Anberlin is an alternative rock band from Winter Haven, Florida. The band started out as saGoh twentyfourseven, a punk rock band in 1999 founded by Stephen Christian, Deon Rexroat, Joey Milligan, and late addition Nathan Young. In 2002, the band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records under their new name.
The name “Anberlin” came from lead singer Stephen Christian mishearing the background of ‘Everything In It’s Right Place’ by Radiohead. Other rejected band names included “Laredo” and “Clamor” (because it was too similar to Clash).
They hired on guitarist Joey Bruce, who was later replaced by Nathan Strayer, and finally Christian McAlhaney. The band released a total of 7 albums, plus a B-sides album titled “Lost Songs” under the labels Tooth & Nail records and Universal Records. Their final year as a band included a farewell tour across the world and a goodbye album “Lowborn” in 2014.
However, they reunited in 2018, and have played live shows, including streams through the COVID-19 pandemic.