Brand New toured extensively in 2007 to promote the album, first headlining an international tour of Europe before also playing festivals such as Reading and Leeds , Lowlands and Pukkelpop .
Soon after signing with Victory, the band with their new drummer Alex Shelnutt went into Zing Studios to record their second album. The album, titled For Those Who Have Heart , was released in January 2007 on Victory and peaked at number 17 on Billboard ‘ s Top Heatseekers chart.
Gob’s friendship with several Canadian bands has come up often in the past few years. During Gob’s downtime, Thacker has played lead guitar for Sum 41 live since 2007 because of the departure of their lead guitarist, Dave Baksh . Since then, Thacker has become Baksh’s permanent replacement in Sum…
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The band’s follow-up, Even If It Kills Me (2007), was recorded in New York City with Eli Janney, Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne , and Ric Ocasek of the Cars . The group, though big fans of his work, were disappointed with Ocasek’s role. “He just confused me the…
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Upon completion of their third studio album, the band played a few shows in the spring, and then engaged in an all-summer tour with Rise Against . They also toured the United States in Fall 2007 with From Autumn to Ashes and then went on a month-long European tour with…
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Punchline’s follow-up to 37 Everywhere was recorded in 2007 in two parts. Part 1 was recorded at Room Sound Studios in Tempe, Arizona with producer Jamie Woolford (formerly of The Stereo and now a member of the band Let Go ). Part 2 was recorded at Smart Studios in Madison,…
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Their fifth full-length album, Muertos Vivos , was released on Cobraside November 27, 2007, in the U.S. and was released in Canada on Aquarius Records October 23. They recruited Tyson Maiko as their bassist. The album is Gob’s heaviest and most serious album to date.
The band’s third full-length album, Arrivals And Departures , was released on July 3, 2007, and was designated by AP Magazine as one of the most eagerly anticipated CDs of 2007. Mark Trombino ( Jimmy Eat World , Blink-182 , Finch ) produced the CD. The album sold 27,000 copies…
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The band’s next album, entitled 12:34 was released on January 30, 2007. The track “Courage” was released as a single. The band toured with Rehab on the “Lack of Luxury” 2007 tour.
The album’s first single was “We’re All Dying”. They shot the video for “We’re All Dying”, as well as for their second single “Underground”, on September 4 and 5, 2007, in downtown Vancouver. The album’s final single was “Banshee Song”.