Julie Christie, the rumors are true: We’re hearing today that Philadelphia band The A-Sides are in the process of finalizing a deal with what manager Dryw Scully calls “a label that will catapult the band to a national level.” The group’s sophomore full-length record, the much-buzzed-about Silver Storms, was recorded with producer Brian McTear when the band was slated to sign to another indie. But instead, the band completed the record on their own dime and shopped it around to labels big and small. Usually, when a band does this, it almost never ends well, but in the A-Sides’ case, not so. After a lot of footsie, the group is now said to be going with a label that may or may not rhyme with “PRAYGNANT,” and is looking at a potential June release. (It’ll sound great on your iPhone.) And what a record Silver Storms is. The band recently leaked this track, which is already in rotation on WXPN:
The A-Sides: “Cinematic” [mp3]
In related news, next Tuesday, January 16th, Philebrity is teaming up with our friends at uwishunu.com for a little party with The A-Sides to celebrate the completion of the record and bold new roads ahead ‚Äî a sort of exclusive announcement before the announcement, if you will. The party will be held from 7-10pm in an undisclosed location in Center City, the band is playing, and we’d like you to come. To get on the guest list, send an email to ihopeiwin[at]philebrity[dot]com with “SILVER STORMS” in the subject header. Capacity is extremely limited, so these spots will be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis. Details will be emailed to you directly. Meanwhile, we’d like to extend a hearty congratulations to The A-Sides ‚Äî mazel tov, and wow, what a great album. Well done, lads.
Related: MySpace: A-Sides
YouTube: Hobnobbing With The A-Sides

This entry was posted on Friday, January 12th, 2007 at 5:15 pm.