Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Artist of the Week: Saves The Day

Here's the deal, I know it's Tuesday and I'm running a little behind on my Artist of the Week. See, I was at Wizard World Chicago Comic book Convention all weekend, and I was at the Taste of Chicago yesterday. So as you can see, I've been pretty busy. As for today, I can just rest, relax and catch up on things, like this. So lets get to it. This week's artist is this cool band that pops into my head every once in a while. But before we get to that, let's find out a little bit more about them. The band started out from New Jersey in 1997. Although the band has gone through many line-up changes, two members, Chris Conley and guitarist David Soloway, have pretty much been the norm. In the beginning the band had a hardcore punk rock sound. They released three album's, Can't Slow Down, Through Being Cool and I'm Sorry I'm Leaving. In 2001, the band started movie away from that with the release of Stay What You Are. The new album had more of a pop sound and because of which, was enjoyed by another genre. The band then went on to have a major hit with the video to "At Your Funeral", which happens to be my favorite song. with the success of this album, The band went on to sign with a major record label in Dreamworks Records. In 2003 the band released In Reverie under Dreamworks and Vagrant, but sadly the album received no support from Dreamsworks. Shortly after that, Dreamworks Records was bought by Interscope Records, who dropped the band. In 2004 They finished their contract with Vagrant with the release of Ups and Downs: Early Recordings and B-Sides. But on January 30, 2006 the band re-signed with Vagrant and later released Sound The Alarm. This album was the first installment of a trilogy that tells the a story about self-discovery. The second album Under The Boards, was released 2006. Followed by the third album Daybreak which is due out this year. When asked about the albums, front man Chris Conley commented: “Sound The Alarm is an expression of discontent. Under The Boards is reflection and remorse. Daybreak is acceptance.” I can't wait to find out how it all turns out. That being said, this week's artist is Saves The Day with their video At Your Funeral, enjoy.



1 comment:

brucedanielclaudio said...

do they have a special edition of this album? because the album cover that you post here is different from the one that I always see.