The Almost's video for "Say This Sooner," lensed by Shane Drake (Panic At the Disco, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus), is a smash hit - it was just added in "Big 10" rotation at MTV and is already in "Elite 8" rotation at MTV2, "Magna Cum Laude" rotation at mtvU, in major rotation on Music Choice and The IMF, and in the Top 10 on FUSE. "Say This Sooner" has ignited at radio also, already climbing to #15 on the alternative chart with 60+ stations adding the track thus far. Praised by Revolver magazine for its "monster power chords and dynamic fireworks," "Say This Sooner" is the lead single from the band's debut album, Southern Weather.
The band has been hailed across the boards as one to watch: The Almost was the subject of an "On the verge" feature in USA Today, is currently a featured band on MTV/MTV2/mtvU's premiere platform, "Discover & Download," and has been selected for both AOL Music's "Breakers" and Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next?" programs.
Released April 3rd via Virgin/Tooth & Nail, Southern Weather has sold over 72,000 copies since its debut at #29 on the Billboard 200. Heretofore known as the drummer and co-founder of Underoath (whose latest album, Define The Great Line, debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 in June 2006), Aaron Gillespie steps out front now with The Almost.
"Gillespie wails on the sort of hard-charging anthems that will probably make Switchfoot seethe with jealousy," noted Spin in a three-and-a-half star review. Alternative Press said: "Although Gillespie's croon is still distinctive, the 11 driving tracks on Southern Weather - on which he played nearly every note--allow him to stretch and sing his heart out alongside gospel choruses ('Amazing, Because It Is') and melodic roc riffs ('Everyone Here Smells Like A Rat') with equal aplomb."
Although Southern Weather was essentially a solo effort, the project has evolved into a full band with Jay Vilardi (guitar), Dusty Redmon (guitar), Alex Aponte (bass) and Kenny Bozich (drums) rounding out the lineup. After wrapping up a successful spring tour with Paramore, a string of shows with Say Anything and a stint at the Bamboozle festival, The Almost will perform on the majority of the Vans Warped Tour this summer (except 6/21, 7/21 and 7/22).
Tour dates are as follows:
06/01 - FL USF Campus Courtyard, Sarasota
06/02 - GA Hi-Fi Buys Amp/ 99X FM Big Day Out, Atlanta
06/29 - CA Pomona Fairgrounds, Pomona
07/01 - CA Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
07/03 - BC Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver
07/04 - WI Summerfest, Milwaukee
07/05 - AB Race City Speedway, Calgary
07/07 - UT Utah State Fairgrounds, Salt Lake City
07/08 - CO Invesco, Denver
07/11 - AZ Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix
07/12 - NM NMSU Practice Field, Las Cruces
07/13 - TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre,San Antonio
07/14 - TX Smirnoff, Dallas
07/15 - TX Reliant Center, Houston
07/18 - GA Hi Fi Amphitheatre, Atlanta
07/19 - FL Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville
07/20 - FL Vinoy Park, Tampa
07/23 - NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte
07/24 - VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach
07/25 - DC Merriweather Post Pavilion, Washington
07/26 - PA Montage Mountain Amp, Scranton
07/27 - MI Comerica Park + Street, Detroit
07/28 - IL First Midwest Bank Amp, Chicago
07/29 - MN Metrodome, Minneapolis
07/31 - WI Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee
08/01 - OH Riverbend Music Centre, Cincinnati
08/02 - OH Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland
08/03 - NJ Tweeter Center, Camden
08/04 - NY Nassau Coliseum, New York
08/05 - NJ Raceway Park, Englishtown
08/07 - IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Indianapolis
08/08 - PA Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh
08/09 - MA Tweeter Center Lot, Boston
08/10 - NY Darien Lakes Field, Buffalo
08/11 - ON Park Place, Toronto
08/12 - ON Park Jean Drapeau, Montreal
08/14 - MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, St. Louis
08/15 - KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Kansas City
08/17 - ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre, Boise
08/18 - WA Gorge, Seattle
08/19 - OR Columbia Meadows, Portland
08/22 - CA SellandArena, Fresno
08/23 - CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot, Sacramento
08/24 - CA Coors Amphitheatre Lot, San Diego
08/25 - CA Home Depot Center, Los Angeles
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