Jaded Era are an American alternative rock and pop band from Cuyahoga Falls and Akron, Ohio, formed around 1996. The group consists of vocalist and keyboardist Kira Leyden, guitarist Jeff Andrea, bassist Marco Hilj, and drummer Eric Ortopan. They released their debut studio album, Laugh at the World, on March 22, 2001, through Cage'em Records. This was followed by the album Invisible in March 2003 and their third studio album, Study of the Human Race, in July 2004. In 2006, pop rock artist Ashlee Simpson recorded a cover of the band's song “Invisible”. Jaded Era cited influences including The Kinks, No Doubt, Pearl Jam, The Pretenders, Queen, and U2. The band became inactive in 2006. Following the group's transition, Leyden and Andrea formed The Strange Familiar in 2008, while Hilj and Ortopan founded The Blissfield Adrian.
