Egypt Central - You Make Me Sick

[pen]

This is ultra-confusing, so pay attention.

Even though they Bieler Bros. and Egypt Central parted ways (it was mutual and they're all still great friends, BTW) and the album is not coming out in August as originally expected, Egypt Central is still releasing a second single from the effort early next year. That's right. I said next year. It's going to be that long a gap, but probably because they're trying to find a new home for the album, so that gives them plenty of time to line up the dots, so to speak.

Now, the confusing part is that You Make Me Sick supposedly (according to people I know cough cough) was their first single, back when they were still independent. And yet the band members themselves claim that it will be the second single from the album, Over And Under being the first. Do you see the confusion here?

At any rate, I don't think they're a bad band. The singer screams like Chester Bennington's clone, but other than that they craft a decent nu-metal tune. I think Different would make a better single though. That's just me.

[American Idiot]

According to FMQB's Airplay Archive, this never went for adds, and only Over & Under did.  About a year ago I'd estimate, a few stations in Tennessee (that's where they're from) were playing You Make Me Sick most likely because it was on some demo they got in the mail, which means this was probably never officially a single previously.  I hope that helps the confusion that ::cough cough:: person may have caused.

[pen]

Yes, certainly that person was concocting some diabolical and sinister plot to mislead the population, so it's a good thing you stopped his nefarious, dammable plans before they fully came to frution.

I kid. I'm a kidder. It's what I do. But it's not what I do now, for now I must leave in two hours for a four hour shift to help open a store that I finished closing only six hours ago. Oh the joys of arbitrary scheduling. Much like sands through the hourglass, so too these are the days of our lives. Coo coo ca choob!

[Crushcrushchris]

I remember that a fan of the band on another board I go to mention that You Make Me Sick got airplay in their hometown of Memphis last year and I think I mentioned it on the Indie part of the board some time ago. But that's hella weird. If they get picked up sooner, I'd imagine that that song would go for adds sooner. To be perfectly honest though, I don't see them getting picked up because this is their second go-round. Supposedly Lava was interested in them once, but didn't sign them.

[pen]

Which is probably why Bieler Bros. did. Bieler Bros. has ties to Lava. But that doesn't mean they won't get signed. There are a lot of labels around now, such as Rock Ridge, CPR, DRT, and Cement Shoes that probably would sign a band like Egypt Central, especially when they already have an album more or less completed.

[Crushcrushchris]

Goes for adds July 17th.

[American Idiot]

And I was confused when this topic was created a year ago. Now, oh this is just beyond my brain power.

[pen]

They need to just make a new fucking album already.

[pen]

See? Does that make any sense? Even though it makes more sense since Egypt Central IS #87 on Active Rock while Garbage is only just about to enter the top 100 on Alternative. It's dumb. It's like winning a beauty contest among ugly people.

[tortuga]

LMAO. Good one penance.

[pen]

November 5th. They kept their promise.

Album is finally being released by Fat Lady Records/ILG on January 22nd.

Honestly, they need to just fucking stop trying to push this album and make a new one. This will be the third time that the album will be going for release, and I think everyone who would've cared either has it by now or has moved on.

[Crushcrushchris]

They'll be touring in the late fall-early winter with Machina and I just found out there's an NYC date. I'm so going.