Originally known as Vitamin, Gloritone are a guitar-based pop/rock trio based in Tempe, Arizona. Vocalist/guitarist Tim Anthonise, bassist Nick Scropos, and drummer Dan Lancelot were all veterans of the local club scene and formed the band in September 1996. Vitamin had not yet performed 20 shows when a demo tape caught the interest of an RCA executive, and the band signed with the label's Kneeling Elephant subsidiary. A name change was suggested because of the strong likelihood of the existence of similarly named bands, and after settling on Gloritone, the band recorded its debut album, Cup Runneth Over. The record was released on June 30, 1998. Fainter Farther Still followed three years later. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide