5 Seconds of Summer is an Australian pop rock band founded in 2011. The three friends from high school, started posting covers of songs on YouTube receiving over 600,000 views. They were joined by drummer Ashton and formed the current 5 Seconds of Summer band, along with Luke, Michael and Calum. With over 5 million views and counting, and a huge social media following, the band is set for big things this year after signing with Sony records. Their international following exploded when One Directions Louis and Niall posted a link to their video.
5 Seconds of Summer released their first single Out Of My Limit on November 19, 2012, receiving over 100,000 views the first day. The boys recent songwriting trip to London enabled them to work with McFly, Nick Hodgson (kaiser Chiefs) and James Bourne (Busted) to name a few. Last month the band began a worldwide tour supporting One Direction.
The bands influences include the likes of Blink 182, Ed Sheeran and Boys like Girls. They sound quite similar to bands like All Time Low, but their lyrics have more depth and meaning, and the band can offer more diversity in terms of pop rock style. I think this band is only getting started and we can expect great things from them in the future.
music | ac 
March 17, 2013 at 3:15 pm
Awesome band 😛
August 24, 2013 at 3:01 pm
Hi Aaron, thanks for the follow. Hope you enjoy the mixup of stuff. cheers
June 7, 2014 at 9:49 am
I love 5 sos they are really good and there songs achully meen something! My favorite song at the moment is “heartbreak girl” the corous is my favorite part. They are awsome and luke is a really good singer and all yhe group just put smiles on peoples faces, there already legands!!!♥