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Come Closer, Bazaar of All Nations Soundtrack, and Media Theatre Performance (2010-2013)

                                                                               2010 saw the release of the Come Closer EP, which included 5 new songs lead by the singles                                                                                           “Waiting” and “Dark Alleys”, and including a song “Relative to What?” which originally appeared on                                                                                   Manley’s The Epitome of Boredom demo tape. Shortly after these sessions, the band contributed                                                                                     the score to the documentary film, Bazaar of All Nations, which was released later that year [15].                                                                                       The film, which included interviews with Vince Papale, Captain Noah, and Big Daddy Graham,                                                                                         gained media coverage, a theatrical run in the Philadelphia suburbs, DVD sales, and eventual                                                                                           broadcast on the Philadelphia PBS affiliate, WHYY TV 12 [16,17]. In 2012, Effusion 35 performed at                                                                                     the storied Media Theatre as part of the One Song Rock Festival [18]. 

 

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Wages of Spin II Soundtrack and Borrowed Time, Reluctant Rhymes (2014)
 

In 2014, a new song, called “Never Be Forgiven” was included in the soundtrack to the documentary film The Wages of Spin II: Bring Down that Wall [19] . The film is the middle entry of a trilogy of documentaries focusing on payola scandals in the music business, and starring such industry notables as Charlie Gracie. The EP Borrowed Time, Reluctant Rhymes, was released later that year, which includes “The Garden Path” and “Bad Neighborhood” which became live staples and remain so to this day [20]. 

 

Lineup Change, Leaving Virginville Soundtrack, Penn Treaty Park, World Cafe Live and

Single Releases (2015-2018)     

In late 2014 the first major shift in the band’s lineup began, with bassist and founding member Sean

Hamill stepping away, as well as longtime drummer Randy Robbins. With these vacancies, bassist

Kevin Manley, and drummer Jim Napoleon, the brothers of Pat Manley and Joe Napoleon

respectively, joined the group full-time. Also during this period there was a substantial increase in

frequency of shows, particularly in 2016 and 2017 [20]. 2016 also marked the first instance of a

tradition of playing a concert at historic Penn Treaty Park each summer, which continues to this day.

The band contributed several songs to the 2017 film Leaving Virginville, including new mixes of  the

previously released "Bad Neighborhood" and "The Garden Path", as well as the album versions of

"Just One More Sunrise", 'Round and Back", and "Juxtaposition" [21]. Pat Manley also contributed the

film score as well. The film screened theatrically and has won dozens of awards on the festival circuit [22]. In December of 2017 the band performed at the renowned World Cafe Live as part of a band showcase. During this period there were also several single releases, including a new mix "Never Be Forgiven" and new recordings "Ledge", "All I Need Is You", "Doppelgänger", "Apple (Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree)", "Calm(er)", and "King of the Pack". 2018 also marked the first appearance of Tom DiGregorio as a band member. 
 

                                                                 Performances with Green Jellÿ, The Ronains, and 20th Anniversary                                                                           Show (2019)

 

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                                                                                 2019 was a significant year for the band,  being the

                                                                                 20th Anniversary of the first performance, and it

                                                                                 startedwith a opening slot for the well-known Comedy

                                                                                 rock band Green Jellÿ in a sold out show at the

                                                                                 Philadelphia venue, Kung Fu Necktie [23,24].

Consequently,  Effusion 35 would have a repeat performance opening for the band again in 2020,

a year to the day of this show. In April 2019, the band opened for Scottish band The Ronains at The

Fire in Philadelphia [25]. While this was their first U.S. tour, The Ronains have had sustained success in the U.K. with top-10 charting singles, songs highlighted on BBC Radio 1, and sold out tours/festival shows [26]. In November, Effusion 35 celebrated their 20th Anniversary with a career-spanning set at Bourbon & Branch in Philadelphia [27]. The band was rejoined on several songs by bassist and founding member, Sean Hamill. The entire show was professionally filmed [28].

