"We’re from a small town in South Carolina called Possum Kingdom," NEEDTOBREATHE frontman Bear Rinehart explains when asked about the place he and his younger brother/co-writer Bo were raised. "Trust me – there was absolutely no music scene there."
And, though he makes light of it, the relative isolation that came with growing up in such an environment must have played some part in fostering the independent-minded approach the Rinehart boys would later bring to their band. In this way, it makes perfect sense that NEEDTOBREATHE’s third album is called The Outsiders—and listening to the anthemic title track that opens the 14-song collection, it’s clear that they embrace this label as both a badge of honor and a battle cry.
The sons of an Assembly of God pastor, Bear and Bo Rinehart had inherited their father’s gift with words, and put it to good use in their songwriting; their mother taught piano, making music a constant part of their young lives. Formed in 1999, NEEDTOBREATHE (with childhood friends Joe Stillwell and Seth Bolt) built an impressive regional following, playing throughout the Southeast. Along the way, they sold more than 15,000 copies of their self-released EP’s, recorded by Seth, who had earned a degree in record engineering. 2006 saw the release of the band’s major label debut, Daylight, and a relentless, national touring schedule. Despite being on the road nearly non-stop, NEEDTOBREATHE returned the following year with The Heat, which went to 2 on the Heatseekers chart and spawned the hit single "More Time," a top 10 success at Triple-A radio (sitting alongside established artists like Coldplay and Jack Johnson). The group’s penchant for capturing a poignant moment or eliciting an emotion with their music is evidenced by the numerous songs from each of their albums that have appeared in film and television, including the Hilary Swank-starring, motion picture P.S. I Love You and MTV’s "The Hills," among many others.
member since
12/17/2004 band website
www. needtobreathe.net band members
Bear Rinehart – vox, gtr, piano
Bo Rinehart – guitar, bgv
Seth Bolt – bass, bgv
Joe Stillwell – drums, bgv
hey guys hope all is well! i cant wait to see you guys in concert a again its been to long for me! so hopefully march 4th thats the concert ill be going to! cuzz i live in TX now i use to live in MI well anyways God Bless and kepp up the good work!
Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy, OH BOY!!! SO happy you guys are coming out for round 2!! =) YESSSSS I sang along with 2 entire albums today at work!! HA... I stopped singing when "Something Beautiful" came on, because I remembered the acoustic performance at Bluebird and heard Bear saying... "I know you know the words, but let me sing it.." haha good stuff!! =) I can't wait
Howdy! i hope all is well in your neck of the woods. i love the new record.....cd whatever it is you listen to these days. LOL so WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO MICHIGAN?!?!!?
great show in portland, Maine on Nov 21st ...Bear was sick and voice stressed but you guys rallied as a band and everyone sang some songs and Bear gave it his all and still sounded great to us and we feel we got to see a unique and original show and we loved it and thanks for playing hurt,,it meant a lot to us in the music deprived town of Portland , Maine ..enjoy your time off and hope Bear is feeling much better ASAP !!!! you guys are a very cool band !!!!!!!!!!
So happy i got so see you a year a go in marshfield... such a little town for you guys. but it was an awsome show and your new stuff just keeps getting better. keep it up.
Hey guys I'm a huge and fan and i wanted to say sorry for interupting you guys in Portland for the unplugged "something beautiful". I do know the song but I was clearly wasted. haha You should def play that one electric though. And your Boston show in Sep. was one of the best live performances I have ever seen!
hey guys! i dont think i can explain to you in words what your cd The Outsiders means for me and my family. its made us laugh, cry, dance and sing, smile, you name it. Its the best 10 dollars i have EVER spent. EVER. anytime, and im serious, anytime i put on Girl Named Tennessee my family, my 4 brothers and sister, me and my mom start dancing. and singing. no cd has ever been played as much as The Outsiders. i share it with people anytime i can. and everytime, without fail, they LOVE it! i could keep going on and on and on about how i love the cd. just wanted to share that with you. hope it encourages you. keep doing what your doing cause your doing a darn good job :D
just watched the trailer for 'extraordinary measures' and about halfway through i noticed a familiar song begin to play :) it's like how i saw employee of the month to hear shine on at the end haha
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