{{short description|American rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Use American English|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Tonic | image = Tonic 07 06 2016 -2 (28210309935).jpg | caption = Tonic performing at The Grove at Farmers Market in 2016 | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | genre = Alternative rock, post-grunge | years_active = {{hlist|1993–2004|2008–present}} | label = {{hlist|Polydor|A&M|Universal|429}} | website = {{official website|http://www.toniconline.com/}} | current_members = Emerson Hart<br>Jeff Russo<br>Dan Lavery<br> | past_members = Dan Rothchild<br>Kevin Shepard<br>Pierce Bowers }} '''Tonic''' is an American rock band, formed in 1993 by Emerson Hart and Jeff Russo. Later members have included Dan Lavery, Kevin Shepard, Pierce Bowers and Dan Rothchild. The band signed with Polydor Records in 1995, through which they released their debut studio album ''Lemon Parade'' (1996). Despite lukewarm critical and commercial response, it spawned the singles "Open Up Your Eyes" and "If You Could Only See" in 1997, which significantly entered several ''Billboard'' charts, including Adult Alternative Airplay, Radio Songs, Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock. The album received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Tonic spent much of the next two years touring, adding to its reputation as a relentlessly gigging band. In addition to extensive touring, Tonic produced other work, including songs for film soundtracks. After self-producing their second album ''Sugar'' (1999), Tonic released their third album ''Head on Straight'' in 2002.
Tonic has received two Grammy Award nominations from ''Head on Straight'', including one for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Take Me As I Am", and one for Best Rock Album. The band then went on hiatus beginning in 2004 while its members pursued other musical endeavors. It was not until late 2008 Tonic became active again, embarking on a tour and releasing a greatest-hits compilation, all of which served as a prelude to their self-titled fourth studio album (2010). After the release of that album, Tonic has continued to tour and remain active, utilizing direct funding from fans to make an all-acoustic version of ''Lemon Parade'' titled ''Lemon Parade Revisited'' in 2016, and debuting their first non-album single with 2021's "To Be Loved".
==History== ===1993–1998=== {{Quote box | quote =The record as a whole is full of the heavy, distortion-laden Tonic sound, and guitars that make them who they are. | source =Music critic Shawn M. Haney reviews ''Lemon Parade'' for ''All Music Guide''<ref name=lemon/> | width =40% | align =right }}
Tonic was founded by Emerson Hart and guitarist Jeff Russo, long-separated childhood friends who randomly crossed paths at a Los Angeles, California area pool hall in 1993.<ref name="reuters2009">{{cite web |title=A Casual Affair: The Best Of Tonic Precedes the Return of the Modern Rock Hitmakers |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS105397+18-May-2009+PRN20090518 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911180132/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS105397+18-May-2009+PRN20090518 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-11 |author=Universal Music Enterprises |date=2009-05-18 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=2009-06-11 }}</ref><ref name="iowa">{{cite web |title=Tonic explains songwriting and 'trying to get chicks' |url=http://www.iowastatedaily.com/articles/1998/04/20/import/19980420-archive0.txt |date=1998-04-20 |last=Hosbond |first=Kevin |publisher=Iowa State Daily Publication Board, Inc. |access-date=2009-11-08|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160411085546/http://www.iowastatedaily.com/article_4eea3599-2a6a-5410-af42-7f3da9b37c70.html|archive-date=2016-04-11}}</ref> The pair quickly began collaborating on music writing, and soon added bass player Dan Rothchild, whom they met at a venue named The Kibitz Room.<ref name=iowa/> The final addition to the band was drummer Kevin Shepard, who was recruited at an L.A. venue named Masker's Cafe.<ref name=iowa/>
