"Foxing was formed in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2011, by bassist Josh Coll, drummer Jon Hellwig, and guitarist Matthew Piva. The band went through several lineup changes before the 2013 release of debut album The Albatross. By then, Foxing had settled into a five-piece of Coll, Hellwig, vocalist Conor Murphy, and guitarists Ricky Sampson and Eric Hudson. Foxing spent the next couple of years on the road, landing opening slots for fellow emo favorites like the Hotelier and Modern Baseball."
"Coll left Foxing between the release of 2015's and 2018's Nearer My God. Produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla, Nearer My God marked the band's leap to anthemic, festival-sized indie-rock. In his review of Nearer My God, Ian Cohen wrote that it "provides the incapacitating rush of watching a broken play develop into a Hail Mary, a half-court buzzer beater, a double steal that actually works-the thrill of its success amplified by palpable risk and an alternate, disastrous outcome that was narrowly avoided.""
Foxing announced a hiatus after 14 years as a band and 12 years of consistent touring, and will play two farewell shows in Chicago and St. Louis in December. The band formed in St. Louis in 2011 with bassist Josh Coll, drummer Jon Hellwig, and guitarist Matthew Piva. Lineup changes preceded the 2013 debut album The Albatross, after which the band settled into a five-piece with vocalist Conor Murphy and guitarists Ricky Sampson and Eric Hudson. Josh Coll departed between 2015 and 2018. Nearer My God (2018), produced by Chris Walla, expanded the band’s sound; later releases include Draw Down the Moon (2021) and a 2024 self-titled album.
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