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History has proved that every time a prevailing culture grows stagnant, a new artistic uprising takes place in order to wash away the past and look toward the future. For the past seven years Mukilteo, Washington�s own The Fall Of Troy has been ignoring fleeting musical and fashion trends as its members have embarked on a quest to cultivate their own unique brand of progressive rock�and that process is culminating with the release of the trio�s fourth album "In the Unlikely Event." Cinematic in scope and vision, "In the Unlikely Event" sees the band expanding its sound in every sense of the phrase: the heavy songs are bone-crushing, the melodic passages are instantly memorable and, most importantly, the avant-garde experimentation doesn�t overshadow the music�s inherent accessibility. In other words, get ready because with "In the Unlikely Event," The Fall Of Troy hasn't only reinvented itself, but the band is also hoping to help alter the current musical climate in the process.
�I want to be part of another revolution,� explains The Fall Of Troy�s guitarist/vocalist Thomas Erak. �I want to see the good bands in this world come together and shift things again. We need another Nirvana, we need another Rage Against The Machine, we need another Bad Brains and At The Drive-In, you know?� While Erak is quick to point out that he�s not equating his own band with these aforementioned acts, you can hear all of their influences on "In the Unlikely Event." One catalyst for Erak�s enthusiasm is the fact that the album is the first The Fall Of Troy recording with new bassist Frank Ene. �Thomas and Andrew were very welcoming of my input,� explains Ene. �The recording process was a very organic experience; a plethora of ideas were floating about and I feel like we really captured some great stuff.� Forsman confirms the new bassist�s sentiment, adding �the formula this time around was for Frank and I to lay down the structure and then Thomas kind of painted over it, so I�m really excited with how it came out.�
In 2006, you were introduced to Envy On The Coast, the upstart Long Island quintet with the swiss-army rock aesthetics, boundless ambitions, and hearts big enough to fit each of their growing swell of fans.
After issuing a self-titled debut EP to widespread acclaim in August 2006, Envy On The Coast set out on national tours with arena-filling artists like 30 Seconds To Mars and Angels & Airwaves and were named one Alternative Press' 100 Band You Need To Know in 2007. Following subsequent tours alongside peers as disparate as Circa Survive and Cute Is What We Aim For, Envy On The Coast have cut their teeth in front of thousands of fans, earning their own impassioned following in the process. No question, their earliest experiences together have been unforgettable and certainly their entrance has been grand. But through it all, they knew it would mean little without a suitable second act.
With that mandate in mind, and winter approaching, Envy On The Coast descended upon two cabins in the isolated outpost of Windham, New York, to begin writing their full-length debut. After weeks of painstaking collaboration between the cabins and their own Long Island homes, the band had meticulously deliberated over, consolidated and, eventually, perfected the material that would comprise the album that would at once confirm their precocious musical prowess while further legitimizing their considerable accomplishments. And, frankly, the results aren't just inspired. They're downright disarming.
Produced by Bryan Russell at Red Wire Audio in Brooklyn, "Lucy Gray" refines the band's strengths - showcasing huge leaps in technical proficiency and further honing their impressive melodic underpinnings, among them - while simultaneously capturing the growth Envy On The Coast experienced during the past twelve months on the road. In short, it's the rare album that not only traces a band's evolution, but also transcends their many accomplishments through a truly definitive artistic statement. This, ladies and gentlemen, is today's Envy On The Coast. Not so different from yesterday that they're unrecognizable. Just leaner, fiercer and infinitely more focused on becoming the best band they can be. 
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