While it's common practice in rock bios to liken an act to something familiar, it's hard to do that with San Diego's WE SHOT THE MOON. That's because it's virtually impossible to compare them to any other band out there...not for more than a track or two, at least. WE SHOT THE MOON - led by former Waking Ashland frontman JONATHAN JONES - is a piano-heavy indie rock four-piece. On October 13, the band released its infectious sophomore LP, A SILVER LINING, the follow-up to 2008's Fear and Love, on Minneapolis-based label Afternoon Records.

But if you require a description of the band before reading more about WE SHOT THE MOON, let's just say that A SILVER LINING possesses shades of Jack's Mannequin, Coldplay, Switchfoot, Muse, and Weezer. According to JONES, the band specializes in "quirky rock" that's layered, thick, and replete with ambient noise, and it's for that reason "we fall through the cracks, which I think, ultimately, is a good thing. We don't fit in to the the super-indie hipster crowd. We're not gimmicky-we're real, we hit wrong notes live and that's ok."

Last year, WE SHOT THE MOON played more than 300 live dates, and JONES says they’ll play 365 this year if they must, because A SILVER LINING is an album they're just itching to rip through onstage.