ARTIST: Lapush
TITLE: Someplace Closer To Here
LABEL: 456 Entertainment
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 208kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 41min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-06-07
RIP DATE: 2005-06-16
Track List
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01. Sticking Around 3:55
02. Say Something 4:21
03. Aurora 4:45
04. Tout Le Monde 3:51
05. Lucky One 4:36
06. Quit You Now 4:31
07. Through It All 3:40
08. Everything You Asked For 4:29
09. Car Song 4:05
10. Hideaway 3:27
Release Notes:
You wouldnÆt expect a band from Middle America to list their musical influences
as bands like U2, Oasis and The Smiths. You also wouldnÆt expect such a band to
be one of the bands creating the most chatter in the NYC and L.A. indie rock
scene, and yet LAPUSH is quietly winning fans among some of rockÆs most
critical patrons with their debut album Someplace Closer to Here. As lead
singer and guitarist Thom Donovan says, "We have the mind set that you can say
something and be powerful without always being loud/heavy".
LAPUSH quickly earned a reputation as one of the hottest bands in their
hometown of St. Louis, MO., and they have watched their fan base spread
throughout the Midwest. After countless shows, LAPUSH found themselves in the
middle of a growing and flourishing scene. As a tremendous testament to the
"word of mouth" groundswell that surrounds LAPUSH, the bandÆs demo made its
way to prominent radio programmers, both in their hometown at St. Louis
stations The Point and The River, but also to seminal rock stations like Indie
103.1 L.A. and XM Satellite Radio where the band was featured while still
unsigned. With such momentum, the band decided to take their music back into
the studio and recorded a full album set for release this summer.
The album created by LAPUSH is one of the most fluid, haunting and melodic
musical journeys to be recorded independently. Of this musical journey, Thom
says "the mood or emotion captured was always more important than the æperfect
takeÆ "From time to time, we would encounter these beautiful accidents that
happen in the studio...certain sounds or melodies that sort of force their way
onto the recording."
Of LAPUSHÆs future, the band are cynically optimistic in knowing that they will
continue to grow and evolve, and yet also knowing that the constant in their
music will always be their ability to evoke emotion from their audience, who
include young "hipsters", college kids, and a wide range of people who love and
are passionate about music. Asked what the bandÆs goals are musically in terms
of their audience, lead singer and writer, Thom, quotes a lyricist to whom he
has often looked to for inspiration, Bono... "The goal is soul".
For a new band committed to the "truth" of music and the emotions it evokes
there is no better decree. "There is no facade...we mean what we say".