Artist description The five members of Days Away would never propose to understand the puzzling entirety of love. Rather, like only the young and daring can, they navigate as blindly and sensitively as their limited experience will allow: knowing full well that they’ve already seen plenty, but knowing equally that there is an indefinite amount about love to find out. Years of this confident but cautious approach have resulted in the emotional foundation lying beneath the song repertoire of Days Away’s current release. "The Feel of It" EP, one of the fruits of the relationship between the Lancaster, PA-originated band and Orange County-based label We The People Records, was released in Winter 2002 and features the collective story of five boys in love-laid against the backdrop of tainted teen earnest and set to the tune of sensitive, impassioned, rock-based guitar pop. This is, of course, not uncharted territory. Slews of we’re-not-emo-bands bearing many of the same influences (think emulators of Jimmy Eat World, Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate) as well as more pop-based acts have all respectively done their shares of heart lamentation and affection declaration with ample enthusiasm. What Days Away uniquely has to offer, though, is a sincerity and zeal that can only come with being eighteen or nineteen (none of the members have hit age twenty) and having strong musical backgrounds just about as old (each comes from a music-oriented family and has played at least one instrument for their whole life). This combination is what makes it possible for singer Keith Goodwin to moan “She must have read my mind/ ‘cause I feel fine” with boyish delight on the EP track “She Knows My Name,” an innocent celebratory tune later balanced out by the domineering guitar riff and bold, accusatory tone of the track “Why Don’t You Try Harder.” The music is strong but sensitive, inquisitive but not na�ve: songs to relate to rather than be intimidated by. Live, the band is similarly approachable: Goodwin is animated, cross-stepping across the stage out of both delight and passion while rhythm guitarist Matt Robnett ball-changes back and forth on his toes, even while pounding out power chords. Lead guitarist Matt Austin and bassist Chris Frangicetto often exchange shy smiles and knowing glances as they create synced rhythms with drummer Matt Haines. This chemistry is likely what garnered them first place at a Philadelphia battle of over five hundred bands in 2001 or an instant following in Orange County that ultimately incited them to relocate from Lancaster. "The Feel Of It" EP in hand and Currently stationed in Garden Grove, CA, Days Away appears to be approaching their new life in signature fashion: confidently and cautiously, with specific ease. “We’re really just feeling our way though right now,” says Goodwin deliberately. How appropriate.

Music Style Rock and Roll

Musical Influences Simon and Garfunkel, Jimmy Eat World, Ours,

Similar Artists Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, The Get Up Kids

Group Members Matt Haines :: Drums Matt Austin :: Guitar Matt Robnett :: Guitar Keith Goodwin :: Vocals Chris Frangicetto :: Bass

Albums The Feel of It [we the people records]

Press Reviews Days Away have been paying attention. They have studied their peers. They graduated with honors from the Quicksand School of Hooks and Heaviness. They probably attend the Church of Jimmy Eat World Christ and the Latter Day Get Up Kid on Sundays. They know what works: Lots of low end on the bass. Jangly, repetitive [in a good way] guitar parts. Just the right amount of vocal harmony. Plenty of plaintive, wailing vocals [high pitched, of course]. Pounding [but not overdone] drumming. Breakdowns in all the right places. Sterling production. An acoustic number to cap off the EP. The band has enough bite to satisfy any jaded scenester, as well as enough sincerity to quench the thirst of the biggest emo wuss you know. This EP blows you away with production that is bar none. I have no idea how a band this small on a label this insignificant can afford to make an album that sounds this good. Everything is clear and mixed really well, and when it all comes down to it, it's just loud. The lyrics are what you'd expect, 5 songs about girls. Oh well, they could have committed worse sins. If this EP falls into the right hands, this band will take off to heights that haven't been attained by a band in a long time. This CD is almost too good -- I keep thinking that I've heard it all somewhere before, but I can't remember where. I'm willing to bet that during a show, these guys all jump onstage at the same time, that they have huge Marshall stacks, and that they will soon have a hoarde of 14 year old girls trying to get with them. They're living the rockstar dream without the radio or MTV, but I'm willing to bet that the radio and MTV will catch up to them in a year or so. Be on the lookout. -from punknews.org

Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - USA

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