Hart later said the original choice for the band's name was ''Radio Flyer'', but upon learning that name was unavailable, selected ''Tonic'' instead (the band later referenced the term ''Radio Flyer'' in their song "Top Falls Down"). The newly formed group performed gigs around the Los Angeles, California area prior to signing their first professional recording contract in 1995.<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web |title=Tonic Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p182474|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-06-17}}</ref> Earning a reputation as a "relentlessly gigging" band, Tonic played over 300 shows in less than two years during the mid-to-late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tonic Biography |url=http://www.theonlinemusicsource.com/tonic.html |publisher=TheOnlineMusicSource.com |access-date=2009-09-28}}</ref>
Teaming with producer Jack Joseph Puig, Tonic released their debut album ''Lemon Parade'' on July 15, 1996.<ref name="lemon">{{cite web |title=Lemon Parade Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r238054|pure_url=yes}} |last=Haney |first=Shawn M. |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-09-05}}</ref><ref name=allmusicbio/> Music critic Shawn M. Haney said of the album that, "The record as a whole is full of the heavy, distortion-laden Tonic sound, and guitars that make them who they are."<ref name=lemon/> Singles for the songs "Open Up Your Eyes" and "If You Could Only See", were released in 1996 and 1997 respectively. The single "If You Could Only See" received the honor of being Rock Radio's most played song of 1997, and ''Lemon Parade'' as an album reached platinum status.<ref name=reuters2009/> Music videos were created for the songs "Open Up Your Eyes," "If You Could Only See," and "Soldier's Daughter."<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |title=Tonic on Yahoo! Music |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/tonic/ |publisher=Yahoo! Inc |access-date=2009-09-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922140545/http://new.music.yahoo.com/tonic/ |archive-date=September 22, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The ''Lemon Parade'' album spent 57 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, reaching a peak of No. 28 during the week of August 2, 1997.<ref name="charthistory">{{cite web |title=Tonic Album & Song Chart History |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tonic|chart=all}} |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> By February 2003 ''Lemon Parade'''s running total of albums sold had reached 1.3 million copies.<ref name=acoustic/>
Dan Lavery replaced Rothchild on bass in December 1996, and around this same time period drummer Shepard ceased full-time activity with the band for family and personal reasons.<ref name="frisk">{{cite web |title=Tonic Interview:Music Frisk |url=http://www.musicfrisk.com/picture/interview/tonic.12.14.2002.php |last=Dalka |first=Dave |publisher=MusicFrisk.com |date=2002-12-14 |access-date=2009-09-10|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080111205407/http://www.musicfrisk.com/picture/interview/tonic.12.14.2002.php|archive-date=2008-01-11}}</ref> Tonic performed on the R.O.A.R. Tour in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|title=R.O.A.R. Tour to stop in Iowa|url=https://iowastatedaily.com/222528/uncategorized/r-o-a-r-tour-to-stop-in-iowa/|work=Iowa State Daily}}</ref> The year 1997 marked the band's first contribution to an original soundtrack, recording the song "Eyes of Sand" for the ''Scream 2'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scream 2 Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r325710|pure_url=yes}} |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref> Continuing their work on film soundtracks into 1998, Tonic recorded the song "Flower Man" for ''The X-Files: The Album'', and performed a cover of the song ''Everybody's Talkin''' for the ''Clay Pigeons'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web |title=X-Files Original Soundtrack Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r350256|pure_url=yes}} |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Clay Pigeons Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r376546|pure_url=yes}} |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-09-07}}</ref> Tonic also performed a cover of the song "Second Hand News" for the album "Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours."<ref>{{cite web |title=Legacy:A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r341224|pure_url=yes}} |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-09-29}}</ref> The band finished 1998 by contributing a live version of the song "Open Up Your Eyes" to the charitable album ''Live in the X Lounge''.
