Jet Black Sunrise, a rock band from the Boston area with a love ’90s rock and indie, has been bringing its eclectic mix of music from the small stage to the big one and releasing a few records on the way. With a new single in the spring and plans for a follow up to last year’s Capture EP, 2014 is looking like a big year for the band.

It was way back in 2009 when the guys met in college and started jamming in between classes. After a few lineup shuffles and the addition of a drummer found on Craig’s List, Jet Black Sunrise officially got together with Jay Schneider on bass, Nick Fede and Matt Smith taking on guitars, J.C. Zwisler keeping the rhythm behind the drums, and keyboardist Matt Cronin rounding out the lineup. They started writing songs, with influences ranging from pop/indie bands like Coldplay and Radiohead to punk bands like Alkaline Trio to ’90s alternative bands like the Gin Blossoms.

“We lack focus when it comes to the music we listen to,” said Jay Schneider, who is one of the band’s two classically trained musicians. Schneider loves punk and ’90s alternative but is also inspired by classical music and film scores. He credits composer John Newman as one of his influences. Newman composed the scores for American Beauty, Shawshank Redemption and Skyfall, among many others. Mixing energy from punk, a love of ’90s alternative bands, hook- heavy pop and classical compositions, the guys were able to create a unique sound that was certain to get them attention.

After a few years of playing shows and writing music, the band put together its first LP, Falling, which it self-released in early 2011. The next 1½ years were spent playing shows all over Boston, New Hampshire, Providence and Maine, before the eventual release of the 2013 EP, Capture. The releases helped land the band at the Kahbang Music Festival in Bangor, Maine, two years in a row, sharing the stage with the Deftones, Wale, Bad Rabbits and St. Lucia, to name a few.

The band kicked off 2014 by releasing a new single, Rock View, which is just one of the new tracks it’s working on for its next release.

“We’ve never really had a problem writing material,” Schneider said. “It’s not the challenge of having enough songs; it’s the challenge of melding them together.”

While there is enough material for another LP, the band may hold off and release an EP to keep us all happy in the digital streaming music era. The band already has booked weekend tours that will bring it all over the Northeast this summer.

Check out jetblacksunrise.com for more information. The band’s latest single is available on iTunes, Spotify and for free on Bandcamp.

By Alex Kantarelis