{"name":"Jimmy Eat World","title":"Jimmy Eat World","id":2532,"slug":"jimmy-eat-world","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2532/?format=json","bio_short":"Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, Arizona, USA in 1993. They are associated with an array of genres including <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/alternative%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">alternative rock</a>, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/indie%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">indie rock</a> and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/pop%20punk\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">pop punk</a>. Singer/guitarist <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Jim+Adkins\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Jim Adkins</a> and drummer <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Zach+Lind\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Zach Lind</a>, who had been friends since kindergarten, joined forces with co-vocalist/guitarist <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Linton\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Tom Linton</a> and bass player <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Mitch+Porter\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Mitch Porter</a> to try their hand at music. In its early years the band emulated the style of their <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/punk%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">punk rock</a> influences, and they eventually recorded and released three singles and a full-length, self-titled album on local label Wooden Blue Records. ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/JimmyEatWorld.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":2858,"title":"Hear You Me","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/hear-you-me/"}]}