There are at least three groups going under this name, one being a hip hop group from Australia, one is a Beijing based instrumental Emo band, the third being described as the following.
Long time friends Adam White and Jonny "Ronson" Armstrong formed Hamilton, Ontario-based The Reason in the Canadian winter of 2003 from the ashes of various bands the two had played in while they were growing up in Windsor Ontario. With a new found inspiration and desire to play and tour, The Reason began to write songs and immediately released their first EP - Problems Associated With Running.