Days Away

Seeing as I've mentioned them several times already in just the couple few days I've had this sucker up and running, I figured I might as well expose you to who the heck it is I'm talking about. I've been talking about Days Away, o' course! Fans of, well, pretty much any band I've featured thus far will thoroughly enjoy this band.

These guys started out on the highly-respected We The People records, who have put out releases from The Starting Line, The Sounds Of Animals Fighting, and Firescape, to name a few, where they released the pop-punk/emo masterpiece "The Feel Of It EP". That caught the attention of the "ever-so-popular" Fueled By Ramen records, home to some of the most highly overrated acts in music inlcuding Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, The Academy Is..., and Paramore, to name a few. After releasing the ESP and LSD EP's, Days Away conjurred up the brilliant, highly under-appreciated "Mapping An Invisible World."

To describe how awesome this album is would be impossible; you simply have to check it out for yourself. The vocals, the melodies, the lyrics (my personal favorite being "Go on, tell me what you think before you think it, and I might believe you"), and just, everything about this album screams "LISTEN TO ME! LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE! I'M BETTER THAN 95% OF THE CRAP OUT THERE, SO LISTEN TO ME ALREADY!" This album can't let you down. As emotional as it is uplifting, this album personifies everything that is great about pop rock music. A bunch of fun, down-to-earth guys making music they have fun making and playing and who love to connect with their fans through their music.

A couple of months ago, Days Away left Fueled By Ramen. Why? Well, have you heard of them? Probably not. But, have you heard of Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco? Well, sure you have. And is Days Away at their worst 100-times better than either of those bands at their best? Most definitely. FBR did not promote this band nearly as much as they deserved, so they left. They're currently recording on their own dime, label-less, and I've got to say: They are hands down the best unsigned band on the market right now. Don't miss out on these guys; give 'em a good listen. Check out "Gods & Mars" if you want a song that'll really catch your ear.

Below I've posted their bio from their myspace, along with some links, as usual, nothing out of the ordinary hah. The 3 songs I posted are all ACE. You can download "God & Mars" and the album-version of "Keep Your Voices Down" on their myspace page, so I posted the DEMO version of Keep Your Voices Down, which basically means it's an older recording made before their actual record came out, and I kind of like it better than the version that actually made it onto the CD. I also posted a song from their first release, "The Feel Of It EP", and a rip of a new song demo they have on their myspace that you can't download on there. A "rip" means I pretty much just stcuk a mic to the speaker while the song was playing a recorded it; that's basically the only way you can actually get your hands on the song. Anyways, I hope you enjoy all this and the band and all the other bands on this blog. I really hope people are reading this. If not, I'm going to feel pretty dumb down the road for doing all this for nothing hah.

Their Myspace bio:

Hermann Hesse once wrote, "Seriousness is an accident of time." While this was written a good forty years before any of the members of Days Away were born, you'd think it would be tattooed backwards on their foreheads after sharing a drink with them at of one of their shows. "We are five serious musicians harnassing years of disciplined musical training in order to throw a huge party every time we play live," says frontman/guitarist Keith Goodwin. "You can be serious about writing and performing music while maintaining the fun in it. It's real important to us to remember why we started doing all this in the first place," Goodwin says.

Days Away's sound changed drastically once keyboardist Tim Arnold switched to drums, solidifying a tight, drum and bass oriented rhythm section along with original bassist Chris Frangicetto. The addition of keyboardist Bryan Gulla upon writing their full length debut Mapping An Invisible World added more depth and layers to the already warm sound of Days Away. The new musicianship along with the introspective and filler-free lyrics of Keith Goodwin struck a chord with curious listeners with ears eager for something new and refreshing.

It did not take long for the constant touring band from the Philadelphia area to win fans over with their energetic, tight live show. With the departure of original guitarist Matt Austin in August of 2005, Days Away stumbled upon an old friend in the deserts of northern Arizona, space cadet/guitarist, Jake Weiss. In a matter of days, the sound was rejuvenated with new energy and the band continues to tour, gain fans, and explore the progression of the Days Away sound.

Check out "Mapping An Invisible World" ASAP

http://myspace.com/daysaway
http://purevolume.com/daysaway (scroll down to the bottom of their list of songs and you'll find a couple songs from one of their FBR EP's available for download)
http://daysawaymusic.com
http://purevolume.com/thegoldenbeargroup/home (you can download a very, very rare demo called "Made It" here--it's an old song that was never on any release and most people don't even know it exists haha)

That's What She Tells Me (from the Feel Of It EP) - http://www.sendspace.com/file/k139he
Keep Your Voices Down (Demo) - http://www.sendspace.com/file/ljxe4s
I'm Sorry I Told You How I Feel (New demo rip) - http://www.sendspace.com/file/92npsd


I've got a TON more rare, non-album tracks from Days Away. If you'd like me to post some more, simply leave me a comment so I can know you care. :)