Finch

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風格:Punk revival復興朋克;Punk-Pop流行朋克;Emo情緒核
以加州為根據(jù)地的Finch樂隊包括主唱Nate Barcalow，吉他手Randy Strohmeyer和Alex Linares、貝司手Derek Doherty以及鼓手Alex Pappas。當樂隊組建之初，Strohmeyer已經(jīng)把他們的資料遞交給了Drive-Thru唱片公司。這個年輕的吉他手不斷的聯(lián)系著唱片公司以希望能發(fā)行一張專輯，希望公司能對他們的音樂感興趣，他們的歌迷甚至不厭其煩給Drive-Thru老板Richard Reines寫信希望能夠讓Finch與Drive-Thru建立起一種良好的友誼，所以當Strohmeyer正式和他的樂隊在Drive-Thru表演的時候，他注意到Reines非常認真的在聽他們的音樂。而且事實上Reines也正是在這個時候開始對Finch產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣，然后與他們簽了一份合同。他們在2001年終于在Drive-Thru公司的旗下發(fā)行了他們的第一張EP《Falling Into Place》，這為他們在次年發(fā)行他們的專輯《What It Is to Burn》建立了良好的基礎。經(jīng)過一個長時間的調(diào)整后，在2004年，F(xiàn)inch得到了一個為金屬樂隊Disturbed暖場的機會，之后結(jié)合各方面的意見，Strohmeyer鞏固了Finch的音樂路線并確立了主唱Nate Barcalow。但是還沒等人們對Finch熱情消退下去的時候，F(xiàn)inch已經(jīng)把他們的工作重新集中在了他們第二張更為成熟的專輯上——《Say Hello To Sunshine》。這張在2005年發(fā)行的新專輯相較之前一張唯一的變化就是更重了。
by Linda Seida
California-based emo rockers Finch, originally called Numb, include vocalist Nate Barcalow, guitarists Randy Strohmeyer and Alex Linares, bassist Derek Doherty, and drummer Alex Pappas. Strohmeyer actually had a hand in getting the band signed to Drive-Thru Records. The young guitarist contacted the label incessantly, intent on generating interest in his music. His fan mail and pestering even led to friendship of sorts with Drive-Thru owner Richard Reines. So when Strohmeyer inevitably pitched him Finch, he figured Reines was just being polite by listening. But Reines was genuinely enthusiastic about Finch and offered the band a contract. The 2001 four-song EP Falling into Place was the band's first release for Drive-Thru and sold over 6,000 copies in just its first three months of release. That set up the well-received full-length What It Is to Burn, which appeared the following year, produced by Mark Trombino (blink-182, Midtown). Finch immediately hit the road with RX Bandits and spent that summer on the Warped Tour. Tempers flared in August 2004 when Finch got into an on-stage fracas with alt-metal act Disturbed, allegedly over comments Strohmeyer had made about the band's music and its singer, David Draiman. But the flap soon faded, and Finch concentrated on work for their sophomore full-length and Geffen debut. With new drummer Mark Allen on board, Say Hello to Sunshine dropped in summer 2005, featuring a considerably heavier and slightly experimental sound. The album failed to resonate with much of their fan base, even though the band toured behind it through the end of the year with such acts as Head Automatica, HiM, and Skindred. By February 2006, Finch had gone on an "indefinite break." Some members of the band went on to join the Sound of Animals Fighting, along with members of RX Bandits, the Autumns, and Circa Survive.