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Jeremy @ Fishtown hxc

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Keith Morris, legendary front man for Black Flag and The Circle Jerks, once said, “If you’re starting a band and think that you’re going to make a lot of money, you’re fooling yourself. Maybe the machinery kicks in behind you and it turns into the golden brick road, but for most of us, we just had to go out and bust our asses.”

Few bands that have been around as long as Giving Chase would still be together if they’d gone through much of what this band has endured. Most fall by the wayside or move on to other projects. Not Giving Chase. Giving up has never been a part of this band’s work ethic. Perseverance is something this band has learned, sometimes the hard way.

Over the past eight years, singer and founding member Mike Woliansky, has been writing music that has attempted to make a connection with anyone who wanted to listen. Since the band’s inception, Woliansky has teamed up with guitarist Ryan Wilcox; and the two have seen their share of fairweather musicians come and go.

In the winter of 2003 the band set out to record Nothing Ever Changes. The seven song EP was a huge stepping stone that marked a progression in sound that had been developing since the addition of Brian Dougherty on bass and Matt Floravit on drums in 2002. Recorded at Clay Creek Studios with Nick Rotundo (None More Black, Boy Sets Fire, Paint It Black), Nothing Ever Changes finally captured the raw energy and intensity of the band’s live sets. Lyrically, the album touches on issues across the spectrum, but there is an underlying theme that ties all seven tracks—the realization that nothing will ever change, in your own life or in the world around you, unless you do something to change it.

July of 2003 saw the release of Nothing Ever Changes on Jump Start Records (A Wilhelm Scream, Belvedere). The initial reaction to the release was overly positive, garnering great reviews from Punknews.org, Punkrocks.net, and Pastepunk.com. With this the band set out on tour and was soon met again by the challenges that face a small, struggling band that’s living on the road.

Like many times before, Giving Chase again found themselves in search of a new drummer and guitar player (a second guitarist was added after the release of Nothing Ever Changes), as well as in a new city; the band relocated to the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, in July of 2004.

Long time friends of the band, Carlin Brown and Jeremy Myers both found themselves without a band shortly after the demise of their previous project. Brown was enlisted shortly after the band’s relocation to Philadelphia. It was another eight months before Myers’ addition to the band would again solidify their lineup and rejuvenate the band.

Giving chase have completed numerous US tours and 2 full European tours, the latest was a 5 week journey starting in the UK and ending in Austria, taking in 8 different countries with A New Day, before returning to the US to headline the Friday 2nd stage at Fest 09.

Over the years, the bands that Giving Chase have played with reads like a who's who of the US punk & hardcore scene. We hope to see the guys back over in Europe again soon.

In the winter of 2003 the band set out to record Nothing Ever Changes. The seven song EP was a huge stepping stone that marked a progression in sound that had been developing since the addition of Brian Dougherty on bass and Matt Floravit on drums in 2002. Recorded at Clay Creek Studios with Nick Rotundo (None More Black, Boy Sets Fire, Paint It Black), Nothing Ever Changes finally captured the raw energy and intensity of the band’s live sets. Lyrically, the album touches on issues across the spectrum, but there is an underlying theme that ties all seven tracks—the realization that nothing will ever change, in your own life or in the world around you, unless you do something to change it.

July of 2003 saw the release of Nothing Ever Changes on Jump Start Records (A Wilhelm Scream, Belvedere). The initial reaction to the release was overly positive, garnering great reviews from Punknews.org, Punkrocks.net, and Pastepunk.com. With this the band set out on tour and was soon met again by the challenges that face a small, struggling band that’s living on the road.

In December of 2005 the band again found their way to Newark, Delaware to work with producer Nick Rotundo at Clay Creek. After 20 long days the band emerged with the follow up to 2003’s Nothing Ever Changes. The new songs are faster, more progressive, and show more dynamic songwriting ability then their previous efforts. Again, the band intends to forge ahead doing what they love and what they do best.

Their 2nd album 'A Cheap Print Of a Masterpiece' was released in 2007, preceeded by a 7" containing the track 'While Nero Played', both came out once again on Jump Start Records.

Welsh melodic hardcore band A New Day contacted the band in 2008 and suggested that the band come over to Europe for a tour, and early in 2009 plans were made for a 5 week trip around Europe. A New Day suggested the idea of a split 7" and after a few conversations via the net, Seven Records did the honours. Giving Chase recorded 2 brand new tracks for the split and the plan was to get the vinyl pressed up in the US so the band could bring it over to Europe with them. This however didn't quite work out, as the pressing plant spent over a month fucking around and missed the deadline. The vinyl finally arrived in the UK 3 days before the end of the tour.

The split 7" is pressed in 3 different colours and limited to 300 copies, 200 available in Europe & 100 copies available in the US via Jump Start Records. It comes in a hand printed & numbered sleeve.

(This write-up is courtesy of Jump Start Records)

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SEVEN 4 :-
GIVING CHASE / A NEW DAY
Split 7"
£4.00 (P&P inc)

COLOURS

Grey Vinyl £4.00 White Vinyl £4.00 Purple Vinyl £4.00