===1999–2003=== {{Quote box | quote =...there are no bad songs to be found anywhere on the entire album, each one bearing its own redeeming qualities, whether a driving beat or a tenacious scrap of melody... | source =Music critic Mathias Sheaks reviews ''Sugar'' for ''All Music Guide''<ref name=sugar/> | width =40% | align =right }}
On March 1, 1999 the band released the now out-of-print ''Live and Enhanced'' CD, which featured an acoustic version of "If You Could Only See" and the previously unreleased music video of "Soldier's Daughter".<ref>{{cite web |title=Live and Enhanced |website=Amazon |year=1999 |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004T71U |access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> The band returned to the studio to self-produce their second album.<ref name=headon/> Released on November 9, 1999, the album title ''Sugar'' shared the same name as the fifth track on the recording.<ref name="sugar">{{cite web |title=Sugar Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r443613|pure_url=yes}} |last=Sheaks |first=Mathias |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-09-10}}</ref> The creative and collaborative process spanned several geographic locations including Austin, Texas, and a {{convert|15000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana, where actual recording for the album was performed.<ref>{{cite web |title=An Interview with Tonic |url=http://www.ascap.org/musicbiz/tonic.html |publisher=The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) |date=2000-01-19 |access-date=2009-09-10}}</ref> "Knock Down Walls" and "You Wanted More" were charting singles released off the record, with the latter having first appeared on the soundtrack to the movie ''American Pie''.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Pie Original Soundtrack Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r422266|pure_url=yes}} |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-12-07}}</ref> With Shepard no longer part of the band, Peter Maloney played drums on the album, although Joey Waronker filled in for the single "You Wanted More". Music videos for the songs "You Wanted More" and "Mean to Me" were created as part of the album's promotion.<ref name=yahoo/> Tonic appeared on the television shows ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and ''The Martin Short Show'' in late 1999 as part of additional promotion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Late Night with Conan O'Brien episode dated 17 December 1999 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0627307/ |publisher=IMDb.com |access-date=2009-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Martin Short Show episode No. 1.53 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642622/ |publisher=IMDb.com |access-date=2009-09-28}}</ref> ''Sugar'' spent eight total weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching a peak of No. 81 in its first week of release.<ref name=charthistory/>
A cover of the song "East Bound and Down" for the ''King of the Hill'' original television soundtrack rounded out the group's output for the year 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=King of the Hill Original Television Soundtrack Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r432858|pure_url=yes}} |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-09-07}}</ref> The band later contributed a performance of "Mean To Me" to the fourth installment in the charitable ''Live in the X Lounge'' album series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Live in the X Lounge IV |url=http://www.last.fm/music/Various+Artists/Live+in+the+X+Lounge+IV |publisher=Last.fm Ltd. |access-date=2009-09-27}}</ref> In 2000, Tonic allowed their song "Mean To Me" from their album ''Sugar'' to be released as a single from the soundtrack album for the Warner Bros. film ''Gossip'', which was directed by Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim. The band appeared in the music video for the song, which featured clips from the film as well as actors from it, who seemingly appear to be interacting with the band via webcam as they perform the song.
Tonic took a break from constant touring and recording, time which Hart used to, "...make sure the next record would be coming from fresh eyes and ears" after he moved to a new home in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name="headon">{{cite web |title=Tonic Bridges Old And New With Universal's 'head On Straight' |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4653921-1.html |last=Olson |first=Catherine Applefeld |publisher=Billboard |access-date=2009-09-05|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20121015015606/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4653921-1.html|archive-date=2012-10-15}}</ref> In 2002, the band began collaborating with producer Bob Rock on their next studio recording.<ref name=headon/> In contrast to the "exhausting" experience of self-producing ''Sugar'', producer Rock's "laid-back efficiency" and Hawaii studio location provided a welcome change.<ref name=headon/> The resulting studio album, ''Head on Straight'', was released on September 1, 2002.<ref name=2002review>{{cite web |title=Head on Straight Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r606165|pure_url=yes}} |last=Semioli |first=Tom |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-09-05}}</ref>
