The Submarines is an indie pop band from Los Angeles, California.
Declare a New State! is the debut studio album by American Indie pop band the Submarines. It was released on March 14, 2006 on the Canadian Nettwerk label. The album was mastered by a friend as a wedding present for band members John Dragonetti and Blake Hazar
Working as solo artists in Boston, the two members of the band, John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, were introduced through a mutual friend. Dragonetti and Hazard soon became romantically involved, and toured Europe together as members of each others band. The relationship lasted for four years, but ended in the fall of 2004 when the pair moved to L.A.[1] After the break-up, both Hazard and Dragonetti continued writing songs, and because Hazard still recorded her music in Dragonetti's home studio, the pair quickly discovered the songs they had written were about each other and their sadness in having broken up. Knowing this, the duo decided to work on a few songs together and eventually got back together. The songs that they had worked on together were mastered for the couple as a wedding present, and those tracks eventually became their first album.[2] Hazard, who is the great-granddaughter of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald,[3] has said of the relationship, "It’s hard, definitely hard. Luckily we are like-minded aesthetically and musically." Declare a New State!, The Submarines' first album, is what came out of these recording sessions was released in 2006 on the Nettwerk label.[4]
The Submarines covered The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" for American Laundromat Records tribute compilation "Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure". The Wedding Present, Joy Zipper, Dean & Britta, and The Rosebuds also contributed tracks to the project. The tribute's official release date is January 27, 2009.[5]
Winner of the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards: Best Film/TV Song "You Me and and the Bourgeoisie", used in the Apple IPhone 3GS Ad