Best Intentions

Wake Up

Approaching Troy's newest and most mature release to date, Best Intentions, shows the growth of this budding Long Island NY band with singles like "Wake Up" and "Sparta", Approaching Troy thanks their fans for inspiring them to continue on this incredible musical journey.

Sparta (This Isn't Over)

Approaching Troy's newest and most mature release to date, Best Intentions, shows the growth of this budding Long Island NY band with singles like "Wake Up" and "Sparta",  Approaching Troy thanks their fans for inspiring them to continue on this incredible musical journey. 

Dear Sadie (Unplugged)

Star Crossed

DDCM

Prelude

DDCM (INSTRUMENTAL)

Pop-punk outfit Approaching Troy, formed in Long Island, NY, adopted the mantra “stay strong as a unit, overcome adversity and show the world how far your dreams will take you”.  It’s certainly a competitive and fierce world out there, and as many bands discover, it’s easy to get swept under before they ever get their feet on the ground.  Approaching Troy is living proof that raw talent, ambition, dedication and honesty can still prevail in a challenging and ever-changing industry.  
 
For lead vocalist and songwriter Jake Salazar, that experience could not be more real.  The band started as his solo project, and after months of writing in 2010, Jake decided to add some musician friends he knew around town who could carry the sound and vision he imagined and a band was formed. Fans were buzzing for weeks after their first performance, demanding more live shows and a recording.  The band went into the studio and recorded their first album, Somnium, which sparked an unofficial single release called "Star Crossed Lovers", a favorite of their growing fanbase for it's driving rock rhythms, pop-punk sensibilities and memorable hooks.  At the same time, struggles began within the group and within months, continuous lineup changes would plague the band for the next two and a half years.  By 2013, the lineup of Approaching Troy would become the current, most dedicated and talented members to date and the band would reach out to their current manager for guidance.  Since then, and for the next 3 years, the band played numerous shows together in the NYC-Tristate area and beyond. Bassist Dominic Bono, guitarist Jay Sutherland, drummer Joe (Sandy) Neglia along with lead singer Jake collectively felt like things were finally off on the right path.  Approaching Troy would then open up for and support legends of their genre like Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Patent Pending, 2016 APM nominees Creeper and The Ataris just to name a few.  The band continued touring in 2015 and ended it with a summer nation-wide tour, their first, which took the band cross-country.  Thanks to that much-hyped 2015 summer tour, their last EP release, Dear Sadie was met with solid acclaim and positive reviews.  Singles “This Victory”, “Here’s To Ohio” and the title track, “Dear Sadie” were among their fans’ favorites. 
 
Approaching Troy’s confidence continued to grow into the following year while staying humble and appreciative of their fans and supporters, culminating in a performance at the 2016 LAUNCH Conference alongside idols, Bayside, becoming one of the highlights of the year to date.  The band is hoping to further excite fans with their new August 2016 EP release, Best Intentions which shows the band’s maturity and willingness to take risks musically and also shows this stronger, more confident unit contributing more to the writing process.  Singles off this album like “Wake Up” and “Sparta” are just a hint of what’s to come from this promising and maturing band in the future. 
 
Undoubtedly, Long Island NY has always had an amazing musical history with many bands leaving their mark in the hearts and souls of American rock fans. The echoes of that revolution (predecessors Taking Back Sunday, Glassjaw, Dream Theater, Bayside and Brand New) continue with younger bands painting the musical landscape around these suburban towns the musical movement was born in.  Approaching Troy is ready, hopeful and confident that they too can one day make their individual mark on the Island’s rich musical history, and, with the continued love from their amazing fans, take their music far beyond. 