<strong>The Anniversary</strong> was an indie rock band formed in 1997 in Lawrence, Kansas. The band released two full length albums: "Your Majesty and "Designing a Nervous Breakdown" as well as a number of splits. Originally a group of high school friends, <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Matthew+Pryor" class="bbcode_artist">Matthew Pryor</a> of <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Get+Up+Kids" class="bbcode_artist">The Get Up Kids</a> approached them about recording an album. Designing a Nervous Breakdown was the result. The band broke up on February 6, 2004 despite having a number of songs ready for a third album. Three of the members joined together to form the band <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Only+Children" class="bbcode_artist">The Only Children</a>, taking a few of the completed songs along with them. Justin Roelofs went off to release a self-titled album under the name <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/White+Flight" class="bbcode_artist">White Flight</a> and Adrianne Verhoeven released the album "Smoke Rings" under the name <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Dri" class="bbcode_artist">Dri</a>.
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