thumb|right|Hart and Russo in 2002 While still billed as a three-piece band, Joey Waronker performed much of the drumming on "Head On Straight," and the band also utilized drummer Kevin Murphy for some live performances during this time period.<ref name=frisk/> The band also enlisted the help of Keyboardist Will Holis. Hart and Russo both also played piano and Rhodes synth respectively on the record. ''Head on Straight'' charted on the Billboard 200 for one week, where it was No. 141.<ref name=charthistory/> In its review of the album, ''Rolling Stone'' described it by saying it was, "...less rootsy and harder-rocking than previous efforts."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Head on Straight: Music Reviews |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tonic/albums/album/97675/review/5940505/head_on_straight |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010231906/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tonic/albums/album/97675/review/5940505/head_on_straight |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 10, 2008 |last=Horad |first=Christian |date=2002-09-25 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=2010-02-06}}</ref> In March 2003 Tonic embarked on an acoustic tour, and as band member Russo said, they were hoping to, "...bring things back to a level where we remember what it's all about."<ref name="acoustic">{{cite magazine |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=head+on+straight+copies+sold&pg=PA15 |last=Ault |first=Susanne |title=Tonic Opts for Acoustic Jams |date=2003-02-22 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2010-02-06}}</ref>
=== Hiatus === {{Quote box | quote =It wasn’t like we broke the band up. Everyone just went to their own corner and did their own thing. We figured when it was time to get back together it will happen. | source =Jeff Russo comments on Tonic's 2004–2008 hiatus<ref name=altadd10/> | width =40% | align =right }}
While ''Head on Straight'' had sold 34,000 copies by February 2003, in 2003 the band received two Grammy nominations, one for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "Take Me As I Am", and one for Best Rock Album.<ref name=acoustic/><ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Grammy Award Nominees Announced at Hollywood.com |url=http://www.hollywood.com/content/news_detail.aspx?id=1703700&p=3&dir=next |publisher=Hollywood.com, LLC. |access-date=2009-09-29|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126054440/http://www.hollywood.com/content/news_detail.aspx?id=1703700&p=3&dir=next|archive-date=2013-01-26}}</ref> While the band's activity began to diminish, they participated in the annual The Rock Boat music-themed cruise, performing there in 2004 for instance.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rock Boat to Set Sail Again |url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/the-rock-boat-to-set-sail/ |last=Olsen |first=Eric |date=2004-11-05 |publisher=Technorati Media |access-date=2009-09-07|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110605140822/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/the-rock-boat-to-set-sail/|archive-date=2011-06-05}}</ref> The grind of constant touring over the previous seven years had taken its toll on the band, and each member needed some space.<ref name="altadd10">{{cite web |title=Tonic Plan April Release for New Album |last=Warner |first=Neil K. |url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1638/Tonic-Plan-April-Release-For-New-Album |publisher=Alternative Addiction |access-date=2010-02-25}}</ref>
Tonic went on hiatus beginning in 2004, all three members began working on other projects unrelated to Tonic.<ref name=altadd10/> Hart released a solo album entitled ''Cigarettes and Gasoline'' on July 17, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cigarettes and Gasoline Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1058874|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=2010-02-12}}</ref> Russo became part of the band Low Stars, who released a self-titled CD in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Low Stars Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1028385|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=2010-02-07}}</ref> Lavery did song writing for projects including the feature-length movies ''The Passion of the Christ'' and ''Elektra'', and began playing bass on tour for The Fray in March 2007.<ref name=altadd10/> Commenting on this time period, Russo said, "It wasn’t like we broke the band up. Everyone just went to their own corner and did their own thing. We figured when it was time to get back together it will happen."<ref name=altadd10/>
===Band reactivation=== The first verifiable account that Tonic was reuniting came in November 2008 via an announcement from band member Russo, confirming new tour dates and a forthcoming studio album.<ref name="aa2008">{{cite web |title=Tonic Reunion Tour Planned For 2009 |url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article.asp?id=1236 |date=2008-11-25 |publisher=Alternative Addiction |access-date=2009-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211150737/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article.asp?id=1236 |archive-date=December 11, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> "We're [planning on] getting together to write some new material," Russo said.<ref name=aa2008/> "Over the last 6 months or so we've been talking about it. We've been doing different things for the last 6 years, and we all decided that we missed rocking."<ref name=aa2008/>
{{Quote box | quote =At the end of the day we've always relied on the cream rising to the top and creating a great product and great songs and being honest about where we are. | source =Emerson Hart comments during an interview about the ''Tonic'' album<ref name=bill2010/> | width =40% | align =right }}
