Post by Bes on Jan 2, 2023 6:53:00 GMT
Cove Reber (August 28, 1985)
Vocal Range: B♭2 - G♯5
Years Active: 2004 - present
Associated Acts: Saosin (2004 - 2010), Patriot (2011 - 2016), Dead American (2016 - present), Mormon In The Middle (high school band lol)
{Discography}
Saosin:
Saosin (2006): D3 - F5
In Search of Common Ground (2009): C3 - E♭5
Patriot:
Dream Weaver (2016, EP): B♭2 - A4
Dead American:
The Shape Of Punk Is Dumb (2018, EP): B♭2 - C5 - E♭5
New Nostalgia (2022): B♭2 - E♭5
+ singles, guest appearances and other performances
Saosin:
Saosin (2006): D3 - F5
In Search of Common Ground (2009): C3 - E♭5
Patriot:
Dream Weaver (2016, EP): B♭2 - A4
Dead American:
The Shape Of Punk Is Dumb (2018, EP): B♭2 - C5 - E♭5
New Nostalgia (2022): B♭2 - E♭5
+ singles, guest appearances and other performances
Significant High Notes:
G♯5 ("False Intentions")
F5 ("Collapse", "False Intentions", "It's Far Better To Learn")
E5 ("It's So Simple", "Voices")
E♭5 ("Alt Facts", Come Close", "Deceivers", "False Intentions", "Hollow Voices", "I Found My Way", "On My Own", "Reina's Song (Lost My Mind)")
D5 ("Can't Go Back", Changing", "Collapse", "Deep Down", "Finding Home", "Follow and Feel", "Grown So Cold", "I Can Tell There Was an Accident Here Earlier", "I Keep Secrets Safe", "Is This Real", "It's Far Better To Learn", "Knock It All Down", "Let Go Control", "Lost Symphonies", "On My Own", "Out For Blood", "Sleepers", "Some Sense of Security", "The Opposite", "The Worst of Me", "Vertigo", "You're Not Alone")
C♯5 ("Anything Different", "Bury Your Head", "Choke", "Come Close", "False Intentions", "Finding Home", "Full of Smoke", "Hollow Voices", "It's So Simple", "Knock It All Down", "Not Buying In", "Pipe Dream", "Reina's Song (Lost My Mind)", "Robots: 3, Humans: 0", "Surrender Your Sons...")
C5 ("Alt Facts", "Ants and Pawns", "Changing", "Choke", "Collapse", "Deceivers", "Deep Down", "Fireflies (Light Messengers)", "Follow and Feel", "From The Red", "Full of Smoke", "Gravity", "Grown So Cold", "Hook, Line, Sinker", "I Can Tell There Was an Accident Here Earlier", "I Found My Way", "I Keep My Secrets Safe", "Is This Real", "It's Far Better To Learn", "Lost Symphonies", "Move Slow", "Not Buying In", "Nothing Is What It Seems", "On My Own", "Out For Blood", "Say Goodbye", "Sleepers", "Some Sense of Security", "The Alarming Sound of a Still Small Voice", "The Opposite", "The Worst of Me", "Vertigo", "Voices", "Why Can't You See")
B4 ("Ants and Pawns", "Anything Different", "Bury Your Head", "Can't Go Back", "Finding Home", "Just Let Go", "Let Go Control", "Pipe Dream", "Robots: 3, Humans: 0", "Surrender Your Sons...", The Alarming Sound of a Still Small Voice", "Voices")
B♭4 ("Changing", "Come Close", "From The Red", "Grown So Cold", "Hate Speech", "Hollow Voices", "Hook, Line, Sinker", "I Found My Way", "I Keep Secrets Safe", "I Never Wanted To", "It's Far Better To Learn", "Lost Symphonies", "On My Own", "Out for Blood", "Reina's Song (Lost My Mind)", "Say Goodbye", "Some Sense of Security", "The Worst Of Me", "Wandering", "Vertigo", "You're Not Alone")
