In 2006, while on tour in Tokyo, Collingwood experienced a mental health crisis that resulted in the cancellation of a scheduled performance. He was hospitalized and later received treatment after returning to the United States.
Funeral For a Friend closed the promotional activity for Hours in the Summer of 2006, with a series of UK shows rescheduled from February. Most of the original dates had been cancelled because Matt Davies had suffered from a bout of laryngitis. Several other shows were scheduled in the UK…
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Revelations (2006)
On March 27, 2006, an EP was released on iTunes containing acoustic versions of “Wasteland”, “Prey”, “Through the Iris” and “Faultline” from The Autumn Effect .
Following the release of Everyone Into Position , Oceansize subsequently left Beggars Banquet . The band sought a new record deal that would better support the band in terms of promotion and financial backing for international touring. Mike Vennart implied in a recent interview that the record deal was contingent…
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Their debut EP, Pigs & T.V. , was released in 2006. Consisting of songs written by Boerdam at 14 years of age, the recording was funded by the sale of Tidswell’s car. The EP was produced by Bryce Moorhead, a Brisbane-based producer and sound engineer who the band discovered through…
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Before the release of Cities , the band released Godspeed EP exclusively through the iTunes Store in late 2006 to give a preview to the new album.
The group recorded the album throughout the September and October 2006 at Hookend Recording Studios in Oxfordshire, England. The group took inspiration from Led Zeppelin and American rock music, and recorded over twenty-two songs.
The band released a limited edition album, This and of That , in late 2006 for online purchase through their now inactive official website. The band had made a sudden change from their rap rock style to an electronica / alternative / hip-hop crossover style by changing their guitar sounds…
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In January 2006, Sugar Ray was released from their recording contract with Atlantic Records .