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Flyleaf

Flyleaf is a American rock band that formed in the Belton[1] and Temple, Texas[2] regions in 2000. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005. The band won an online poll on yahoo.com and was named Yahoo!'s Who's Next band of the month in March 2006 and they were named MTV's artist of the week on December 24 2007.[5][6]

Band history

Early on Lacey Mosley started playing music with James Culpepper. Guitarists Jared Hartmann and Sameer Bhattacharya were later recruited. "Sameer and Jared are really experimental with melodies and pedals, and we all had different influences that were all blending together with the same passionate and hopeful heart, and that brought out this beautiful feeling. It was magical," said Mosley.[7] Bassist Pat Seals joined in 2000 after leaving his previous band The Grove.

As Passerby, the band released three EPs and played over 100 shows in Texas alone over the span of two years under the booking and promotion company Runt Entertainment.[citation needed] In 2004, Passerby played a showcase for RCA Records in New York City in hopes of getting signed. RCA passed on the band, but the president of Octone Records, who had been secretly invited to the showcase, was very interested in the band. They waited for two days in their van at a truck stop for a phone call about an Octone showcase.[8] They were signed after the showcase, and on January 7, 2004, Octone Record's website announced their arrival to the label.

In March 2004, Flyleaf traveled to Seattle, Washington to record an EP with Rick Parashar. Afterwards, they toured with Breaking Benjamin, Staind and 3 Doors Down to promote their self-titled EP. In October, the EP was released to stores, spawning their first official single and video for the EP version of "Breathe Today".

In 2005, the band recorded their first full-length album with Howard Benson. On October 4, 2005, the record was released under the title Flyleaf. Appearances on the album include Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction and Ryan White of Resident Hero. The first mainstream single from their debut album was "I'm So Sick", "Fully Alive" was the second and "All Around Me" was the third. A video has recently been released for the song "Sorrow"

In the summer of 2006, the band played on the mainstage of the Family Values Tour 2006 and in late 2006, Flyleaf toured with Disturbed, Stone Sour and Nonpoint on the Music As A Weapon III Tour. The band issued an exclusive EP, which was sold at the tour called Music As A Weapon EP which features an acoustic version of "Fully Alive", and three previously unreleased tracks: "Much Like Falling", "Justice And Mercy", and "Christmas Song" (Much Like Falling and Justice and Mercy later appeared on Much Like Falling EP). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the EP went to World Vision.[9]

In 2007 Flyleaf toured with Three Days Grace and throughout Australia with the Australian Soundwave Festival, and also toured Europe with Stone Sour and Forever Never. In the spring of 2007, Flyleaf headlined their Justice & Mercy Tour which first featured Skillet and Dropping Daylight. Later on they did a second leg of the tour which featured Sick Puppies, Kill Hannah and Resident Hero. Flyleaf again joined the Family Values Tour in 2007.[10] The music video for "I'm So Sick" appeared briefly in the 2007 film Live Free or Die Hard. Also a remix of the song "I'm So Sick" is on the Soundtrack to the movie Resident Evil: Extinction.

Flyleaf also released a song entitled "Tina" which first debuted in the release of Guitar Hero 3 which appears on the Companion Disk Set. Also, the song "I'm So Sick" appears in Rock Band.

On October 30, Flyleaf also released a digital EP titled Much Like Falling EP. The songs included on this EP were "Much Like Falling", an acoustic version of "Supernatural", the limited release song "Tina", and fan favorite "Justice and Mercy." The EP is available on iTunes along with the expanded edition of their debut album.

On April 26, 2008, the band released their fourth video "Sorrow" from their debut album on MTV2.[11] The band toured with Seether in late spring, but had to cancel five shows due to a problem with Lacey Mosley's voice. The members of Flyleaf are currently taking the summer off to write new music, hoping to begin recording by fall. [12], and Soulfest 2008 on August 1st.[13] At Soulfest, the band debuted three new songs, entitled "Justice And Mercy", "Again" and "Have We Lost". [14]

They also contributed a cover of the song, "What's This?" from The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack for its cover album, Nightmare Revisited.

Christian faith

All five members of the band are of the Christian faith.[15] This faith influences their music, but lead singer Lacey Mosley doesn't necessarily believe that makes Flyleaf strictly a Christian band. "We all share the same faith. And so when we deal with the whole 'Christian band thing,' we kind of think about something P.O.D. says, like, 'If you're a Christian, it affects everything in your life. So if you're a plumber, does that make you a Christian plumber?' "

Mosley said. "I don't know the answer. We're a band, it's part of who we are, so it comes out in our music, and it's the fuel for what we do. And finding faith saved my life. So I'm not ashamed of it at all. And most of our album reflects that."[16] But also at some of their concerts they introduce songs saying "We sing this song for Jesus Christ."

The band's music has received mainstream and Christian success. For example, the song I'm So Sick appears on Rock Band, a currently popular game involving guitar and drum controllers as well as a microphone. Perfect appears on Guitar Praise, a Christian video game using a guitar controller as seen in the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games.

Band members

Discography

Main article: Flyleaf discography
Release date Title
October 26, 2004 Flyleaf (EP)
October 4, 2005 Flyleaf (album)
October 30, 2007 Much Like Falling (EP)
TBA Flyleaf's second album

References

  1. ^ a b c "Flyleaf - allmusicguide.com".
  2. ^ a b Flyleaf's MySpace at myspace.com
  3. ^ "Flyleaf". MTV Review. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  4. ^ Free Flyleaf Music Online, Music Downloads, Music Videos and Lyrics - Rhapsody Online
  5. ^ Who's Next exclusive interview; Yahoo!; Retrieved February 29 2008
  6. ^ MTV Artist of the Week; December 24 2007; MTV.com; Retrieved February 29 2008
  7. ^ MTVU Backstage Pass Interview from the interviews section on Flyleafonline.com, accessed March 7, 2007
  8. ^ Fansite FAQ item about signing to Octone, consisting of a quote from Mosley, accessed 21 October, 2007
  9. ^ Revenantmedia.com article on the Music As A Weapon EP, accessed 21 October, 2007
  10. ^ Family Values Tour 2007 official website, accessed 21 October, 2007
  11. ^ Flyleaf Online, accessed 26 April, 2008.
  12. ^ Creation Festival Website - Program, accessed 2008-09-25
  13. ^ Soulfest 2008 - Artists, accessed 2008-07-21
  14. ^ [1], accessed 2008-10-15
  15. ^ Christian Band Tours with Korn, news article on CBN's website with direct quotes, accessed October 19, 2007
  16. ^ Flyleaf Embrace Family Values, P.O.D.'s Christian Mantra, news article on MTV's website with direct quotes, accessed October 21, 2007
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