American Authors

Zac Barnett as vocalist and guitarist, James Adam Shelley as lead guitarist, Dave Rublin as bassist and Matt Sanchez as the drummer, collectively formed as The Blue Pages (currently American Authors) while attending Berklee College of Music.

The Blue Pages remained confined within Boston, recording several EPs including Surrounded by Wolves, Bear Fight, Night Hawke, Anthropology and Rich with Love.

In 2012, “The Blue Pages” got renamed to “American Authors”. American Authors released their first debut single, “Believer”, making to US alternative rock radio, and caught the attention of Mercury Records.

“Hit It” which initially came out as a single got featured on a game by EA, FIFA 14. They released their first studio album Oh, What a Life on 2014. In 2016, they released their sophomore studio album What We Live For, featuring hit singles “I’m Born to Run” and “Go Big or Go Home. On 1 February, 2019, they released their third studio album, Seasons with Island Records as their recording label.

In October 2020, they released an EP “Counting Down” which included a few new songs and a few singles released before the EP. Including “a collaboration with Seeb”. The next few years after the EP, they released several single releases and collaborations with artists such as Mark McGrath, Santana, and Rob Thomas.

In 2023, the group released their fourth studio effort, Best Night of My Life, a tribute of sorts to their mega smash-hit ten years prior.