Envy On The Coast

Two recommendations in one day!

Also touring with The Audition on the Pac Tour will be Envy on the Coast from Long Island, NY.

Their new album, Lucy Gray, is really interesting to me. I can't decide if I like it. It's not bad, just not my usual taste. They are on Photo Finish Records, which I had not really heard much about before now.

Here's some info from wikipedia, the ultimate source of band information...

"The bands first full length CD was released on August 7, 2007 and is entitled Lucy Gray. The song title "I'm Breathing...Are You Breathing Too?" is taken from a line of Robert Bolt's novel A Man For All Seasons. The song title "...Because All Suffering Is Sweet to Me" is taken from the last words of Saint Thérèse. The CD title itself is from the poem "Lucy Gray" by William Wordsworth.

They have toured with bands such as 30 Seconds to Mars, Agent Sparks, Angels & Airwaves, The Audition, Boys Like Girls, Emanuel, Forgive Durden, Hit the Lights, June, Mikoto, The Outline, Permanent Me, Saosin, The Sounds, and Valencia. They were on MTV2's $2 Bill tour featuring 30 Seconds to Mars, Head Automatica, and Cobra Starship.

In the Spring of 2007, Envy took part in the first Alternative Press tour with Cute is What We Aim For, As Tall as Lions, and Circa Survive. In the summer of 2007 the band toured with acts The Sleeping, A Day To Remember, and Valeyra and Kaddisfly, Powerspace, and Danger Radio, as well as a month long stint on the Vans Warped Tour.

In November, Envy on the Coast had to cancel the tour with From First to Last and several college dates after lead singer Ryan Hunter's vocal problems worsened so that he could have time to visit specialists and heal. However, instead of canceling their hometown show in Long Island, Envy on The Coast took the stage without Ryan and had the audience sing their set for them."

So check out the band next Friday, February 15th at the First Unitarian Church with The Audition, Danger Radio, and Another Day Late. After this tour, Envy will hit Australia for some festival dates with acts such as Thursday, Incubus, Motion City Soundtrack, and more.