Saves the Day is an American emo band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Dennis Wilson.
After forming under the name Sefler in 1994, Saves the Day released their debut studio album,
Can't Slow Down, in 1998. It was followed by
Through Being Cool (1999), which featured their first single, "Shoulder to the Wheel".
Stay What You Are was released in 2001, peaking at number 100 on the
Billboard 200. It spawned two successful music videos on MTV2, for the singles "At Your Funeral" and "Freakish", and has since sold 300,000 copies.