Formed in Phoenix, AZ, in 2007 while most of the bandmembers were still in high school, the Maine turned their 90s radio rock band influences into a generic but still infectious pop-punk sound. Featuring singer John OCallaghan, guitarists Kennedy Brock & Jared Monaco, bassist Garrett Nickelsen, & drummer Pat Kirch, the Maine signed to Fearless Records & released a five-song concept EP, The Way We Talk, in 2007.