Artist description Every new band knows that you're supposed to start your trek to stardom by building momentum through local gigs. Then word spreads, A&R people line up, and you're on your way. But these four guys are doing it backwards. With a fresh sound and intelligent songs, the Internet was buzzing about them before they'd even played in public. And now that they're packing clubs all over their Southern California home base and far beyond, fans are seeing with their own eyes that the hype is true. Only a band with exceptional foresight and fire can pull off this kind of a strategy -- and that band is TWO A DAY. Their debut disc, wait for the sound, challenges conventional wisdom as well. It's not slotted to some narrow demographic, with simplistic riffs for passive listeners. Instead, it's a bouquet of diverse approaches, reflecting influences far broader than most bands can handle. It threads provocative, intelligent lyrics through unorthodox rhythms and unexpected chord patterns …and yes, it rocks! It's already pulling fans onto dance floors and stacking the front of the stage with kids who know the words and understand their message. Check 'em out for yourself.

Music Style Rock, Emo, Punk...

Musical Influences Jawbreaker, Sunny Day Real Estate, Helmet, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana

Similar Artists Bad Religion, Jets to Brazil, Jawbreaker, Helmet, Mudhoney, Foo Fighters

Group Members Joe - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar;Wes - Lead Guitar;John - Bass;Nick - Drums

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Drums, & Vocals

Albums Wait For The Sound, The Goat EP, Live @ SLO Brewing Co.

Press Reviews Wait for the Sound, the new album by local band Two A Day, is not the work of four wannabe small town kids posturing as rock stars. It’s not the sophomoric rants of angry young men. It’s not the garage-y wailing of amateur musicians. In short, it’s not the typical pretentious twaddle delivered by too many local bands all over the world. Instead, it’s a mature work by a band with something to say and the musical chops to say it. Most of Wait for the Sound is well arranged straight rock. The backbeat is steady. The guitar solos wail. The vocals are earthy without being overly earnest. The lyrics say enough without saying too much: Something in you pulls at me/Something in me pushes you away/I thought that it might change/I followed the sidewalk lost in the cracks/Head down legs strong/Cut through a crowd like a ghost/Never slowed and I felt so alone/I just thought of things to say/Sometimes it takes me days/I followed the sidewalk down to your house/Lights on shades drawn/Waited outside tried to knock on your door/My arm wouldn’t raise/I knew nothing would change/I know nothing will change—From “Sidewalk.” A smoldering narrative ballad like “Sidewalk” is the earmark of a band capable of shooting arrows into the heart of the rock’n’roll establishment. Why? Sure a lot of rock bands can do ballads, but they come off as affected and insincere- gimmicky. Not “Sidewalk,” a song at once familiar yet surprising. Two A Day is starting to amaze. Unless hectored to do otherwise by, my policy has always been to ignore bands until they’re good enough to say something nice about (thanks to my mom for that), and I have avoided Two A Day since their inception simply because I always thought they weren’t living up to their potential. With Wait for the Sound, Two A Day is all grown up. - Glen Starkey, SLO New Times

Location San Luis Obispo, Ca - USA

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