Stand Atlantic

In 2012, friends Bonnie Fraser (lead vocals/rhythm guitar) and Arthur Ng (lead guitar), joined by David Potter (bass) and Jordan Jansons (drums) formed a band under the name What It's Worth. [4] The four-piece pop punk band began recording material, and released their debut single, "Bulletproof Vest" in December 2012. In May 2013, they released their debut demo EP, Catalyst via physical and online platforms, followed by the release of their next single, "Romeo". It was accompanied by two national tours of Australia in support of their debut EP.

In early 2014, the group changed their name from What It's Worth to Stand Atlantic. [5] The band released their first single under the new name, "Breakaway", featuring the band's new sound, in March 2014.[6] It was accompanied by a fan-made lyric video.[7] The single was recorded at Broken Sound Studios.

Stand Atlantic returned to the studio during November 2014, working on their next demo EP, A Place Apart. During this time Jordan left the band and was replaced by Jonno. The first single, 'Wasteland', was released in April 2015 with the full EP later the same month.[8] The EP was recorded by Rohan Kumar and mixed by Dave Petrovic (Tonight Alive and Hands Like Houses).[9] The band toured with As It Is,[10] State Champs[11] and Young Lions during 2015.

In 2016, the band toured with With Confidence and At Sunset,[12] before joining Cute Is What We Aim For on their 10th anniversary tour of The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch album.[13] It was also announced that the band were to play at Bondi-Blitz.[14] They released a cover of Ariana Grande's "Break Free" on Ghost Killer Entertainment in June.[15] In September 2016, the band announced via a Facebook post, that Arthur had chosen to leave the band. The post also included news that they were working on new music with Stevie Knight (With Confidence, Trophy Eyes, Between You And Me) at Electric Sun Studios. The band started 2017 touring with As It Is.[16]

On 21 June 2017, Stand Atlantic announced they had signed to Rude Records, becoming the first Australian band to do so.[17] The band announced later that day that their first single from the new EP, Coffee at Midnight, would be premiered on Triple J's short.fast.loud that night.[18]

Stand Atlantic announced the Sidewinder EP the following week, with a release date set for 15 September 2017. On 23 July 2017, Stand Atlantic released the second single, 'Mess I Made',[19] through Hysteria Mag.[20]

On 27 July 2017, they announced they would be supporting New Found Glory on their '20 Years of Pop/Punk' tour, playing at sold-out shows across Australia.[21]

The band released one more single before the release of the EP, the title track "Sidewinder" in August.[22] Stand Atlantic were featured in the September issue of Rock Sound magazine.[23]

The EP peaked at number 31 on the iTunes charts during release day.[24] In October 2017, Stand Atlantic announced they would be supporting ROAM on their European and UK tours,[25][26] starting in November. It was announced in November that Stand Atlantic would be supporting Knuckle Puck on their Australian tour in January 2018.[27] Stand Atlantic's EP, Sidewinder, made 10th place on Rock Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2017.[28]

Stand Atlantic are featured in Kerrang!'s hottest bands of 2018[29]

It was announced late February that Stand Atlantic would be playing Slam Dunk Festival later in 2018.[30]

On 4 September 2018, Stand Atlantic announced a new single, "Lavender Bones", would premiere on Triple J later that night.[31] A debut record was teased and Triple J appeared to post the album's name, Skinny Dipping[32] Stand Atlantic announced that they had signed to Hopeless Records on 5 September 2018 and that their debut album, Skinny Dipping, would be released in October 2018.[33] On 2 October Stand Atlantic released "Lost My Cool", the second single from their debut album.[34] Stand Atlantic released "Skinny Dipping", the title track and third single on 23 October. It premiered on BBC Radio 1.[35] Skinny Dipping was released on 26 October and debuted at number 17 on the iTunes charts[36] On 5 July 2019, Stand Atlantic officially announced Miki Rich as a permanent member of the band, after he had been touring with them since 2017.

During Stand Atlantic's UK/EU tour in August of 2019, through new merch, they announced a new single that would be coming out in September titled 'Hate Me (Sometimes). They announced the single would debut on Australian radio station Triple J on 16 September[37]. It was officially released on 17 September, accompanied by a music video[38]. Stand Atlantic announced on 24 October that they had started work on their sophomore album.[39] On 11 February 2020 Stand Atlantic premiered a new single on Triple J titled "Shh!". Stand Atlantic released a new single titled "Drink to Drown" on 2 April 2020, accompanied by a video featuring their fans from over the world. On 13 May 2020 Stand Atlantic unveiled a new single titled "Wavelength". [40]

On 25 June 2020, Stand Atlantic released a new single titled "Jurassic Park", accompanied by a music video, it was also announced that their second full-length album, "Pink Elephant", would release on 7 August 2020. [41]

• Bonnie Fraser – vocals and rhythm guitar (2012–present)
• David Potter – bass (2012–17), lead guitar (2017–present)
• Jonno Panichi – drums (2015–present)
• Miki Rich – bass (2019-present, touring member 2017-19)

• Arthur Ng – lead guitar (2012–16)
• Jordan Jansons – drums (2012–14)

• Ethan Mestroni – drums (2014–15)
• Will Robinson – guitar (2016–17)