A4 ("Alt Facts", "Ants and Pawns", "Anything Different", "Bury Your Head", "Can't Go Back", "Changing", "Collapse", "Deceivers", "Deep Down", "Float Away With Me", "Follow and Feel", "Full of Smoke", "Gravity", "I Can Tell There Was an Accident Here Earlier", "Is This Real", "It's All Over Now", "It's Far Better To Learn", "It's So Simple", "Just Let Go", "Knock It All Down", "Let Go Control", "Lost Symphonies", "Love Maker" (acoustic), "Mookie's Last Christmas", "Move Slow", "Not Buying In", "Pipe Dream", "Sleepers", "Some Sense of Security", "The Alarming Sound of a Still Small Voice", "The Opposite", "Voices", "Wandering", "What Were We Made For?", "Why Can't You See", "You're Not Alone")
Significant Low Notes:
G3 ("Changing", "Dream Weaver", "Gravity", "I Can Tell There Was an Accident Here Earlier", "I Found My Way", "Let Go Control", "Move Slow", "Not Buying In", "Nothing Is What It Seems", "On My Own", "Say Goodbye", "The Opposite", "The Worst of Me", "Voices")
F♯3 ("Alt Facts", "Ants and Pawns", "Anything Different", "Float Away with Me", "Just Let Go", "Reina's Song (Lost My Mind)", "What Were We Made For?")
F3 ("Choke", "Deep Down", "Deliver Us", "Full of Smoke", "Hollow Voices", "Hook, Line, Sinker", "I Found My Way", "Move Slow", "Out on A Limb", "The Worst of Me", "Why Can't You See", "You're Not Alone")
E3 ("Ants and Pawns", 'Anything Different", "Can't Go Back", "Dream Weaver", "Fireflies (Light Messengers)", "I Can Tell There Was an Accident Here Earlier", "Is This Real", "Just Let Go", "Knock It All Down", "Mookie's Last Christmas", "Out for Blood", "Pipe Dream", "The Alarming Sound of a Still Small Voice", "The Opposite", "Wandering", "Why Can't You See", "Voices")
E♭3 ("Choke", "Come Close", "I Found My Way", "Reina's Song (Lost My Mind)"
D3 ("Ants and Pawns", "Deep Down", "Dream Weaver", "Fireflies (Light Messengers)", "Float Away With Me", "Full of Smoke", "Hate Speech", "Just Let Go", "Let Go Control", "Love Maker" (acoustic), "On My Own", "Vertigo", "Voices", "Wandering", "You're Not Alone")
C♯3 ("Reina's Song (Lost My Mind)")
C3 ("Fireflies (Light Messengers)", "Hate Speech", "Hollow Voices", "Hook, Line, Sinker", "Love Maker" (acoustic), "Out for Blood", "Out on A Limb", "The Opposite")
B2 ("Float Away with Me")
B♭2 ("Hate Speech", "Out on A Limb", "Out for Blood")
Blue marks falsetto/head voice notes
Green marks harshly distorted/screamed notes
Bold marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities
Underline marks obscured notes
Italics mark non-melodic notes
{Vocal Summary}
Most known for being the lead singer of post-hardcore band Saosin during the height of their popularity, Cove Reber stepped in for the highly regarded Anthony Green, who had left the band after their influential debut EP. Reber would front the band for six years before parting ways with the group, going on start two other musical projects, Patriot and Dead American (which, like Saosin, lean onto the more emo side of punk in spite of their politically charged hardcore punk sounding names).
