SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASED TRIO
MAXEEN
GET SET TO RELEASE SELF TITLED DEBUT
ON LOS ANGELES INDEPENDENT SIDEONEDUMMY RECORDS
CD HITS THE STREET NOVEMBER 18
BAND ON TOUR NOW

Produced by veteran Ed Stasium (Ramones, Soul Asylum, Smithereens, Living Colour) at tiny Eagle Sounds Studios in Durango, CO, Maxeen is a distillation of the '80s music the band grew up listening to and loving. The songs range from the spacious melodic world beat of the Police and the anthem-like drive of U2 ("Delete Lola," "Love Goes a Long Way," "Lead Not Follow") to the aggro-punk angularity of the Pixies and the Replacements ("Please," "White Flag," "Shuffle My Feet").

The band, who first met in the early summer of 2002, say they felt an immediate connection the first time they got together. "It's like when you meet that girl and feel an instant chemical attraction," says McMurray about the trio's instant rapport. "It evokes that passion, that fire, that creativity, a kind of craziness. When we first got together in that room, something happened." 

"We incorporate all kinds of influences," says drummer Skowronek. "It just so happened the bands I loved turned out to be the same ones Shannon and Tom did. We're all open to listening to new things, which is key to any band if you want to grow, adapt, and change."

For a band that has been together a little more than a year, this album is a remarkable achievement; one not lost on its members.

"We try to turn the limitations of being a trio into strengths," says McMurray. "We play to the song. We all have a role, and we fill that role. We don't try to step on each other."

The result is a spacious, tuneful sound that combines hook-filled, multi-layered choruses with straight-ahead raucous punk-rock, sometimes in a single song.

"We're doing this the way we want to do it," concludes Bailey about the band's grass-roots approach.

On their self-titled debut, Maxeen does just that.

You can catch Maxeen on tour in the following cities:

11.14 - PHOENIX THEATER Petaluma, CA w/Yellowcard and Matchbook Romance
11.15 - RIO THEATER Santa Cruz, CA w/Yellowcard and Matchbook Romance
11.18 - WOW HALL Eugene, OR w/Mad Caddies and The Queers
11.20 - GRACELAND Seattle, WA w/Mad Caddies and The Queers
11.21 - MEOW MEOW Portland, OR w/Mad Caddies and The Queers
11.22 - PHOENIX THEATER Petaluma, CA w/Mad Caddies and The Queers
11.23 - WHISKY A GO GO Los Angeles, CA w/Mad Caddies and The Queers
12.04 - PLUSH Jacksonville, FL w/Yellowcard
12.05 - BETA BARTallahassee, FL w/Yellowcard
12.09 - ALLEY KATZ Richmond, VA w/Yellowcard, Matchbook Romance and Acceptance
12.14 - METRO Chicago, IL w/Yellowcard, Matchbook Romance and Acceptance
12.17 - TROCADERO Philadelphia, PA w/Yellowcard

More dates coming soon . . .