Make Do and Mend

Based out of Boston, Massachusetts, Make Do and Mend were originally formed in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2006. The moody post-hardcore band mixes gruff aggression and melody in equal doses to create its driving and catchy sonic concoction. The group's recorded debut came in 2007 with the release of the We're All Just Living EP. The album eventually got Make Do and Mend signed with Panic Records, which released their follow-up EP, Bodies of Water, in 2009, as well as their first full-length outing, 2010's End Measured Mile. In 2012 Make Do and Mend signed on with Rise, and went into the studio to record their sophomore album, Everything You Ever Loved, which appeared in the summer of 2012. ~ Gregory Heaney