Reber's vocal evolution up to this point can be split into a few different eras; first, his performances with Saosin, particularly from 2004-2008, in which his bright high tenor timbre naturally fit with Saosin's musical style. While not as bright or pristinely toned as his predecessor/later successor in the band, Reber performed Green's material skillfully, alongside new material which demonstrated powerful clean singing frequently up to D5 (even going as high as F5 with clear sustained notes). Starting in 2009, Reber began using distortion and screaming occasionally in his vocals, combining a grittier, more raw tone with his previously heard clean tone. While he showed capability with balancing both styles, this most likely took a toll on his vocal control during live shows, leading to his split from Saosin. His material from the early to mid 2010's with Patriot displayed him holding back on his upper register and strong belting, with softer mid-range performances. Once we get to his work with Dead American, Reber once again equips vocal distortion and uses it more than ever on his first releases with the band, reaching his previously attained higher notes through vicious yet well sustained and tonally potent screams. On his latest release with the group, New Nostalgia, Reber comes full circle with capable unclean and clean vocals up to high E♭, as well as a bit more emphasis on his lower register. It isn't particularly strong given his high tessitura, but even then, his vocals have slightly darkened over time, perhaps from his grittier approach to vocals which he continues to balance with the bright, boyish vocal stylings that he has become so recognized for.
Most known for being the lead singer of post-hardcore band Saosin during the height of their popularity, Cove Reber stepped in for the highly regarded Anthony Green, who had left the band after their influential debut EP. Reber would front the band for six years before parting ways with the group, going on start two other musical projects, Patriot and Dead American (which, like Saosin, lean onto the more emo side of punk in spite of their politically charged hardcore punk sounding names).
Reber's vocal evolution up to this point can be split into a few different eras; first, his performances with Saosin, particularly from 2004-2008, in which his bright high tenor timbre naturally fit with Saosin's musical style. While not as bright or pristinely toned as his predecessor/later successor in the band, Reber performed Green's material skillfully, alongside new material which demonstrated powerful clean singing frequently up to D5 (even going as high as F5 with clear sustained notes). Starting in 2009, Reber began using distortion and screaming occasionally in his vocals, combining a grittier, more raw tone with his previously heard clean tone. While he showed capability with balancing both styles, this most likely took a toll on his vocal control during live shows, leading to his split from Saosin. His material from the early to mid 2010's with Patriot displayed him holding back on his upper register and strong belting, with softer mid-range performances. Once we get to his work with Dead American, Reber once again equips vocal distortion and uses it more than ever on his first releases with the band, reaching his previously attained higher notes through vicious yet well sustained and tonally potent screams. On his latest release with the group, New Nostalgia, Reber comes full circle with capable unclean and clean vocals up to high E♭, as well as a bit more emphasis on his lower register. It isn't particularly strong given his high tessitura, but even then, his vocals have slightly darkened over time, perhaps from his grittier approach to vocals which he continues to balance with the bright, boyish vocal stylings that he has become so recognized for.
{Questionable Notes}
G5 ("Not Buying In" [1])
E5 ("Hollow Voices" [5])
B4 ("Float Away with Me" [2])
B♭4 ("Deliver Us" [2])
B2 ("Pipe Dream" [2])
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
G5 ("Not Buying In" [1])
E5 ("Hollow Voices" [5])
B4 ("Float Away with Me" [2])
B♭4 ("Deliver Us" [2])
B2 ("Pipe Dream" [2])
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Bolded Notes}
F5 ("Collapse", "False Intentions")
E5 ("Voices")
D5 ("I Can Tell There Was An Accident Here Earlier", "I Keep Secrets Safe", "On My Own")
C5 ("Alt Facts", "From The Red", "It's Far Better To Learn", "Sleepers")
A4 ("Wandering")
E3 ("Why Can't You See")
D3 ("Deep Down", "Love Maker" (Acoustic))
B♭2 ("Hate Speech")
F5 ("Collapse", "False Intentions")
E5 ("Voices")
D5 ("I Can Tell There Was An Accident Here Earlier", "I Keep Secrets Safe", "On My Own")
C5 ("Alt Facts", "From The Red", "It's Far Better To Learn", "Sleepers")
A4 ("Wandering")
E3 ("Why Can't You See")
D3 ("Deep Down", "Love Maker" (Acoustic))
B♭2 ("Hate Speech")