Breathe Carolina – Hello Fascination Music Video
didn’t anticipate that their project started “just for fun” would
explode into an internationally sought-after band in just two short
years. But like all the best, most exciting new bands, Breathe
Carolina’s unprecedented story began with a fan-base that grew
organically, fueled by an enviable, rapidly spreading word-of-mouth,
and the undeniable spark of something unique.
The story of Breathe Carolina is a modern day music fairytale – of two
friends who recorded tracks on GarageBand at home in Denver, CO, put
them on to MySpace and rapidly gained a huge online following that
transformed their hobby into a career, and them into stars. “We got
started just by hanging out,” reflects Kyle. “We just sat in a room and
threw ideas back and forth, and had to take trips to the library to
talk to people online because we didn’t have internet at our house. We
honestly weren’t expecting anything, we just made some songs and people
started hitting us up about them. It’s been way crazier than anything
we could have imagined it to be.”
Gaining over nine million plays on MySpace, they self-released their
debut EP Gossip on iTunes, and after a phenomenal response released
their debut album It’s Classy, Not Classic in 2008. The album knocked
the industry sideways as it subtly tore into the charts, debuting at
#186 on the Billboard Top 200, #6 on the Heatseekers chart and #5 on
the electronic chart. Their genre-clashing blend of crowd-pleasing pop,
rock and electronica was a hit, and no longer confined to the bedroom –
Breathe Carolina were a global force ready to be heard.
With new album Hello Fascination, to be released by Fearless Records on
August 18th, 2009, the band takes their music to a bigger, brighter and
more blistering dimension. Recorded with the stellar production team of
Mike Green (Paramore, The Higher, Set Your Goals) and Matt Squire
(Taking Back Sunday, 3OH!3, Panic At The Disco), their sound is
re-defined and ascends to a new level with the addition of live
instruments and hooky pop choruses that beg to be sung back in unison
by their adoring legions of fans. “Working on Hello Fascination was the
craziest writing experience we’ve ever had,” notes Kyle. “We wrote
every song in three days or less – we just wanted to follow whatever
came into our heads, and that’s exactly what we did! This is our vision
of everything we are – and we are so excited to share this huge piece
of ourselves.”
With a whole summer on the Vans Warped Tour under their belts and their
previous slot on the Take Action Tour with Cute Is What We Aim For, Meg
And Dia and label-mates Every Avenue, the band is ready to take this
incredible album and their already-infamous live show to the streets on
tour with Family Force Five this Fall. Get your jaw off the floor and
say Hello to Breathe Carolina’s Hello Fascination – the explosive feel
good hit of the summer.
