Dave Genn , formerly of Matthew Good Band , joined 54-40 in 2003. In February 2005, it was announced that Comparelli left the band for personal reasons. That same year, 54-40 signed with True North Records .
Due to escalating personal differences among members, Guano Apes planned a farewell tour in February 2005 and subsequently disbanded. Dennis Poschwatta gave more details on the reason for their breakup in an interview:
Lullabies to Paralyze was leaked onto the internet in February 2005 and was aired by Triple J radio in Australia on March 3, 2005, as an unsubstantiated ‘World Premiere’. It was then officially released on Tuesday, March 22, 2005, in the US, debuting in the number 5 slot on the…
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and February 2005 in Great Britain.
On February 1, 2005, Arcade Fire appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien to perform “Neighborhood #2 (Laika)”.
After a warm up gig the previous evening at the Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, the band, including Garrett, reunited to perform at the WaveAid concert on 29 January 2005 to raise funds for the victims of the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami . The concert, which took place at the…
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After supporting bands such as Puressence and Oceansize , Editors released debut single “Bullets”, which was recorded with producer Gavin Monaghan, as a limited edition of 1000 copies on Kitchenware Records on 24 January 2005. The song had previously been played by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, where it…
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The band performed “Take Me Out” as a live medley with Los Lonely Boys , Maroon 5 , The Black Eyed Peas and Gwen Stefani at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005, in which “Take Me Out” was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with…
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Their second album, No Wow , was released by RCA Records on March 8, 2005. Featuring an artier, less ” guitar rock ” sound, the record embraced post punk influences and sounded even more stripped down than Keep on Your Mean Side . Originally written to be performed on a…
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In late 2005, Wounded Bird Records reissued both Rough Cutt Warner Bros. studio albums as a two-for-one single disc, Rough Cutt/Rough Cutt Wants You . British label Rock Candy reissued remastered versions of both albums in 2016, complete with 16-page full-color booklets, 3,500-word essays about the making of the albums…
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