Influenced by the grunge movement, American band Balance and Company formed in
2007 around singer and guitarist Jon Simmons, with Andy Slaymaker and Erik
Petersen on guitars, Matt Warner on bass and Bailey Van Ellis on drums. Hailing
from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the band broke away from its original influences
and moved towards post-hardcore and alternative emo, more contemporary styles of
alternative rock. She subsequently released two EPs, I Just Want to Be Pure
(2008) and Only Boundaries (2009), then a third shared with the band Tigers Jaw
in 2010, before unveiling her debut...