Editing Less Than Jake (section)

{{Short description|American punk band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Less Than Jake
| image             = BftA Less Than Jake 20220710 022810826 (52215383579) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Less Than Jake performing in 2022. From left to right: J.R. Wasilewski, Buddy Schaub, Chris DeMakes, Matt Yonker, Roger Lima
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| landscape         = yes
| background        = group_or_band
| alias             = LTJ
| origin            = [[Gainesville, Florida]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Ska punk]]
* [[pop-punk]]
* [[punk rock]]
* [[skate punk]]
}}
| discography       = [[Less Than Jake discography]]
| years_active      = 1992–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Dill Records|Dill]]
* [[Asian Man Records|Asian Man]]
* [[No Idea Records|No Idea]]
* [[Fat Wreck Chords]]
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* [[Fueled by Ramen]]
* [[Sire Records|Sire]]
* [[Sleep It Off Records|Sleep It Off]]
* [[Cooking Vinyl]]
* [[Pure Noise Records|Pure Noise]]
}}
| spinoffs          = 
| associated_acts   = 
| website           = {{URL|lessthanjake.com}}
| current_members   = * Chris DeMakes
* [[Roger Lima]]
* Buddy "Goldfinger" Schaub
* Peter "JR" Wasilewski
* [[Teen Idols|Matt Yonker]]
| past_members      = * [[Vinnie Fiorello]]
* Shaun Grief
* Jessica Mills
* Derron Nuhfer
* Lars "Slim" Nylander
* Peter "Pete" Anna
}}

'''Less Than Jake''' is an American [[ska punk]] band from [[Gainesville, Florida]], formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), [[Roger Lima]] (bass, vocals), Buddy Schaub (trombone), Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxophone) and Matt Yonker (drums).

The group released its debut album, ''[[Pezcore]]'', in 1995, following a series of independent seven-inch single releases. The band's subsequent two studio albums, ''[[Losing Streak]]'' (1996) and ''[[Hello Rockview]]'' (1998), were released on a major label, [[Capitol Records]], leading to increased exposure. The band's fourth album, ''[[Borders and Boundaries]]'', was released in 2000 on [[Fat Wreck Chords]]. The band's fifth studio album, ''[[Anthem (Less Than Jake album)|Anthem]]'' (2003), was the group's most commercially successful to date, featuring the singles "She's Gonna Break Soon" and "The Science of Selling Yourself Short".

In 2008, the band founded its own label, [[Sleep It Off Records]], and released its seventh full-length album, ''[[GNV FLA]]''. The band has recently stated its preference for [[Extended play|EP]] releases, and independently issued ''[[Greetings from Less Than Jake]]'' (2011) and its counterpart, ''[[Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake]]'' (2012). In late 2012, the band combined the two to create the compilation album ''[[Greetings and Salutations (Less Than Jake album)|Greetings and Salutations]]'' (2012). The band's eighth studio album, ''[[See the Light (Less Than Jake album)|See the Light]]'', was released on November 12, 2013.

In February 2017, the band released ''[[Sound the Alarm (EP)|Sound the Alarm]]'', an EP which became their final release with founding member, drummer and lyricist Vinnie Fiorello, who departed from the band the following year. Fiorello was replaced by former [[Teen Idols]] drummer Matt Yonker, who contributed to the band's ninth studio album, ''[[Silver Linings]]'' (2020). A seven-song EP, ''[[Uncharted (EP)|Uncharted]]'', was released in November 2024 and produced by [[The Blasting Room|Jason Livermore]] and [[Bill Stevenson (musician)|Bill Stevenson]] of [[Descendents]] and [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]].