A familiar sound in unfamiliar territory. Common beliefs expressed with extraordinary passion.
Time Again isn't holding onto shreds of hope.
They're tearing down barriers and tackling the issues. They portray the world as they see it.
Using the angst-driven, attention-grabbing sound of punk as their canvas.
They paint their songs with lyrical urgency and stunningly graphic storytelling.
Time Again was formed in the summer of 2004,
by Los Angeles locals Daniel Dart (vocals), and Elijah Reyes (guitar). Despite the fact that they
didn't have a full band, or a single song written, the two spent long hours promoting the band.
They plastered up thousands of stickers, and handed out countless flyers. With a growing list of
shows being booked, Time Again wasn't fully
realized until just days before their first show. Now armed with Brian Burnham (bass) and Ryan
Purucker (drums), the band began playing numerous shows in and around LA, performing and perfecting
the songs that would make up their self-titled EP, released on Rancid Records in June of '05.
That album received heavy rotation on several radio stations, including a spot on Fungus 53 XM's
Top 25 Albums of '05. And the EP's closing song "I Go Back", earned a spot on the station's
Top Ten Songs of '05.
2005 also paved the way for Time Again to hone
in and continue to perfect themselves as live performers. Taking their melodically driven anthems
from the club scene of Hollywood to sold out venues all over the U.S., sharing the stage and
supporting such legendary acts as Social Distortion, The Vandals, The Circle Jerks, T.S.O.L,
The Unseen, The Aquabats, and The Adolescents.
In November of 2005, Time Again began work on
their highly anticipated full-length debut album scheduled for release in April of '06 on the
Epitaph subsidiary Hellcat Records. With over a hundred shows under their belt,
Time Again matured as a band, trading in their
often mid-tempo sing-alongs for faster paced and harder hitting tracks. Speeding through 13 songs
in under 30 minutes, the album is both haunting and thought-provoking. While all the melodies
remain strong and well focused, the songs are gritty and raw and most importantly, true.
The album's title The Stories Are True refers to the fact that all of the songs are based
on real people and actual incidents.
Though they have a sound familiar to that of old-school punk,
Time Again tread on unfamiliar territory by
infusing ska influences and folk-style storytelling into their music. Their beliefs may be
commonly shared by many, but Time Again
expresses it with a heart and passion that's rarely seen in a band their age. If that's truly
what punk is, then Time Again will be around
for a long time.