Record/Single/Tour
The young upcoming band "The Walls" finished recording their first full length album at Junction Records studio on Tuesday and this is one of the most anticipated albums from a young band. The album has so many different genre sounds and the band refueses to say that they are just one genre, this album has sounds from "Electronic Techno" all the way to Organs and Piano's. The first single off the album "Happy Days On Elms St." Was released on Wendsday May 19th and in its first day has sold 14,881 coppies. The next single that will be released off this album is the song entittled "Mountains." The band will also be joining James' older brother Matt's band Saburben Sunrise on the "Doesn't Mean It's Legal Circus Tour" which will be kicking off on June 13th 2010. The band has yet to release a statement on what they will be doing after the tour.
Meaning behind the songs
Happy Days On Elms St.This song was written about when James was about 15 and he heard screams from his neighbor. It turned out that his neighbor was murdering his wife. James described this song as "This is a song to show that stuff like this doesn't only happen in movies. So I think it will be interesting." The song features a very faint voice in the intro saying "Fuck this place..You bastard...Welcome to....The Walls." After that a dark piano starts to play and all you hear for about 20 seconds is James' piano riffs. After that James begins to sing and Dan plays his acoustic guitar, 10 seconds after that the electric guitar begins to play.
Teen HeartsThis song was written by Dan. The song is about how during their time in high school there were 15 girls who got pregenant. The song begins with a slow guitar riff on Dan's electric. After he plays that riff the music stops and a bass line plays. The band was asked if on the tour they are going to play the radio edit or the original and they answered "Why the hell would you ask that. We are going to play the original we hate radio edited songs. The songs lyrics are very deep and dark.
I Just Want To RunThis song was written by Dan. The song begins with a keyboard techno sound to it and then changes into an electric guitar. This song is a totally fictional song and tells a story about a man and a woman who have been told that they only have two weeks to live. When they are told the news they go out and do everything they have wanted to do. The song supposebly shows a happier side of "The Walls"
The WarThis song starts with the sound of a womans scream and then the sound of a gun being cocked. Before we can hear the gun shoot the band begins to play a sort of Jazz tone. The song has a trumpet solo at the end of the song. Once the song ends you finally hear the gun shoot. This song is about how so many people have been murdered for no appairent reason.
Your Blood Runs Down My Face Like The River In the Middle Of The DesertThis song has no meaning what so ever. The band describes it as "A giant mix of different words thrown into a song. The song begins with an Chillo playing and then a triangle. After the intro the entire band junps into the song and begins to play at a very fast tone.
Halo's(Destroy Those Who Weat ThemThis song is all about monsters. The song begins with a vocal opening and then the drums kick in. It isnt until the first minute when the rest of the band comes into the song
MountainsThis is going to be the second single off the album. In the begining of the song you can hear the whole band laughing in the backround and then a drum roll begins. After the drum roll you hear the bass play a simple riff, Then it all goes silent. At the end of the silence you hear James say "What you see is what you get.. And were the grand prize." After that the band begins to play at a very slow speed and then builds up into a fast beat. This song is about how the band is suprised that they made it to the industry with their new unique sound.
9 a.m. On Sunday MorningThis song is an intermisson. It begins with the sound of church bells then goes into James' piano playing.
What Was Once Sacred Is Not DestroyedThe song begins with a guitar solo then the rest of the band joins in. This song is relativily slow compaired to the others. This song is about how music has changed so much from the early 1900s all the way to todays music in 2010.
Life Without You(Is Pretty Good)This song begins with the intro voice saying "You've made it this far so why stop now." Then a piano begins to play. During the piano playing James is singing. This song is 8 minutes long and it is just James' singing and piano playing for the first 2 minutes. After the two minutes the rest of the band joins in and plays soft for about a minute and then begins to play insainly fast. This song is about James' Ex-girlfriend who cheated on him.
