Hard-rocking Ocala, FL, post-grunge ensemble
Stereoside features the talents of lead singer
Jeff Shields, bassist
David Oliver, drummer
Chris York, and guitarist/vocalist
Ben Foster. Formed in the late '90s out of the band
60 Cycle Hum,
Stereoside released an album in 2005 with original vocalist
Eddie Sweeney. Subsequently,
Sweeney and
Stereoside parted ways and
Shields joined the ensemble in 2006 after winning a local American Idol-inspired competition. A year later, the band signed with the independent Beiler Bros. Records and soon after began work on its debut album with
Shields.
So Long was scheduled for release in September of 2007. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide