The Afters
Our new album "Never Going Back to OK" is out NOW!
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Dallas, TX
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There comes a time in most everyone’s life when you decide the status quo isn’t good enough. Whether the result of a dramatic epiphany or slow personal awakening, the desire to escape mediocrity and embrace the best life has to offer suddenly seems overwhelming. It’s that powerful transformation that lies at the core of the Afters’ new project, “Never Going Back to OK.”
The Afters were named New Artist of the Year at the2006 GMA Music Awards. “Someday,” “You” and the album’s title track also made impressive inroads on the charts and solidified The Afters’ reputation as one of the hot new bands to watch.
For The Afters, life as a band began at a Starbucks in Mesquite, Texas where lead vocalist Josh Havens and vocalist/guitarist Matt Fuqua served up coffee and plotted their entrance onto the music scene. They recruited Dodd and Wigg and began performing under the name Blisse, earning a reputation as a potent live act with an arsenal of catchy pop/rock anthems.
“Never Going Back to Ok” again features all the components that made The Afters previous collection a hit--the memorable melodies, compelling lyrics, skilled musicianship and Havens’ engaging lead vocals. Yet as Havens stated, the band was challenged to step it up on this new release and with one listen, it’s obvious they not only met, but exceeded that challenge. Whether on pensive ballads such as “Ocean Wide” or potent tracks like “Keeping Me Alive,” the band demonstrates the chops they developed over the past three years of relentless touring.
When that process inspires music this good, it’s a great thing.
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