Artist of the Week: American Hi-Fi

Here's the deal, as some of you might know, Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs pitched a no hitter tonight against the Houston Astros. It was an awesome moment, not just because I've never seen a Cubs pitcher pitch a no hitter in my lifetime, the last being Milt Pappas in 1972, but because it was Carlos Zambrano. After the game, Zambrano talked about how every year that he's at the Cubs convention, Pappas tells him that he was gonna be the next one, well he was right. So what does this have to do with the Artist of the Week? You'll see, but first let's get to know the band.
The band was formed in Boston in 1998 with Stacy Jones(Vocals & Guitar), Jamie Arentzen(Lead Guitar), Drew Parsons(Bass) and Brian Nolan(Drums). In 2001, the band would break on to the scene with the release of their self-titled debut American Hi-Fi. The album would be a big success thanks singles like "Another Perfect Day" and "Flavor of the Weak" which made it to #5 on the billboard modern rock charts. After doing some touring, the band went back to to the studio to record their follow up album. Then in early 2003, the band released The Art of Losing. The album would have pretty good success with singles "The Art of Losing" and "The Breakup Song". Shortly after, the band's contract with Island Records would come to the end, but that didn't stop them. In early 2004, the band headed to LA to work on their next album. In 2005, the band was signed to Maverick Records, then in April the band released .Hearts on Parade. The album enjoy some success thanks to singles "Hell Yeah!" And "The Geeks Get The Girls". After the release of the album, the band were involved in a couple of side projects, including having a song in the Superman Returns soundtrack with "The Rescue". In mid 2007, After taking a short hiatus, the band said they would be working on a new album. In January of 2008, the band gave the fans a little taste by adding two new songs, "Keep It Like A Secret" and "A Taste For Crime", to their Myspace page. The new album is planned to be released in late 2008. So what does this all have to do with Carlos Zambrano pitching a no hitter? Well every year at the Cubs convention, they show a video with the best highlights of the season. They even include some music that fits the situation. Well, I started thinking about them showing this game, and only one song came to mind. That being said, this week's artist is American Hi-Fi with their video Another Perfect Day, enjoy.