                                                                  Songs for Space, Opening for Sponge, New Album,  and 25th                 

                                                                  Anniversary (2020-2024)

                                                                                  On October 13th 2021 astronaut Chris Boshuizen carried a

                                                                                  Star Trek-themed USB drive containing the Effusion 35 song

                                                                                  “Missing Time”, amongst others submitted to a popular Reddit

                                                                                  thread, on the Blue Origin NS-18 rocket launch [29-31]. The flight,

                                                                                  which also carried actor William Shatner, received heavy media

coverage, including live TV broadcasts, streaming, and a documentary entitled Shatner in Space [32,33]. On  May

31st 2024 Effusion 35 was the opening act for the platinum recording artist, Sponge in front of a sold out

audience at Kung Fu Necktie in Philadelphia during their Rotting Piñata 30th Anniversary tour [34]. Effusion 35

moved towards completion of a new concept album conceived by Joe Napoleon and comprising some of the

singles released over the past few years such as "King of the Pack", "AII I Need Is You", "Apple (Doesn't Fall Far

From the Tree)" and "Shitbag" as well as several new compositions. The band celebrates its 25th Anniversary

in 2024 and a celebratory performance is slated for later in the year. 

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Awards/Nominations, Highlights, and Broadcast History

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                                                      The band quickly gained some accolades in the early 2000s, consistently leading in rankings on the regional                                                              website Localriffs.com [35]. In 2001 the band won the first round of "The 12 Bands of Christmas" competition at                                                              Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia. In 2010, "Placebo" was ranked the #17 song in all genres on Indie-Music.com                                                                [36]. In 2016, Effusion 35 was voted "May Artist of the Month" by RockonPhilly.com [37]. Also that year, the band's                                                          performance at Penn Treaty Park was highlighted on CBS3 Philadelphia [38]. In 2021, the band was highlighted in                                                        a profile by the Philadelphia bar, The Monkey Club [39]. 

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                                                       In 2016, Youtube Channel Your Local Note did an extended

                                                       interview with Effusion 35, and played the songs "Placebo",

                                                      "Waiting", "The Garden Path" and "Bad Neighborhood" [40].

                                                      Heavy metal band, Assaultica uses a sample of the Effusion

                                                      35 song "Lillyanna" in their own song "Slippery When Dead",

                                                      released in 2018 [41].  In 2021 and 2022 live music videos of

                                                      the songs "Juxtaposition" and  "Missing Time" were featured

                                                      in the Film Festival, A Lyte In the Dark, screening at

                                                      Princeton Garden Theatre in Princeton, NJ, and later

broadcast on Comcast local access channels in NJ [42,43]. The band was nominated in 4 categories for the 2021 "Homey Awards"  (Best guitarist, Best bass player, Best drummer, and Best rock song) on the radio program Hometown Heroes Delaware Public Media [44].Hometown Heroes both on their former station 93.7FM WSTW and their current Delaware Public Media broadcasts, have played the songs "Don't Wanna Talk About It", "King of the Pack", "Never Be Forgiven", "Placebo", "Something on You", "The Garden Path" and "Waiting" [45]. Y-NOT Radio has played "Waiting", "Ledge", and "Against the Grain" as well as a live acoustic performance of "Something on You"[46]. WXPN's The Key, featured "Waiting" on a story about the One Song Rock Festival in 2012 [47]. The band has also received airplay on KNYO 107.7 FM, in Fort Bragg, California,  WRTI 90.1 FM Temple University radio, and WQHS UPenn radio.

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In 2023 a rooftop tribute to Effusion 35 appeared on I-95 in Philadelphia near the I-676 exit [48]. 

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Discography

 

Albums and EPs

• Stonewind (2008)

• Come Closer (2010)

• Borrowed Time, Reluctant Rhymes (2014)

Singles

• Bad Neighborhood (2016)

• The Garden Path (2016)

• Never Be Forgiven (2016)

• Ledge (2017)

• All I Need Is You (2017)

• Doppelgänger (2017)

• Calm(er) (2019)

• Against the Grain (2019)

• Something on You (2020)

• Shitbag (2021)

• Don't Wanna Talk About It (2023)

• Sonder (2024)

Soundtracks

• Bazaar of All Nations (2010)

• Wages of Spin II (2014)

• Leaving Virginville (2017)