Jupiter Crash
NEWS
Our first full-length CD is released and up for sale at SINisterRecords.com, Amazon.com and CD Baby!!!
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Paying true homage to their 80s post-punk roots, dark rockers Jupiter Crash deliver their odes to darkness, passion, beauty & truth in a powerful epic fashion reminiscent of an early Cult. Borrowing heavily from the Brit-pop era, but not entrapped by it, this group of seasoned musicians delivers nostalgic rock-and-roll with more than enough revolutionary flair to keep things interesting!
Do you play live?
Yes - It's the best way to hear this band! We'll play pretty much anywhere that will have us. Do we like it? Individually... not always. But as a band, hell yes. Our most "special" moment in recent memory was having Lee Tillman join the band.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
We think it changes it for the better. The internet puts more of the power in the artists' hands. Sites like MySpace and various other download sites serve bands almost better than a traditional website. To be able to get exposure in places like Iceland... and to have people overseas requesting and buying your CDs... that didn't happen 15 years ago.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Damn right - who wants to start the bidding war??
Band History:
Since 'crashing' into the Northwest music scene with their 2005 debut EP, "Fell From the Hotel," and its addictive single "Metro," Jupiter Crash has been turning heads, bending ears and blowing minds with slew of shows in and around their native Seattle, as well as airplay on a variety of college, internet and underground radio stations. Encouraged by the buzz, the band wasted no time in recording their first full-length CD "The Skin Before the Art" at Seattle's legendary London Bridge Studios in 2006. A touch more punk-rock and less brit-pop than its predecessor, "The Skin Before the Art" is evidence of the band's versatility and staying-power in a fickle and ever-changing musical climate.
Lyrically dark on the surface, each track upon closer listen is laced with insight and hope. Frontman Steven Parsons delivers his impassioned vocals with a throaty depth that calls to mind the uniqueness of such instantly recognizable vocalists as Michael Stipe, Ian Astbury, and Justin Sullivan. Combined with the fierce and flawless rhythm provided by Bill Morgen on bass and T on the drums -- it's not surprising comparisons have been drawn to such acts as Killing Joke, Lords of the New Church, The Cult and even The Smiths -- but the Jupiter Crash boys ultimately offer up their self-proclaimed 'Good Time Devil Music' in a valiant style all their own.
With the recent addition of dark rock prodigy Lee Tillman on guitar and the release of "The Skin Before the Art" through SINister Records, Jupiter Crash is looking forward to an eventful and revolutionary 2007!
Your influences?
Black Sabbath to Joy Division... The Cult to Queens of the Stone Age.
Favorite spot?
Anywhere, USA! Or wherever the place is that "gets" us. We don't feel any particular allegiance to our locality -- we're open to travel wherever we're wanted.
Equipment used:
We'll use whatever we can get for free ;) (wink wink, endorsements anyone?)
Anything else...?
