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Formation and Early Years: 2002-2006

Aloud was formed in May 2002 by vocalists/guitarists Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain out of an earlier version of the group named Feedback, which included bassist Roy Fontaine.[7] Rob Acevedo was recruited to play drums[8] for the fledgling band on an indefinite, but temporary basis, and the four spent the summer working on a home-recorded four song demo titled Don't Trust the Radio, which was released on July 31, 2002[9] and sold at shows.

Aloud spent 2002 and most of 2003 performing solely in the Boston area. In early 2003 Aloud stepped into the studio to record another four song demo titled Pretty Little Picture. At some point in 2003 Rob Acevedo was replaced by another stand-in, Eric Anderson, on drums, before Ross Lohr was taken on near the end of the year as a permanent member.

With the addition of Lohr, Aloud recorded The Sooner It Comes, a six-song EP, with producer Ian Hughes in early 2004. Aloud also began performing well outside of the Boston area, expanding their touring area as far as Portland, Maine, and New York City.[10] As of January 31, 2008, the most Aloud performances in any given year was in 2004 (74 performances).

That same year Aloud met with future collaborator Hugh Wyman (former guitarist for Baby Strange and The Luxury). Wyman would initially offer suggestions on improving the band's guitar gear before approaching them to produce their first album. They spent the first few months of 2005 organizing, refining, and rehearsing material before spending the Summer and some of the Fall recording.

Even though Aloud had been around since 2002, the band made its first real mark after releasing the debut album Leave Your Light On on May 2, 2006, to positive press and national airplay on college radio.[11][12][13][14] Leave Your Light On was self-released through Lemon Merchant Records, a record label founded by Aloud with Wyman. Aloud toured the record through the Northeast United States till the end of the year.