April Sixth - In Memory (2005)
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ARTiST : April Sixth
ALBUM : In Memory
LABEL : Columbia Records
GENRE : Rock
ENCODER : Lame 3.90 / APS
QUALiTY : VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
RELEASE : Apr-10-2005
STREET : Jun-07-2005
SOURCE : CDDA
TYPE : Album
PLAYTIME : 42:44 min
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
01. Roses 03:26
02. It's Not Good Enough 03:27
03. Dear Angel 04:13
04. Living A Lie 02:56
05. The Same As Me 03:35
06. Foster 03:17
07. Bring Me Down 02:56
08. Here I Am 03:38
09. Shadowed 03:28
10. You Come Around 03:12
11. In Memory 05:04
12. Dear Angel (Alternate Version) 03:32
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For most bands, choosing the perfect name is a decision that
is agonized over and endlessly dissected. It has to be
something that is original, memorable, agreed upon by everyone
in the band and, more importantly, a name that no other band
has.
Some bands choose great names; others-like the Southern
California quintet April Sixth-have great names chosen for
them. For April Sixth, the date of their first big show was a
date with destiny. "We needed to print up flyers for our show,
but we didn't have a name yet," explains songwriter and singer
Christopher Wade. "Instead of coming up with something at the
last second that we would regret, we just wrote down the date
of the show. The name April Sixth stuck-fate I guess-so we
decided to keep it."
But nothing was left to chance on the band's debut - IN
MEMORY. Recorded in Los Angeles last fall and produced by
Howard Benson (Hoobastank, My Chemical Romance), the album
forges a meticulously crafted mix of progressive and melodic
rock sound.
The band-Wade, co-songwriter and guitarist Robert Geiser,
guitarist Brian Marquez, bassist Scott Sorenson and drummer
Matt Conley - credits Benson with helping expand their sound.
"When we started recording this album, all we wanted to do was
dial in the meanest guitar tones, rock out and call it a day.
Howard showed us a different way to make music. We stayed true
to our original ideas for the songs, but Howard helped us make
a more dynamic record by adding different elements to each
song."s
The adrenaline rush of "Livin' a Lie," "Roses," and "Bring Me
Down" prove April Sixth can write tightly-wound guitar rockers
reinforced with soaring melodic choruses, while restrained
acoustic moments like "Foster" and "Dear Angel" reveal the
band's introspective side.
The first single, "Dear Angel" manages to bring all of the
band's diverse musical styles into sharp focus. "If you want
to know what we are all about, this is the song to hear," says
Geiser. "All the different places we go musically on this
album creep into this song. This is who we are."
For Wade-who wrote the song when he was a teenager-the song
represents both beginnings and endings. "Brian, Robert and I
started the band right after they heard me play this song at a
coffee shop," he explains. "It's kind of funny, I wrote this
song as a way of getting some closure on an intense
relationship that ended badly, but I'm still playing the song.
It's lasted longer than the relationship."
While many of the lyrics on IN MEMORY describe people dealing
with and overcoming adversity, no song does so as poignantly
as "Foster." Inspired by a fan Wade befriended on the road,
the song talks about a girl struggling to fit in with her
foster parents. "I had these really intense conversations with
this girl about her life that really effected me," Wade says.
"I put myself in her shoes to write this particular song, but
I think a lot of the songs on this album, in one way or
another, are about how we all struggle against pain and
insanity to find hope and peace."
For the members of April Sixth, the album's title represents a
turning point. "We wanted to dedicate this album to all of the
steps we took to get where we are," Wade explains. "We wanted
to dedicate this album in memory to all of the good times and
bad times, the years of hard work, the things we gave up and
struggles we overcame. It's about honoring the past, and
moving forward."
BRIEF HISTORY
April Sixth got its start on the local music scene in
Riverside, California. Wade was playing a solo, acoustic show
in 2001 when he had a chance meeting with Marquez and Geiser.
"They were walking past the coffee shop after an argument with
a friend, and decided to stop in," Wade recalls. "When I
finished my set, they came up to me and asked me to join a
band they were forming. When I said yes, they asked me if I
could give them a ride home too."
The trio spent several months writing songs and rehearsing in
a barn at Robert's house. After recruiting a bassist and
drummer, the band tested their new songs at a few gigs at
local high schools before booking their first club gig.
At one show, the band caught the attention of Dan Estrin,
guitarist of Hoobastank. Dan passed their demo to Benson, who
like the band so much that he began working with them in 2003.
A year later, the band signed with Columbia Records and began
recording IN MEMORY.
April Sixth will be on the road this summer in support of IN
MEMORY.
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