Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes started off as a 7 piece screamo band with 2 bass players, guitar, 2 vocalists, drums, and keyboards in September 2001. We played local shows, wrote five songs, recorded them and then released them ourselves on a five song ep. We then went on a summer tour across the east coast to promote our five song ep as a six piece band (minus our vocalist Aaron Hagan). After tour we parted ways with one of our bass players (Seth Dekkenga) and our drummer (Josh Boyd). With the new lineup consisting of guitar, bass, keyboards, and vocals, we spent all winter writing a new full length. Before finishing the record we found a new drummer Brandon Aegerter, and a second vocalist Erin Toft. We then finished writing and began to play a few local shows. In March of '03 we recorded our full length entitled Majestic Blue at Analog Electric in Minneapolis. After recording we parted ways with our drummer Brandon Aegerter. In the summer of '03 we went on a very short tour which took us through Iowa, to Cornerstone, and to Indianapolis with our former drummer Josh Boyd. It went very well. Vocalist Brandon DeJong decided to part with the band in October '03. Matt Macfarland is now drumming with the band.