{{For|topics with similar titles|Morning Light (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = The Morning Light | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | genre = Pop rock | years_active = 2006 – October 2009 | label = Fearless Records | associated_acts = Transition | spinoff_of = Transition | website = | current_members = Bobby Garver<br />Harrison Wargo<br />Matt Colussy<br />Nick Baxter<br />Andrew McDonald | past_members = Jason Mitsch }}
'''The Morning Light''' was an American pop rock band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The group was signed to Fearless Records.
==History== The Morning Light formed in 2006 after the breakup of local group Transition. Transition's bassist, Harrison Wargo, formed a band with singer Bobby Garver, soon after adding Transition's former guitarist, Matt Colussy.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p948418|pure_url=yes}} The Morning Light] at AllMusic</ref> Nick Baxter also joined on drums and Andrew McDonald on bass. The group toured throughout most of 2007 with Wargo and Garver as dual lead vocalists. In December 2007, the band signed to Fearless Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/27027/the-morning-light-signs-with-fearless-records|title=The Morning Light signs with Fearless Records|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=December 20, 2007|access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref> In February 2008, the band began recording their debut album with producer Matt Goldman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/27351/the-morning-light-preparing-new-album|title=The Morning Light preparing new album|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=January 18, 2008|access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref> They released their debut EP, ''The Sounds of Love'' in March 2008. Following its release the group toured with All Time Low and appeared at Bamboozle Left.<ref>[http://www.altpress.com/recommends/178.htm AP Recommends: The Morning Light]. ''Alternative Press'', August 7, 2008.</ref> In June and August 2008, the band performed on the Warped Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/27868/warped-tour-unveils-final-band-lineup-for-2008|title=Warped Tour unveils final band lineup for 2008|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=February 26, 2008|access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref> Their self-titled full-length album was released September 23, 2008 and hit #27 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-10-11/heatseekers-albums Heatseekers], Billboard.com, October 11, 2008.</ref> The album featured upbeat tunes with prominent piano and vocal harmonies,<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=123DF754E9F2A9A8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Wake Up to the Morning Light]. ''Buffalo News'', October 15, 2008.</ref> and garnered comparisons to Panic! at the Disco and Steel Train.<ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=570482 Staff Review of ''The Morning Light'']. AbsolutePunk.net, September 24, 2009.</ref> In September and October 2008, the band went on a cross-country US tour with the Rocket Summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/29782/tours-the-rocket-summer-the-morning-light|title=The Rocket Summer / The Morning Light|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Reinecker, Meg|date=July 22, 2008|access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref> Wargo left the group in January 2009.<ref>[http://altpress.com/news/5758.htm The Morning Light's Keyboardist/Vocalist Leaves Band] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516070046/http://www.altpress.com/news/5758.htm |date=2012-05-16 }}. ''Alternative Press'', January 26, 2009.</ref> Harrison Wargo now is making music solo and just released his first album titled "Speckled".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=445306831&blogId=5348921872 |title=Featured Content on Myspace |website=Blogs.myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2020-03-30}}</ref> Even though the band promised a new release, they broke up in October 2009. Andy has returned to school at Penn State and Matt went on to work with Maryland-based pop punk band All Time Low, with everybody else possibly moving on to other projects. The band released a final song, "Colors", which would have appeared on the new release, on their Myspace.
== Members == * Bobby Garver - Vocals * Matt Colussy - Guitar * Nick Baxter - Drums * Andrew McDonald - Bass * Harrison Wargo - Keyboards, vocals, songwriter * Jason Mitsch - Bass guitar, bass
== Discography == * ''The Sounds of Love'' EP (Fearless Records, March 2008) * ''The Morning Light'' (Fearless Records, September 2008)
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * The Morning Light on [http://www.myspace.com/themorninglight Myspace] * The Morning Light on [https://archive.today/20130201004836/http://www.purevolume.com/themorninglight Purevolume] * The Morning Light on [http://www.facebook.com/themorninglight Facebook] * The Morning Light on [http://themorninglight.buzznet.com/user/profile Buzznet]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * The Morning Light on [https://www.youtube.com/themorninglight YouTube] * Harrison Wargo on [http://www.myspace.com/Harrisonwargo Myspace]
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