Officially active again, Tonic had already played their first show together in many years on September 16, 2008 at a venue in Antioch, Illinois.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tonic Rocks & Reconnects At Blarney Island |url=http://nbc5streetteam.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/tonic-rocks-reconnects-at-blarney-island/ |last=Rominski |first=Janelle |date=2008-09-16 |publisher=NBC5 Street Team |access-date=2009-12-07}}</ref> As part of the band's 2009 tour, a greatest hits compilation titled ''A Casual Affair: The Best of Tonic'' was released.<ref name="hits">{{cite web |title=A Casual Affair:The Best of Tonic Overview |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1586457|pure_url=yes}} |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=Macrovision Corporation |access-date=2009-09-07}}</ref> The album featured live versions of the songs "Irish" and "Sugar" in addition to an acoustic version of "You Wanted More."<ref name=hits/> November 2009 marked the band's inclusion in the video game ''Band Hero'', as the track "If You Could Only See" was a playable song in the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Band Hero full setlist revealed |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/puzzle/bandhero/news.html?sid=6237261&mode=all |last=Magrino |first=Tom |date=2009-10-19 |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |access-date=2009-11-07}}</ref>
After the year 2010 began, Tonic announced that their self-titled fourth studio album would be released on May 4, 2010. The album was primarily recorded over the span of a month during fall 2009 at Conway Studios in Hollywood.<ref name="bill2010">{{cite web |title=Tonic Returns With New Album, Tour |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959343/tonic-returns-with-new-album-tour |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=2010-02-18 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=2010-02-19}}</ref> Pete Maloney also continued his longtime association with the band by playing drums on the album.<ref name=bill2010/> The album was jointly produced by Tonic and Nathaniel Kunkel, with the song "Release Me" chosen as the first single from the album.<ref name="tracklist">{{cite web |title=The Return of Tonic on 429 Records |url=http://www.your-story.org/the-return-of-tonic-on-429-records-115990/ |date=2010-02-18 |publisher=Your Story.org |access-date=2010-02-19}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> A promotional behind the scenes tour of Conway Studios hosted by Emerson Hart was made available on Amazon.com's Tonic store and YouTube at the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tonic: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos |url=https://www.amazon.com/Tonic/e/B000APXMYG |publisher=Amazon.com |access-date=2010-02-20}}</ref> In an official press release for the album, bandmember Hart said about Tonic that, "When we play music together it feels like going home. Getting together, playing some rock-n-roll, it's the best feeling in the world."<ref name=tracklist/> The self-titled album spent one week on the Billboard 200 chart, where it ranked 150.<ref>{{cite web |url= {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=tonic|chart=Billboard 200}} |title=Billboard 200 – Week of May 22, 2010 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=2010-05-15}}</ref> Tonic continued to tour in conjunction with the release of their self-titled album into late 2011.<ref name=bill2010/>
===2011 and beyond=== {{Quote box | quote = Many of you have been asking about Lemon Parade and if we were doing anything special to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The answer is, “why yes we are.” We’re currently re-recording a very special acoustic version of the album. | source =Part of Tonic's announcement regarding the launch of their fan-direct funding campaign to record an all-acoustic version of ''Lemon Parade''<ref name="pledge">{{cite web |title=Acoustic Re-Recording of "Lemon Parade"|url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/tonic |publisher=PledgeMusic |access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref> | width =40% | align =right }}
Tonic continued to actively tour into 2011. As 2012 began, the band made official announcements via their Twitter feed that writing and recording on new songs had begun.<ref name=twt2012/> The band continued periodically playing shows throughout the course of 2012, with mention of some vocals for new songs being recorded on July 21. In June 2012, Tonic partnered with Hard Rock International to become "Artist Ambassadors," traveling to Haiti to raise awareness of hunger issues still affecting many residents of the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tonic Travels to Haiti as Artist Ambassadors |url=http://www.tonic-online.com/2012/06/tonic-travels-to-haiti-as-artist-ambassadors/ |publisher=Tonic Online |access-date=2012-09-27|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130207040427/http://www.tonic-online.com/2012/06/tonic-travels-to-haiti-as-artist-ambassadors/|archive-date=2013-02-07}}</ref> Hart provided an update to the band's studio recording work in December 2012, saying the band was debating whether to release their upcoming studio recordings as either an EP or a full studio album.<ref name="twt2012">{{cite web |title=Tonic (tonicband) on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tonicband |publisher=Twitter |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref> As the band continued to tour periodically into the start of the year 2014, Hart announced he was releasing a new solo album, and Russo began scoring the television series ''Fargo'' and various other film, TV and video game projects.
