Artist: Close Your Eyes
Album: We Will Overcome
Release Date: February 16th, 2010
Style: Hardcore / Progressive / Pop Punk
Label: Victory Records
Location: Abilene, TX

About:

As a band, our desire is to give hope to the hopeless, give bread to the hungry, give love to the unloved, and give life to those who feel there is nothing left.

Reviews & Opinions:

“I’ve been friends with Brett and Shane (Guitar and Vox) since I started school in Texas four years ago. Those two were the first to make me feel welcomed and cared for in a new town where I knew no one. These guys live what they’re about, and that certainly shows through in their music. They are devoted to other people, and they’re devoted to making great sounds. Granted, I’m more of a death-metal/death-core regular, but this is just too solid to pass up. These guys have worked HARD for the past four years while I’ve known them (+ much more besides) and it makes my day to see them get this record deal with Victory. Excellent album, Incredible people. ” – patterson.wolf for itunes

Track Listing:
1. A Proclamation
2. Friends Are Friends Forever
3. xChet Steadmanx
4. Digging Graves
5. The Body
6. Song For The Broken
7. 17:20
8. Wake Up!
9. Bitter Path
10. Something Needs To Change
11. Arms Raised

Close Your Eyes: Song For The Broken [Music Video]

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Artist: Chasen
Album: That Was Then, This Is Now
Release Date: March 9th, 2010
Style: Rock / Pop / Contemporary
Label: INO Records / Columbia
Location: Greenville SC

About:

Things that last are often those that are allowed to grow naturally: organic talent that develops over time, nurtured along by the love of family and friends, spread by means of a grassroots effort and good old-fashioned word of mouth. That is the story of the band Chasen. With gifts honed by nearly a decade as a woship pastor, Chasen Challahan, lead singer for Chasen, built a following one person at a time while simultaneously shaping his craft as a songwriter. The band is poised to continue that growth with That Was Then, This Is Now, a melodically-driven, pop-rock musical journey that includes both upbeat tracks and worshipful moments with a clear directional focus towards God.

Track Listing:
1. Castaway
2. Love In Your Name
3. On and On
4. Leave You Alone
5. Airplanes
6. One In A Million
7. Bullet
8. Eyes Of A Rescue
9. Slow Down
10. There Is Love

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Following the highest sales debut of his solo career with his new CD TONIGHT (No. 6 on Billboard Top 200/No. 1 Christian SoundScan/No. 2 iTunes® overall), multi-platinum and GRAMMY® Award winning artist TobyMac is now celebrating the project’s title track being chosen as the theme song for Major League Baseball Network’s (MLB) 30 CLUBS IN 30 DAYS spring training series. The song will be featured throughout each episode.

With just 41 days until Opening Day, MLB Network recently announced it will once again televise the Spring Training series 30 Clubs in 30 Days, with hour-long features on each of the 30 Major League clubs previewing the 2010 season. The new season of 30 Clubs in 30 Days will provide extensive coverage of each team with field reports, interviews, predictions and inside access to every club’s training camp as Opening Day approaches. A preview of the new season can be viewed on MLB Network’s web site.

30 Clubs in 30 Days premieres on Wednesday, March 3 at 5:00 p.m. ET with the Detroit Tigers, followed by the New York Yankees on Thursday, March 4 at 5:00 p.m. ET (check www.mlbnetwork.com for updates).

Sold out and packed crowds helped TobyMac kick off the AWAKE TONIGHT tour with Skillet last week, which runs through April 11.  For tour dates and more information on TobyMac, go to: http://www.tobymac.com

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Artist: Superchick
Album: Reinvention
Release Date: April 20th, 2010
Style: Alternative Rock / Pop / Punk
Label: Inpop Records
Location: Chicago, IL

About:

‘Reinvention’ will sure be huge! What started as a vision for a one-girl revolution has multiplied into an army of nonconformists who believe in themselves and their ability to affect change. Superchick is living up to its name. Its first four albums have combined for 700,000 copies sold, more than 70 film, television and videogame song placements, and five No. 1 singles. But for a band inspired to empower its listeners, its new album does more than walk the talk… it really rocks the talk!

Track Listing:
1. Cross The Line (Box Office Blockbuster Mix)
2. Rock What You Got (Fight Underdog Fight! Mix)
3. Let It Roll – Matt Dally with Superchick (NEW)
4. Karaoke Superstars (Shiny Car Advert Mix) – Superchick with Thumpmonks
5. Hey Hey (Vampires vs. Cheerleaders Mix)
6. One and Lonely (Chick Flick Mix)
7. Breathe (Don’t You Die On Me Mix)
8. Bowling Ball (Not That Into You Mix)
9. Pure (Brand New Day Mix)
10. Wishes (Teens Falling In/Out Of Love Mix)
11. Still Here (NEW)
12. With You – Tricia Brock (NEW)

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Artist: Secret & Whisper
Album: Teenage Fantasy
Release Date: April 6th, 2010
Style: Alternative  Rock / Ambient
Label: Tooth & Nail Records
Location: Kelowna, BC

About:

How often do you hear this concept today? Chances are, rarely. The fact is, the truly iconic, the truly special bands are those select few who are not afraid to make sonics, melodies, and unique sounds their utmost priority. And it is no small coincidence that the bands we remember are the ones who do not fear swimming upstream in the process.

And you can hear this mentality in the first notes of their debut LP Great White Whale. Individualistic, yet somehow familiar. A sound that is painstakingly accurate in its defiance of classification. Haunting, Epic, and fast-paced with consistent, larger-than-life melody. It is as hungry as it is heavy, but it is definitely not screamo, metalcore, or active rock in the least. Each track is intricate in composition, yet not distractingly so. The result sounds as if it was made by seasoned artists who have not lost their hearts throughout their many seasons.

Track Listing:
1. Youth Cats
2. Warrior (Southern Arrowwood)
3. Bedroom Galaxy
4. Tiny Sparkle
5. Famous for a Century
6. Edge of Wilderness
7. Pretty Snarl
8. Star Blankets
9. Blush
10. Whale Bones
11. Silver Mountain

There is also a hidden song called Upset Seventeen somewhere on the record.

Record comes out soon!

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