The band signed to Matador Records in Spring of 2008. That summer, Matador reissued the “Year Of The Pig” 12-inch single. This time it came out with additional formats including a series of three 7-inches, for the US, UK and Japan respectively, each with a different edit of the A-side…
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After pulling out of the 2008 Soundwave festival , the band took part in the line-up for 2009.
The band’s third studio album entitled Conviction , was released on August 21, 2007 and marks a complete change of style in the band’s musical direction. The album received commercial success, peaking at number 54 on the Billboard 200, and at number 5 on the Independent albums chart. The first…
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On October 7, 2008, Matador released Fucked Up’s second album, The Chemistry Of Common Life . The album received near-universal critical acclaim from publications such as the NME , The New York Times , Blender , Pitchfork , Alternative Press , Q Magazine , and would later go on to…
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In support of this album, the band went on many tours in the winter of 2008 and the spring of 2009 with bands such as Shinedown , Framing Hanley , and Tickle Me Pink .
The band reunited with Jeff Pinkus and Teresa Nervosa for a tour of the East Coast and Europe in Summer 2008 with the Paul Green School of Rock All Stars. It was the first time the reunited line up played together since 1989. The group performed at the All Tomorrow’s…
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In early 2008, Brand New toured Australia and New Zealand on the Big Day Out festival.
Several Flipper albums were reissued during 2008–2009 in a variety of formats. Album – Generic Flipper , Gone Fishin’ , Public Flipper Limited and Sex Bomb Baby! were reissued on compact disc by Water Records in the US and Domino Recording Company in the UK, and on vinyl by the…
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On October 9, 2008, the band returned to MTV Live , this time performing in the men’s washroom. Once again, the band (and their fans) caused a large amount of damage, destroying the ceiling, spray painting walls and knocking over amps and a motorcycle which was brought into the washroom…
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In spring 2008, Circa Survive released an On Letting Go B-side , “1,000 Witnesses”, to fans through the charity Invisible Children in an effort to raise money for the cause.