Midwest Pen Pals

Midwest Pen Pals was a four piece midwest emo/indie punk rock band based out of South Bend, Indiana who formed after Merchant Ships broke up for the first time in May of 2009. They had one release, titled Inside Jokes. They were scheduled to release a vinyl split with Ape Up!/Boys & Sex and a full length in late 2009 & were going to release a cassette split with Hightide Hotel in early 2010. Ultimately, this did not happen as Midwest Pen Pals broke up in September of 2009. Merchant Ships then reunited and were signed to Count Your Lucky Stars in 2010.

The permanent lineup for Midwest Pen Pals was
Jack Senff-Vocals
Nick Stutsman-Guitar
Garret Cabello-Drums
The position for bassist was filled by Taylor Urban, Mike Mellen, Zach Quella, and Kyle Luck.