Fueled by ramen biography of rory

The Impossibles —, —, and are a rock music band from Austin, Texas , originally on the Fueled by Ramen label. Lead singers Rory Phillips and Gabe Hascall were also in the Fueled by Ramen group Slowreader following the band's second break-up, in They started as a band called the Fat Girls, with Craig's brother Brian singing lead vocals.

Brian was replaced by Gabe, who had been playing bass in a hardcore band called Loophole. He started as just a singer, but began also playing guitar pretty quickly as it made him more comfortable while on stage. They rebranded themselves The Impossibles, after the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name. They also took to wearing matching baseball jerseys as "their version of Kiss ' make-up.

Their music was described as a cross between Operation Ivy and Weezer , with notable influences also including Avail and Nirvana. They recorded a demo tape and a split seven inch with Austin pop punk band Dynamite Boy , and they gained the attention of Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello who signed them to his start-up label Fueled by Ramen.

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Their first release on the label was actually a re-release of their self-titled debut CD, which had previously been self-released under the Red Five Records label. During this time, their music found its way onto compilations from labels large and small, including Moon Ska, Asian Man, Drive Thru, and many, many others. In , the band found themselves at a crossroads.

Their popularity was growing and a tour with Mu had gone well, but college and relationships were pulling them in different directions. The Back for the Attack EP which came out about that time was then considered to be their swan song. Rory by far was the most active member of the band after the breakup, playing bass on the Missile Command album Sexy, Sexy Confidence , and briefly forming the band Go Kappa!

After that dissolved, he formed, played shows with, and recorded an EP with Imbroco, a band which featured the half of the band Mineral that was not in the Gloria Record.