The Wrecks

The Wrecks are nothing if not resourceful.

The group’s very origin story is a testament to a rare level of D.I.Y. craftiness that has quietly cemented them as an independent phenomenon with an intensely faithful fan base, over a quarter-of-a-billion streams, and successive sold-out headline tours.

Rewinding back to the beginning, the Los Angeles-based band— Nick Anderson [vocals, guitar, keyboard, production], Nicholas “Schmizz” Schmidt [lead guitar], Aaron Kelley [bass], and William “Billy” Nally [drums]—actually recorded their first batch of tunes under clandestine cover in a “borrowed studio.”

Leaving a small town in New York, Nick had just moved to Los Angeles with a handful of songs. He wound up teaching them to his new bandmates and recording them in the evening at a professional studio in the backyard of a home where his friend was house-sitting.

Everything went according to plan until the last night…

“We worked from 5pm until 9am for three days,” he recalls. “On the final day, the girl called us and said, ‘You’ve got to get out of there. The owner is on the way’. We cleaned up, grabbed our gear, and left. As we were pulling out, this woman pulled into the driveway. However, we forgot to dump our work onto an external,” he laughs. “Our buddy snuck back in at 2am, stayed in the dark, and transferred the songs. When he got home, he threw his fist in the air with the external! That really started our process of learning how to be a band and producers.”

Within three months, they had a song on the radio and were out on a national tour. They’ve only continued to level up though since then. In essence, The Wrecks ignite an instant connection with their unique, infectious D.I.Y. approach to alternative pop rock. Their irresistible hooks and electrifying performances do more than captivate—they fully immerse fans, pulling them into every moment. The band still helm every facet of their vision, writing, producing, and cooking up a homegrown signature sound without comparison. As such, the quartet deliver an insanely immersive experience for their diehard audience at shows, within songs, and even on social media. Due to this response, they have moved tens of thousands of tickets and independently stacked up nearly 300 million total streams across songs like “Favorite Liar” (recorded during the aforementioned episode), “Fvck Somebody,” and “Freaking Out” as well as two full-length offerings Infinitely Ordinary [2020] and Sonder [2022]. Ones To Watch went as far as to proclaim, “The Wrecks should be your new favorite alternative rock band.” 

 Even as their profile has expanded, their philosophy hasn’t changed.

“The music always comes from an authentic place,” Nick notes. “I’m writing and producing the music, and we’re careful about everything from merchandise to social media. We aren’t looking over our fans’ heads. Instead, we’re looking in their eyes and really seeing them. We’re huddling up them with them in the crowd. We’re all in on it, and it’s special and fun because of that.”

The fun continues now. In 2024, the band signed with Lava/Republic Records, opening an exciting new chapter. They’ve kicked things off with the irresistibly catchy yet delightfully offbeat lead single, “Always, Every Time.” An anxious beat and buzzing beat set the track in motion as upbeat guitar and bright keys underline the chantable chorus, “Come on let’s get moving. If something is wrong, I know we’ll get through it, always every time,” topped off by an equally hummable solo.

“It’s about the first time I felt someone see me for all of my details,” the frontman reveals. “There are certain aspects other people might be turned off or annoyed by, but there’s a redundant promise in the song, ‘You can rant to me all night long and go on about crazy theories, but if you ever feel bad, I’ll hold your hand always every time’. It’s very supportive and beautiful. It spilled out of me because I had just met the person who was making me feel that way. Sometimes, you need to reiterate promises in your head in order to believe them.”

By the same token, once The Wrecks get in your head, they won’t leave—and you’ll love every second of it.

“This band is pretty much everything to me,” he leaves off. “It’s my first love and hobby. I’m so proud of it. It’s been the centerpiece of our whole adult lives at this point. I’m so excited to be more optimistic today than I’ve ever been about the band and the future. It feels like day one again, which is awesome. I can’t wait to share these songs with everyone.”