Toronto’s The Artist Life are releasing their much anticipated debut full length album Impossible via Undergound Operations on April 26th, 2011. The following day, The Artist Life will kick off a slew of tour dates alongside punk rock heavy weights Strung Out and Face 2 Face.
After releasing two highly acclaimed EP’s (2008’s Let’s Start a Riot and 2007’s Living) the band spent two years working on Impossible. To say the process of ready-ing Impossible for release was a long haul is an understatement. The band penned 30 full songs before combing through to pull the top 11 tracks that would comprise the new release. With the superstar producing duo that is Greig Nori (Hedley, Sum 41) and Jesse Colburn (Avril Lavigne) at the helm, Impossible features The Artist Life’s most accomplished, aggressive, and comprehensive work to date.
Off the strength of 2 stunning EP releases, The Artist Life were able to build quite an impressive resume that includes touring alongside the likes of A Wilhelm Scream, Anti-Flag, Stereos, and The Swellers. The release of Impossible is sure to launch them in to new levels of success. Comprised of members of legendary Canadian hardcore acts (Jersey, Grade, The Fullblast), The Artist Life have forged their own path and built their name through tireless gigging and by scribing some of this cities most potent pop punk anthems.
STREAM clips of new Artist Life songs here:
http://www.undergroundoperations.com/theartistlifeshop/
DOWNLOAD hi-res media materials:
http://www.audiobloodmedia.com/?page_id=3193
VIEW video blog from the studio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6hsMUY_Mds
TOUR DATES (All dates with Strung Out and Face 2 Face)
Apr. 27 @ Commodore Ballroom, VANCOUVER
Apr. 28 @ Flashbacks, KELOWNA
Apr. 29 @ Starlite Room, EDMONTON
Apr. 30 @ MacEwan Ballroom, CALGARY
May 1 @ Louis Pub, SASKATOON
May 2 @ Garrick Centre, WINNIPEG
May 4 @ First Avenue, MINNEAPOLIS
May 5 @ Bottom Line, CHICAGO
May 6 @ The Rave, MILWAUKEE
May 7 @ Madison Theatre, COVINGTON
May 8 @ Majestic Theatre, DETROIT
May 9 @ Diesel, PITTSBURGH
May 11 @ The Town Ballroom, BUFFALO
May 12 @ The Phoenix, TORONTO
May 13 @ Olympia, MONTREAL
BIO
If good things come to those who wait, The Artist Life is overdue for a windfall.
Such an adage may be a mild cliché elsewhere but when it comes to this four year-old pop-influenced punk rock quartet, the axiom has never rang so true. After two highly- acclaimed EPʼs (2007’s Living and 2008’s Let’s Start A Riot), the Toronto, Ontario-based outfit has endured a legacy of trials and tribulations in striving to complete their debut full-length Impossible (Underground Operations).
“It felt like this album was never gonna come out,” sighs Blackwood with a sense of relief. “I’m a patient person but I’m also stubborn as hell and this has been an adventure. We’ve been writing over two years, busting our asses to create this record. The hurdles in achieving it are unimportant, though. What matters is that it’s ready.”
Maintaining the barbed glory and steely rhythms of its predecessors yet branching out to incorporate invigorating elements, Impossible is leaps and bounds beyond the already- stunning strength of Let’s Start A Riot; easily the most accomplished, aggressive and comprehensive work from The Artist Life to date.
“We’re still raw and anthemic but the choruses are even bigger,” Blackwood beams.
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