The Formative Years

How I Became the Bomb's origins date back to 1997 when Jon Burr and Adam Richardson attended high school together in Rome, GA. It wasn't until the summer of 2003 that plans came together when Andy Spore, Denis Deck and Burr all worked together at a Murfreesboro, TN bookstore.

By 2005, the group was writing songs, practicing in a Smyrna, TN "U-Store-It", until they shorted out the power, forcing them to find a new practice space.

Their first show was at the Temptation Club in Murfreesboro, TN in June of 2005. Just before taking the stage, the band still didn't have a name, so they looked to a friend, Shane Spresser who coined them in an instant: How I Became the Bomb (they'd just watched Dr. Strangelove together the night before).

Let's Go!

With a mere 4 shows under their belt, the band fast-tracked the recording of an EP at Lakefever Productions on famed Music Row in Nashville, TN. Culminating over the course of two weekends, the 7 songs, produced by Jason Bullock and mastered by John Baldwin, became the Let's Go! EP. Let's Go! was released May 13, 2006. How I Became the Bomb tour regionally while both national and international press begins to take notice.

On September 2, 2006, How I Became the Bomb was featured in Billboard Magazine and on October 25, 2006, Rolling Stone named the group "Online Pick of the Day". By June 4, 2007, the Guardian UK picked How I Became the Bomb as "Band of the Day".

European Invasion

After securing UK management, How I Became the Bomb lavished the opportunity of playing the European Festival circuit in July of 2007. Their first batch of shows had them playing the Summercase Festival in Spain and the Latitude Festival is Suffolk, UK, where they shared the stage with the likes of Spoon, Arcade Fire, Jarvis Cocker, AIR, Jesus & Mary Chain, and Super Furry Animals.

While on their first European jaunt, the Bomb signed licensing deals with V2 in the UK (later getting bought by Universal), Yep Roc in Japan, and Sinnamon Records in Spain (Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Hot Hot Heat).

In October of 2007, How I Became the Bomb returns to Europe to play Wintercase in Spain. A full-fledged tour with the Bees falls through, but they end up playing a long string of dates with Editors.

The Lost Year-and-a-Half

From January 2007 to June of 2008, it would seem How I Became the Bomb had disappeared. With a couple of shows here and there between European tours, the band was actually back at Lake Fever Productions working on a new collection of songs with producer, John Baldwin.

Who Dares Wins

Vol. I: Who Dares Wins is released on November 5, 2008 (Guy Fawkes Day). The band plan to make this the first of many 3 song "volumes," which are digital-only free downloads. Videos were shot for "Salvage Mission" and "A Formal Occasion", the first two songs on Who Dares Wins. At the end of a year, they hope to compile all the volumes into an Annual—physical packaging, vinyl, DVDs, and bonus tracks.