Just a short ferry ride from the city of Seattle, in the small town of Port Townsend, big things are happening. Three teenage boys who call themselves New Faces, have stepped on to the scene impressing critics with their considerable musical talents.
After winning Sound Off! 2008, Experience Music Project's under 21 battle of the bands competition with their "blissful jumble of 70s rock, 80s pop and today's indie", landing coveted spots at Bumbershoot, the Capitol Hill Block Party, and on the roster at Loveless Records, these boys may have conquered the Seattle music scene. Now they just have to make it through high school.
NEWS & REVIEWS
Capitol Hill Block Party: New Faces
“…They have a poise and on-stage presence many bands twice their age will never see…”
New Faces Sign to Loveless
http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/06/new_faces_sign_to_loveless “New Faces won Sound Off 2008 earlier this year, and their success just keeps going—the Port Townsend trio just signed to Loveless Records.Their new full-length, Two Years, will be released on August 26th. You can see them at the Block Party on Saturday, July 26th. Congrats, kiddos (and I do mean kiddos, they’re the youngest band on Loveless’ roster).”
The New Faces Sign with Loveless, Ready LP
http://www.soundonthesound.com/?p=3146 “Loveless Records has welcomed some New Faces into the fold, literally. The Port Townsend trio who took home the title at this year’s EMP Sound Off! competition have been welcomed into the Loveless family and are currently putting the finishing touches on their first LP, due in late August (26) titled Two Years. You can hear a number of the new songs over at their myspace page. The rest of the year will be big for these gents with big local appearances at both the Capitol Hill Block Party and Bumbershoot (in the SkyChurch no less!). Congratulations are in order for a great up-and-coming band!”
Sound Off! winner New Faces signed by Seattle label Loveless Records
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/141559.asp “After listening to New Faces in March, I kind of knew it wouldn't be long before they'd get a record deal. These high school students from Port Townsend who channel Britpop well enough to land this year's underage band Sound Off! crown from the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame now have a label under their belts: Seattle-based Loveless Records…”
"Some bands you see for the first time and realize they're going to be big"
-SEATTLE PI March 3rd 2008
"Brit-punk guitar licks, non-stop toe-tapping hooks and a dynamic stage presence"
-KEXP BLOG, SEATTLE, 4/18/08
"You'll no doubt be hearing about this band for a while"
-THE STRANGER, SEATTLE Meagan Seling March 13, 2008
"hugely promising"
-THE STRANGER, SEATTLE Eric Grandy, May 8, 2008
"catchy as hell"
-THE STRANGER- Line Out Blog August 2007
"a treat: The members are a rare pool of musical talent, distinctive craftsmanship and charisma that will make you tap your toes at the very least"
-TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE
"With music catchy as the pox and a brilliant live show to tout, I can’t imagine this group won’t go far...true indie-rock contenders!"
-THREE IMAGINARY GIRLS, SEATTLE - Chona Kasinger, Show Review March 08
"They play catchy-as-hell, simple Britpop beats (think a local flavor of Franz Ferdinand), with Brit-kid haircuts to match. It's the kind of music that can get pleasantly stuck in your head, the kind that drives you to make converts of your friends so you have people you can gush with.
-THREE IMAGINARY GIRLS, SEATTLE - Show Review April 08
"talented songwriting and solid live shows...a new band to sit up and pay attention to"
-WHAT"S UP MAGAZINE, BELLINGHAM
TOUR DATES
Thu, Aug 7 Spokane, WA @ Swamp Tavern - 8:00pm
Fri, Aug 8 Missoula, MT @ Sean Kelly’s - 8:00pm
Tue, Aug 12 Bainbridge Island, WA @ Bainbridge Grange - 8:00pm
Fri, Aug 15 Seattle, WA @ Fusion Café *CD Release* - 8:00pm
Sat, Aug 16 Seattle, WA @ High Dive *CD Release* - 9:00pm
Sat, Aug 30 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot, EMP Skychurch - 12:30pm
Sat, Sept 13 Port Townsend, WA @ The Boiler Room - 8:00pm
Fri, Oct 17 Tacoma, WA @ Squeak and Squawk Festival @ The Helm - 8:00pm
VIDEO
EMP Sound Off 2008 Bootleg Video. New Faces wins it!