In March 2016, Tonic announced that in celebration of ''Lemon Parade'''s 20th anniversary, they would utilize direct funding from fans via the PledgeMusic website to record and release an all-acoustic version of that album.<ref name=pledge/> This funding platform method allows purchasers to pre-order the album in various formats, including marking the first time any Tonic album has been commercially available as a vinyl record.<ref name=pledge/> Other incentives and items offered by the band included handwritten lyric pages for the purchaser's choice of one track from the album, access to exclusive video and content updates showing the behind-the-scenes creative process, and even an offer to purchase a private concert by the band.<ref name=pledge/>
By 2021, the band was still periodically active while each member continued to find success individually, such as Russo's 2017 Emmy win for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score) for his continued work scoring Fargo, and Hart releasing his 2019 solo album, ''32 Thousand Days''. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the band worked together to record new music. As the music industry continued to evolve, it had become increasingly common for artists to periodically release stand-alone digital music singles, especially on popular music streaming services such as Spotify and Amazon Music. To this end, Tonic released their first non-album single on February 12, 2021 with a track titled "To Be Loved", followed shortly after by the release of their first music video in nearly 20 years with the debut of the official lyric video for the track.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tate|first=Jason|date=February 12, 2021|title=Tonic – "To Be Loved"|url=https://chorus.fm/news/tonic-to-be-loved/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=chorus.fm|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=To Be Loved (Lyric Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2PRsAPdZPI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/m2PRsAPdZPI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2021-03-28}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This was followed shortly thereafter by the release of "If You Could Only See (25th Anniversary) as another single, consisting of a new recording of the band's single from Lemon Parade.
==Members== ===Current members=== *Emerson Hart – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1993–2004, 2008–present) *Jeff Russo – lead guitar, backing vocals (1993–2004, 2008–present) *Dan Lavery – bass, backing vocals (1996–2004, 2008–present)
====Current touring musicians==== *Rich Scannella – drums (2008–present) *Graham Whitford – lead guitar (2022–present; substitute for Jeff Russo)
===Former members=== *Dan Rothchild – bass, backing vocals (1993–1996) *Kevin Shepard – drums (1993–1996)
====Former touring musicians==== *Pete Maloney – drums (1996–1997) *Miles McPherson – drums (1997, 2000–2001) *Ian O'Neill – drums (1997–2000) *Kevin Murphy - drums (1999–2010)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Murphy |url=https://www.ludwig-drums.eu/artists/kevin-murphy |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Ludwig Drums |language=en}}</ref> *Kasey Todd – drums (2001–2004) *Jace Everett – bass (1996)
==Discography== {{Main|Tonic discography}} ;Studio albums * ''Lemon Parade'' (1996) * ''Sugar'' (1999) * ''Head on Straight'' (2002) * ''Tonic'' (2010)
==References== {{Reflist}} {{commons category}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.toniconline.com/}} *{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p182474|label=Tonic}}
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