Balance And Composure

They formed in the winter of 2007, after the breakup of two local Doylestown bands.

Balance and Composure
Balance and Composure playing at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia
Background information
Origin	Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock post-hardcore emo post-grunge soft grunge
Years active	2007–2019, 2023–present
Labels	Vagrant, UNFD (AU/NZ), No Sleep, Big Scary Monsters (EU), Memory Music
Members	Jon Simmons Andy Slaymaker Erik Petersen Matt Warner Dennis Wilson

The band's music is often suggested having similarities to bands such as Title Fight and Nirvana. Balance and Composure's early influences included Neutral Milk Hotel, Nirvana, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbreaker, and Braid.

They released three studio albums and two EPs over the initial course of their career. Their second album The Things We Think We're Missing reached number 51 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the Independent Albums, number 13 on the Modern Rock/Alternative Albums and number 16 on the Rock Albums charts.

On December 14, 2017, on Taylor Madison's Strange Nerve podcast, vocalist Jon Simmons announced that their upcoming anniversary tour would be their last. On January 14, 2019 a press release went out on the band's Twitter account announcing a farewell tour. Six dates were confirmed, saying that "These shows are the only shows we have planned in our future, we would love if you joined us one last time." The band later added extra dates due to high demand. These shows had select support from Tigers Jaw, mewithoutYou, and Touche Amore.

On April 11, 2023, the band surprise released the 7-inch single Too Quick to Forgive with two new songs, "Savior Mode" and "Last to Know". The release was produced by longtime collaborator Will Yip and released via his label, Memory Music. The band also announced a handful of reunion shows with select support from Webbed Wing, Grist Mil, Fleshwater, Seahaven, Death Bells, Choir Boy, and Toledo. Simmons, Andy Slaymaker (guitar), Erik Petersen (guitar), and Matt Warner (bass) returned in the formation of the 2023 iteration of the band. They were joined by new drummer Dennis Wilson, formerly of Saves the Day and Every Avenue.

Studio albums

• Separation (2011)
• The Things We Think We're Missing (2013)
• Light We Made (2016)

EPs

• I Just Want to Be Pure (2008)
• Only Boundaries (2009)
• Balance and Composure/Tigers Jaw split (2010)
• Acoustic 7" (2012)
• Braid & Balance and Composure split (2012)
• Off the Board: A Studio 4 Family Compilation (2013)
• Postcard/Revelation 7" (2016)
• Slow Heart 7" (2017)
• Too Quick to Forgive 7" (2023)

Music videos

Current members

• Jon Simmons – lead vocals (2007–2019, 2023–present), third guitar (2010–2019, 2023–present), lead guitar (2007–2010)
• Andy Slaymaker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2007–2019, 2023–present)
• Matt Warner – bass (2007–2019, 2023–present)
• Erik Petersen – lead guitar (2010–2019, 2023–present)
• Dennis Wilson – drums (2023-present)

Former members

• Bailey Van Ellis – drums (2007-2019)