NASHVILLE |FR: KRISTINE ASHTON MAGNUSON/LIBBY HENRY/MITCH SCHNEIDER
TRAPT
SET TO RELEASE “SOMEONE IN CONTROL”
SEPTEMBER 13 ON WARNER BROS. RECORDS;
FIRST SINGLE “STAND UP” SET TO IMPACT RADIO JULY 11th
2005 marks the return of one of the most successful breakout rock bands of the last two years–TRAPT–who’ll release SOMEONE IN CONTROL September 13 on Warner Bros. Records.
Building on the strengths of their nearly two million-selling self-titled 2002 Warner Bros. debut, TRAPT merge haunting guitar atmospherics with rhythmic dynamism and the alternately tender and explosive vocals of CHRIS BROWN. He confronts the fears and doubts of the world around him and his generation with pronouncements like “…my addictions have no boundaries” and “I only keep what I can’t give away.”
For SOMEONE IN CONTROL, TRAPT–CHRIS BROWN (vocals, guitar), SIMON ORMANDY (guitar), PETER CHARELL (bass) and AARON “MONTY” MONTGOMERY (drums)–teamed with the esteemed Don Gilmore (Dashboard Confessional, Pearl Jam, Linkin Park) to co-produce and the result is 11 razor sharp tracks. Songs like “Disconnected” and the first single “Stand Up”–due to arrive at radio July 11th–reveal the group’s strong sense of melody, soul-searching lyrics and ethereal guitar tones. Other standout tracks such as “Lost Realist” and “Influence” prove that TRAPT–“…not only evocative and versatile but also wise beyond their years” (Guitar One, 5/03)–are impressively evolving.
“Every song is either about losing control or trying too hard to have control,” explains CHRIS BROWN. “There’s a fine line between allowing yourself to be vulnerable and closing yourself off to everything. There’s a balance point–and I think most people who are happy have found that balance. Being able to balance control is when you’re really in control.”
TRAPT’s Warner Bros. debut spawned the juggernaut #1 single “Headstrong,” which earned two Billboard Awards for Best Modern Rock Track and Best Rock Track of 2003. In addition, the follow-up single “Still Frame” also went into the Top Five of the Modern Rock and Active Rock charts.
Stay tuned for touring news from a band that played over 300 shows in 2003 alone including headlining gigs in front of thousands of fans.
Check out the track listing for TRAPT’S SOMEONE IN CONTROL:
1. Disconnected (out of touch)
2. Waiting
3. Victim
4. Stand Up
5. Lost Realist
6. Skin Deep
7. Influence
8. Repeat Offender
9. Bleed Like Me
10. Use Me To Use You
11. My Own Design
For more information on TRAPT, log onto: www.trapt.com.
MSO CONTACTS: 818-380-0400
Libby Henry ext. 224 lhenry@msopr.com
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson ext. 233 kashton@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider ext. 235 mschneider@msorpr.com
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