The Resume

(1999- )
Formed in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Steve Bays, vocalist/keyboardist
Dante DeCaro, guitarist/background vocalist
Dustin Hawthorne, bass guitarist/background vocalist
Paul Hawley, drummer
Recorded Albums: 'Scenes One Through Thirteen,' (2001) 'Knock Knock Knock' (2002) and 'Make Up the Breakdown' (2002)
Performs 'Naked in the City Again,' 'No, Not Now,' 'Touch You, Touch You,' 'Bandages,' 'Have A Good Sleep,' 'Inventing Words,' 'Oh, Goddammit,' 'This Town,' 'Get In or Get Out,' 'Ie Low,' 'In Cairo' and 'Save Us S.O.S'

Why they might be annoying:

Steve's voice can be a little screechy at times.
Before they became an indie/alternative rock band, they were a noisy synth pop band.
They used to have hardcore punk songs before they kicked out their original lead singer and keyboardist.

Why they might not be annoying:

They have been compared to OK Go and The French Kicks.
'Bandages' was on the most requested for a lot of different radio stations.
They opened for No Doubt at the Hammerstein Ball in New York City. (February 2003).
They are mainly influenced by a 70's art-punk band called, The Screamers.
Other influences include XTC, Led Zeppelin and The Cure.
They mix 60's modern rock, 70's progressive rock and 80's new wave and punk.

Credit: Whitestrpsrocker

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blender Magazine's 100 Best Songs of 2005 [Performers] (Ranked: 31)
• Blender Magazine's 50 Greatest CDs of 2005 [Performers] (Ranked: 38)
• Coachella [Performers] (Ranked: 2003)
• Drowned in Sound's Top 50 Albums [2005] (Ranked: 23)
• I Come from Canada
• I Recorded for Sub Pop
• I Sing About Tokyo
• Indie Rockers
• Inferno Names
• John Madden Football Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 2006)
• Kerrang!'s Top 20 Albums of the Year [2003] (Ranked: 10)
• MVP Baseball Songs (Ranked: 2005)
• My Song is Downloadable Content For Rock Band
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [2003] (Ranked: 15)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [2003] (Ranked: 13)
• New Rock Invasion [2002-03]
• Onion's 10 Top Albums-Josh Modell [2002] (Ranked: 10)
• Onion's 10 Top Albums-Noel Murray [2002] (Ranked: 9)
• Profiles 8501-8750 (Ranked: 8599)
• Weather Names
• Whitestrprocker's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 64 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 167 Votes: 75.45% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 312 Votes: 69.55% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 278 Votes: 68.35% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 218 Votes: 61.93% Annoying