Person L, the new band from The Starting Line's lead singer/songwriter Kenneth Vasoli, will release its debut album, Initial, on August 5th via Vasoli's own imprint, Human Interest. The band - which features Vasoli on lead guitar and vocals, Ryan Zimmaro and Brian Medlin on drums and percussion, Charles Schnieder on bass and Nathaniel Vaeth on Rhodes piano and guitar - will be the direct support for Anthony Green (Circa Survive) on his upcoming tour, which launches August 6th. (See full itinerary below.). To preorder Inital, go to this location.
With
Initial,
Vasoli steps away from
The Starting Line's melodic punk legacy and draws from a broader palette, resulting in an adventurous album that not only pushes the envelope - it licks and seals it. Spin.com recently praised the band's "
expansive, explorative set" at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music
Person L's performance. You can check it out
here.
Grateful for The Starting Line's success - from its 2002 debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart through two subsequent albums Top 30 albums on The Billboard 200, sold-out tours of four continents and over 700,000 records sold - Vasoli was looking for a way create the music he wanted to on his own terms and benefit others in the process. So he bypassed the major labels in favor of founding his own label, Human Interest, which he decided would donate a portion of the proceeds from each record sold to human-interest charities. The digital album will be available through the band's webstore and at iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, EMusic and numerous other digital retailers. Physical copies will be sold at shows and at the band's webstore.
The track listing for Initial is as follows:
01. Wooden Soldiers
02. Holy Hell
03. Help Yourself
04. Canyonlands
05. Born in the Rainy Days of May
06. We're Gonna Run Out of Road
07. Sunshine
08. Storms
Person L - Summer 2008 Tour Dates:
07/15 - Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber
07/29 - Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber
08/01 - Doylestown, PA - Doylestown - free show
With Anthony Green and Good Old War:
08/06 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
08/07 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
08/08 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter
08/09 - Chicago, IL - Reggies Rock Club
08/10 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
08/11 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
08/13 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
08/14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon
08/16 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon - matinee show
08/17 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
08/18 - Sacramento, CA - Boardwalk
08/19 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
08/20 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
08/22 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
08/23 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
08/24 - San Diego, CA - Soma
08/26 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified
08/27 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
08/29 - Austin, TX - Stubbs Jr.
08/30 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues Cambridge Room - matinee show
08/31 - Houston, TX - Warehouse
09/02 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum
09/03 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
09/04 - Orlando, FL - The Social
09/05 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
09/06 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
09/07 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
09/09 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
09/10 - South Hackensack, NJ - School of Rock
09/11 - Boston, MA - Harper's Ferry
09/12 - Portland, ME - The Station
09/13 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
09/14 - Farmingdale, NY - The Crazy Donkey
