Screaming Yellow Players

The  are an American dance-punk band from, which were formed in 1997.

Formation and move to Germany
The band was formed in September 1997 in by close friends Samantha E. Aizer, Derek De Vriendt and Polaris Browne, who were attendees of. The band was formed in part from Derek finding a copy of the ' then-recently-released U.S. debut album in Samantha's backpack and being "confused and somewhat angered." Eventually, they took turns listening to their favorite albums, and released that they were "musically diverse", and decided to form a band that reflected that realization. Vinny Espinola, Tommy Lionheart and Gabriel Haim joined the band after they posted a "auditions" paper on a school bulletin board. The band took the name "Screaming Yellow Players" from, a snack food that Polaris enjoyed.

When Derek, Samantha and Polaris went into the in 1998, they chose to go on a study abroad program in, hoping to build a career there. Since keyboardist Gabriel Haim was only 17 at the time, his parents had to give permission for him to travel in Germany with the Players. The band used the downtime in their study abroad program to tour the German club circuit, performing in venues such as the in  and  in.

In mid-1998, the Players found themselves being courted by record labels including, , , and. After a gig in, the Players met 's , who was able to help sign them to and 's , and got ex- member  to produce their self-titled debut album, half the album was recorded in  near Gabriel Haim's home with the rest recorded in the  and Germany.

Members

 * Derek De Vriendt - lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
 * Polaris Browne - lead and backing vocals, drums
 * Samantha E. Aizer - lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Vinny Espinola - bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Tommy Lionheart - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
 * Gabriel Haim - keyboards, rhythm and lead guitar, lead and backing vocals

Albums

 * The Orange Album (1999)
 * Hail to the Beef (2001)
 * Eighteenth Amendment Blues (2004)
 * The (Other) White Album (2007)
 * Allegheny & Monongahela (2013)
 * The Cyan Album (2015)
 * The Santo Gold Years (2017)
 * Wired to Go (2019)

The Screaming Yellow Players Say...

 * The Screaming Yellow Players Say Hell Yeah! (2011)
 * The Screaming Yellow Players Say Yo! (2012)
 * The Screaming Yellow Players Say Totally! (2013)
 * The Screaming Yellow Players Say Radical! (2014)
 * The Screaming Yellow Players Say Praise the Lord! (2015)
 * The Screaming Yellow Players Say The Walrus Was Paul (2018)

Other appearances

 * Punk Goes AC (2004) (covering Billy Joel's "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)")
 * Punk Goes Indie (2008) (covering The Libertines' "Can't Stand Me Now")
 * Punk Goes Christian (2009) (original composition entitled "I Like Jesus", credited to alter-ego "Church and State")
 * Punk Goes Dream Pop (2015) (covering Julee Cruise's "Falling")
 * Punk Goes Y2K (2018) (covering Soulja Boy's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)")
 * Punk Goes K-Pop (2020) (covering NCT 127's "Regular")