 2019, the Wrecks announced a new single, "Freaking Out," gifting people who pre-ordered the song with an original hot sauce, Wrecktum Wrecker™.

[49] In August 2019, Hoodie Allen's song "You Should Let Me Know" was released, with lyrics, production, and vocals contributed by Anderson,[50] and guitar supplied by Schmidt.

[53] Infinitely Ordinary took roughly two years of refining, and unlike their previous EPs, the album features an array of producers and collaborators,[54] including Daniel Chae of Run River North.

[58] Originally planning to release a deluxe album, it was ultimately decided by the band to split the project into two extended plays, Static being the first of the two.

[62] After their "Rich Girl" cover and their feature on Good Boy Daisy's "Never Learn," the Wrecks released their first new original single since Infinitely Ordinary on March 10, 2021.

It features two remixes, two acoustic reimaginings, and three brand new songs, including "Things You Make Me Do," which was released on September 30, 2022.

The Wrecks released a limited run orange nail polish line named after their sophomore album in October 2022.

[85][86] On account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the band had to abstain from in person performances for the remainder of 2020, instead streaming exclusive live concerts throughout the fall.

[90][91] In the spring of 2020, the Wrecks participated in the Block by Blockwest virtual music festival hosted through sandbox video game Minecraft.

[96][97][98] The Wrecks assembled for their first live performance since the onset of COVID-19 at Jam in the Van Headquarters in Los Angeles, California on March 29, 2021.

The Wrecks took their tour to club venues in Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles.

[109] The band has also acknowledged the DIY – "low budget, high effort" – attributes of their song production and music videos.

[110] Even so, the band has denounced the practice of quickly recording songs and uploading them to Bandcamp, instead opting to "[spend] months trying and failing to perfect a mix.

"[72] The Wrecks are also known to have scrapped a nearly complete "radio-friendly" version of their sophomore EP, Panic Vertigo, for a more "rock and roll" approach.