Blue October

Blue October
Blue October
	Blue October in 2009
Background information
Origin	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock; art rock; post-grunge; new wave; synth-pop; shoegaze;
Years active	1995–present
Labels	RoDan Entertainment/Scoop; Brando; Universal; Up/Down;
Spinoffs	Harvard of the South
Members	Justin Furstenfeld; Ryan Delahoussaye; Jeremy Furstenfeld; Matt Noveskey; Steve Schiltz;
Past members	Liz Mulally; Brant Coulter; C.B. Hudson; Dwayne Casey; Piper Skih; Julian Mandrake; Matthew Ostrander; Will Knaak; Sus Vasquez;
Website	blueoctober.com

Blue October is an American rock band originally from Houston, Texas, formed in 1995. It currently consists of singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist Matt Noveskey, and lead guitarist Steve Schiltz.

The band has had twenty-one top 40 singles on the alternative rock chart over the span of thirteen studio albums, and is best known for its platinum singles "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean" from their 2006 platinum album Foiled. Their latest album, the double album Spinning the Truth Around, was released in two installments, the first on October 14, 2022, and the second on October 13, 2023.

Blue October has won numerous Houston Press music awards including Best New Act (1998), Best Pop/Rock artist (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003), and album of the Year for History for Sale in 2003.