Boys Like Girls Albums - The History Posted By: Jimmy Cox

Boys Like Girls is a pop rock band formed in 2005 in Massachusetts, United States. Within such a very short span of time, the band has gained popularity seldom reached so quickly. Their self-titled debut album was released just a year after the band was formed.The band members include Martin Bennett Johnson, Paul Charles DiGiovanni, Bryan Francis Donahue, and John Joseph Keefe.In 2005, Martin Johnson wrote some songs that he planned to record. He went out to recruit some new band members. He first recruited John Keefe who plays the drums and Bryan Donahue for bass guitar. It was John Keefe who recruited Paul DiGiovanni to play lead guitar for the new band. It was then that they decided to call themselves Boys Like Girls.The band then first got their taste of a nationwide tour through the help of Matt Galle, a booking agent, and producer Matt Squire. Afterwards they started recording for their debut album under Columbia Records. Their self-titled album featured the hit singles "Hero/Heroine", "The Great Escape", and "Thunder". It has already been certified a gold record album by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).boys like girls albumsboys like girlsboys like girls merchband merch