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A slog, slugfest, or time of their lives....call it what you will. But after spending most of 2006 through 2008 touring across the country and sharing the stage with bands like Good Charlotte, Panic at the Disco, Lifehouse, Third Eye Blind and Coheed and Cambria (and playing for thousands of people along the way) Absentstar was depleted. Sitting backstage before a show at the Nokia Theater in New York City, the band silently took stock of where they had been, and where exactly they wanted to go. Despite the many successes they had experienced, they had not yet risen to their full potential. Absentstar decided what was needed was a new design, a new direction, a new goal. When the last note of the tour was played, the last piece of gear packed into the trailer, Absentstar returned home to Chicago and took a short break to regroup, recharge and plot their course, looking for a new beginning of sorts. Absentstar believed it was time for new songs and a new album, something to inspire audiences. A few songwriting sessions invigorated the band, and in the winter of 2008 they entered the studio to lay down the tracks that would become their third album, entitled "Where We Begin". With fresh minds and ears, the songs they put together would represent feelings, thoughts and experiences from that time on the road; stories that anyone could relate to.
Where We Begin is an album that deals with highs and lows, finding what you want by not running from what you are, and life decisions through hard lessons learned. The songs are lush, filled with what has become Absentstar's signature Brit/American mix of Derek Ingersoll's soaring vocal melodies and Marshall Hanbury Jr's bombastic guitar work. It's an overall sonic package that is referred to as Hi-Fi Indie Rock. The band just believes it's good music without the need of labling and descriptions. The music will define itself to each new set of ears in different ways. It's at once new and inspiring, but also familiar and comfortable, as well as emotive and thought provoking. This album is summed up in Ingersoll's poignant verse, "I'm putting the past behind, and my best foot forward." For Absentstar, Where We Begin truly is where they begin.
"Where We Begin" is scheduled to be released fall of 2009.
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Where We Begin - New Release - Fall 2009!
Management:
Doug Lefrak and Robert English
Feisty Management
Booking:
David Klein
CAA
Legal:
Gillian Bar
Carroll, Guido and Groffman
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Gabriole
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the level of raditude your music reaches in indescribable. I love your music and the fact that in a sea of shitty bands who have no clue how to use metaphors, or their instruments for that matter. Oh! And you guys need to add stuff to your big cartel account because it's hard to buy T-shirts that don't exist.. 1 week ago
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Jessica
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I love your music, it inspires me =) Oct 25
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Gianni Massaro
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Hello! We're an indie/dance rock band from Pearisburg, VA called The Saltine Project. We really dig your tunes. Keep up the good work! Much love, http://www.purevolume.com/thesaltineproject Oct 25
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SUVAN STERLING
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More fun than a bucket full of pirate-ninjas. http://www.purevolume.com/Painting_Roses Oct 22
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Bubbly
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GREAT! Oct 21
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jazmine
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go to my page.... Oct 20
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Fourth Dimension
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Hey guys. I'm from a band called Fourth Dimension, our EP "Enter" is due out by the end of this month, and you can preview all the tracks that are on it on our page: http://www.purevolume.com/4thd If you could please visit, comment and give feedback, it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Oct 19
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CHECK OUT MY MUSIC: www.purevolume.com/heyapril
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Ivan
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cool... so great Oct 19
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Logan Cochran
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Hello....please check us out at purevolume.com/theactressfn We don't have recording equipment so our songs are pretty rough, but if you'd give us a chance we would be very appreciative. We use our new school laptops to put together our music. Please leave comments and tell us what you think. It would help us out a lot! thank you:) Oct 19
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Sayjay
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Brilliant. Oct 19
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Malachi
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Please search my band “PLAY THE BONES” www.purevolume.com/playthebones We are a new band that would like to be heard by as many people as possible. (FREE DOWNLOADS) Hope you like what you hear… Oct 19
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