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Go Go Go |
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Love You Anytime |
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Coming Home |
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No One Here |
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I'm Nothing |
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It's A Lot |
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Like You Do |
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Save Your Breath |
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Waiting For The Next Drug |
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We Felt Alive |
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Like their music, The 88 have traveled an eclectic road to Not Only...But Also, their major label debut for Island Records. Using an organic combination of old and new school in their approach to music and its marketing, the band’s catchy rock melodies have found a growing audience through TV, film and commercial placements as well as virally online.
The L.A.-based group has been attracting attention since forming in 2003. Tirelessly playing the local scene as well as opening nationally for acts like Matt Costa and dates with Rilo Kiley and Smashing Pumpkins, The 88 once served as the late Elliott Smith's back-up band by personal request for a memorable Orange County performance after serving as openers.
While you may not be familiar with The 88, you've certainly heard their music. With two independent releases already under their belt in 2003's Kind of Light and 2005's Over And Over, the group have found a welcome home for their music on TV, in the movies and as part of widely seen commercial campaigns.
Produced by Matt Wallace [Maroon 5, Replacements, Faith No More, Train], and with two tracks by Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds [Eric Clapton, Fall Out Boy, Madonna], Not Only...But Also additionally serves as an apt description of the band's impressive pop-rock palette. Students of rock history, The 88 combine post-punk high energy ("Go Go Go", "I'm Nothing") with a love of classic British Invasion bands such as The Kinks and The Small Faces ("Love You Anytime", "Save Your Breath"), '70s Bowiesque glam ("Sons and Daughters"), and Nuggets-style garage-band psychedelia ("Waiting for the Next Drug"). There are also nods to funk ("Like You Do"), R&B ("No One Here"), and soul ("We Felt Alive").
"The title fits the album because not only did we do things people might expect," says Keith, "but we also took some chances by stepping outside of our comfort zone."
By T Johnson
| Artist: | The 88 |
| Edited: | No |
| Format: | CD |
| Enhanced: | No |
| Number of Discs: | 1 |
| Release Date: | 10/28/2008 |
| Shipping Weight (in pounds): | 0.2 |
| Product in Inches (L x W x H): | 5.0 x 1.0 x 6.0 |
| Assembled in Country of Origin: | United States |
| Origin of Components: | United States |
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| UPC: | 0060251776466 |
The 88 are a pop band from southern California that blend British Invasion melodies with a subtle but potent instrumental approach that recalls David Bowie and other '70s rock icons. Pianist Adam Merrin and guitarist Keith Slettedahl first met when they were both high school students in Calabasas, CA; sharing similar musical tastes, the two started recording tunes together during their senior year, and after graduating they formed a band called the Freeloaders. With the arrival of guitarist Brandon Jay, the group changed its name to the 88 (taking the new moniker from a song by the French Kicks and the fact a piano has 88 keys), and with Carlos Torres on bass and Mark Vasapolli on drums, the band was soon playing extensively around California. In 2003, the group released its debut album, Kind of Light, for the independent EMK⁄Mootron label. The album earned enthusiastic reviews, and the 88 supported it with extensive touring, frequently playing up and down the West Coast and venturing out on occasional tours of the rest of America and Canada. By the time the 88 went into the studio to record their second album, Mark Vasapolli had left the group and Anthony Zimmitti had taken over behind the drums. Over and Over was released in the fall of 2005, and the 88's growing popularity was reinforced by television appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Last Call with Carson Daly, and How I Met Your Mother. The group's music was also heard in the films You, Me and Dupree, Failure to Launch, and Surviving Christmas, as well the TV shows The O.C., One Tree Hill, and Grey's Anatomy and commercials for Sears, Target, and Microsoft. By 2007, the 88 has become a four-piece with the departure of Brandon Jay, and Todd O'Keefe joined the band as Carlos Torres left to spend more time with his growing family. However, the new edition of the band remained as popular as ever, and in the spring of that year the group signed a recording contract with Island Records. In 2008 the label released their album Not Only... But Also featuring the single "Go Go Go". The band was now a trio featuring Merrin, Slettedahl, and Zimmitti. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
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