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{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Eye Alaska
| name = Eye Alaska
| Img = Eye Alaska.jpg
| image = Eye Alaska.jpg
| Img_capt = Eye Alaska at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, MA while touring with [[VersaEmerge]]
| caption = Eye Alaska performing at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts while touring with [[VersaEmerge]]
| Img_size = 250
| image_size = 250
| Landscape = yes
| landscape = yes
| Background = group_or_band
| alias =
| Alias =
| origin = [[Orange County, California]], [[United States]]
| Origin = [[Orange County, California]], [[United States]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[post-hardcore]]
| years_active = 2006–2011
| Genre = [[New Wave music|New Wave]]<br />[[Alternative rock|Alternative]]<br />[[Progressive rock|Progressive]]
| label = [[Fearless Records|Fearless]]<ref name=hshits>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fearlessrecords.com/viewband.php?band_id=37|title=Eye Alaska information page |website=Fearlessrecords.com|accessdate=2020-03-30}}</ref>
| Years_active = 2006&ndash;present
| associated_acts = Dead Letter Diaries, Red Fox and the Standard Ox, [[Roy English]], Canary Dynasty, Cody B. Ware, VerBS
| Label = Fearless Records <ref name=hshits>{{cite web|url=http://www.fearlessrecords.com/viewband.php?band_id=37|title=Eye Alaska information page at Fearless records}}</ref>
| website = [http://www.myspace.com/eyealaska Eye Alaska at MySpace]
| Associated_acts = Dead Letter Diaries
| past_members = [[Roy English]] <br> Cameron Trowbridge <br> Christopher Osegueda <br> Chase Kensrue <br> Han Ko
Red Fox and the Standard Ox
| URL = [http://www.myspace.com/eyealaska Eye Alaska at MySpace]
| Current_members = Brandon Wronski <br> Cameron Trowbridge <br> Christopher Osegueda <br> Chase Kensrue <br> Han Ko
}}
}}


'''Eye Alaska''' is an [[American music|American]] [[alternative rock]] band from [[Orange County, California]], formed in 2006. Two members, Wronski and Trowbridge respectively, were former members of "Dead Letter Diaries"
'''Eye Alaska''' was an American rock band from [[Orange County, California]], formed in 2006. Two members, [[Roy English|Brandon Wronski]] and Cameron Trowbridge, were former members of Dead Letter Diaries.


Eye Alaska signed to [[Fearless Records]] in Feb 2008, and released their debut [[Extended play|EP]] titled ''[[Yellow & Elephant]]'' shortly after. They released their debut full length album, ''[[Genesis Underground]]'' on July 7, 2009. ''Genesis Underground'' reached #38 on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Heatseekers chart.<ref>[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3vfwxzl5ldfe~T5 Charts], [[Allmusic]]</ref>
Eye Alaska signed to [[Fearless Records]] in February 2008, and released their debut [[Extended play|EP]] titled ''[[Yellow & Elephant]]'' shortly after. They released their debut full-length album, ''[[Genesis Underground]]'', on July 7, 2009. ''Genesis Underground'' reached No.&nbsp;38 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1061820|pure_url=yes}} Charts], [[Allmusic]]</ref>

The band announced via Facebook on September 23, 2011 that they are to cease their existence as Eye Alaska and move on, as individuals, into other areas, not exclusively in music.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Brandon Wronski - [[lead vocals]]/guitar/piano/programming
* [[Roy English]] - [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[Programming (music)|programming]]
* Cameron Trowbridge - [[guitar]]/vocals
* Cameron Trowbridge - guitar, [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
* Christopher Osegueda - [[Bass guitar|bass]]/vocals
* Christopher Osegueda - [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
* Chase Kensrue - guitar/[[piano]]/vocals
* Chase Kensrue - guitar, piano, backing vocals
* Han Ko - drums
* Han Ko - [[Drum kit|drums]]


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Extended Plays===
=== Studio albums ===
{|class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! rowspan="2"| Label
! colspan="3"| Chart Positions<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eye alaska|chart=all}}|title=Genesis Underground - Eye Alaska {{!}} Billboard.com|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=13 September 2010}}</ref>
|-
! width="50"| <small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small>
! width="50"| <small>[[Top Independent Albums|US Indie]]</small>
! width="50"| <small>[[Top Heatseekers|US Heat]]</small>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Genesis Underground]]''
| rowspan="1"| [[Fearless Records]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 38
|-
! colspan="8"| <small>"—" denotes a release that did not chart.</small>
|-
|}

=== Extended plays ===
*2008: ''[[Yellow & Elephant]]''
*2008: ''[[Yellow & Elephant]]''

===Full Lengths===
*2009: ''[[Genesis Underground]]''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.purevolume.com/eyealaska Eye Alaska] at [[Purevolume]]
*[http://www.myspace.com/eyealaska Eye Alaska] at [[Myspace]]
*[http://www.myspace.com/eyealaska Eye Alaska] at [[Myspace]]
*[http://thealbumproject.net/2009/07/full-review-eye-alaska-genesis-underground/ Full Review of 'Genesis Underground' From Thealbumproject.net]
*[http://thealbumproject.net/2009/07/full-review-eye-alaska-genesis-underground/ Full Review of 'Genesis Underground' From Thealbumproject.net]


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[[Category:American rock music groups]]

[[Category:Alternative rock groups from California]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2006]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2006]]
[[Category:Musical groups from California]]
[[Category:Fearless Records artists]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Orange County, California]]


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Latest revision as of 01:35, 23 December 2022

Eye Alaska
Eye Alaska performing at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts while touring with VersaEmerge
Eye Alaska performing at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts while touring with VersaEmerge
Background information
OriginOrange County, California, United States
GenresAlternative rock, post-hardcore
Years active2006–2011
LabelsFearless[1]
Past membersRoy English
Cameron Trowbridge
Christopher Osegueda
Chase Kensrue
Han Ko
WebsiteEye Alaska at MySpace

Eye Alaska was an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 2006. Two members, Brandon Wronski and Cameron Trowbridge, were former members of Dead Letter Diaries.

Eye Alaska signed to Fearless Records in February 2008, and released their debut EP titled Yellow & Elephant shortly after. They released their debut full-length album, Genesis Underground, on July 7, 2009. Genesis Underground reached No. 38 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[2]

The band announced via Facebook on September 23, 2011 that they are to cease their existence as Eye Alaska and move on, as individuals, into other areas, not exclusively in music.

Personnel

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Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Album Label Chart Positions[3]
US US Indie US Heat
2009 Genesis Underground Fearless Records 38
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

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References

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  1. ^ "Eye Alaska information page". Fearlessrecords.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  2. ^ Charts, Allmusic
  3. ^ "Genesis Underground - Eye Alaska | Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
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