BYE! (Before You Exit)

Before You Exit is one of my latest band discoveries. I got in to them over the summer of 2014 when I heard their song Dangerous. I loved it the first time I heard it. Like most people do when they find something they like, they look up the song and other things that pop up with on iTunes. I found a lot of great music by them. I blew quite a bit of money buying some of their songs. A lot of time was spent listening to the covers that the three brother band post on YouTube.
Before You Exit consists of brother Toby, Connor, and Riley McDonough. All three of them play guitar and vocals. Before you go calling them a boy band, make sure you have your facts straight. Since they all play their own instrument, write their own music, and don't do choreographed dance routines they are not a boy band! These three have an absurd amount of talent and a lot of gumption as well. They fearlessly post covers of the most popular songs on the radio. Many of the artists they cover have a strong verbal fan base that wouldn't think twice about hating on them if they performed a song wrong. They've also associated themselves with bands/people such as All Time Low, Cody Simpson, Allstar Weekend, Hollywood Ending, and Olly Murs. They most recently were named Macy's Rising Star and performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

They have been trying and succeeding to gain more and more popularity. They are a huge deal on Radio Disney, which has proven to actually help many stars rise to fame. Hello, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Zendaya. Do I need to say more? Along with their radio attention comes the media attention. Good looks must run in the family because they always seem to look perfect on the covers of teen magazines around the world.
The band formed in 2007 and has been going strong ever since. Connor is 21. Riley is 19, and Toby is 17. That means they were 14, 12, and 9 when the band formed. Toby of course was the last one to join the band. He had to develop enough musical skills before jumping into the band life. Can you imagine starting something so big that young? I think anyone that starts so young is amazingly talented and very brave. Since the band formed they have gone on several tours, released singles, and 3 EPs. The most successful EP being I Like That and the most popular single being Dangerous.
I am so impressed with how far this band is come in such a short amount of time. As soon as they got one break, they went soaring sky high. They haven't come down since they took off. Of course it took a lot of hard work to get where they are now. If you don't respect them for their music (which is mostly pop), you can at least respect them for the amount of time and effort they put forth to get where they are. It's not like it just happened to them over night. Plus, it happened when they were so young. They are still growing up. Toby is only 17 years old. He should still be going to high school every day and Riley should be going through the first amazing year of college. Instead, the three of them are spending all of their time together on the road, away from their family. They only have each other. Props to them as well for constantly being around their siblings and not killing each other yet. The three of them have only proved that the strongest bond is that of a family bond. These three are going to go far. I'm proud to be a fan of their music. Other people need to give them a chance. At least respect them for what they have accomplished.