This is a story all about passion, intensity and honesty. About five people who would give their lives for what they believe in. FACE TOMORROW is not about getting famous and not about following the latest trend. In a musical landscape clouded by fake emotions, prefab crap and money-keen puppets on strings, Face Tomorrow could be the silver lining.
“With hard work, being dedicated to what we believe in, playing everywhere we can, we’re trying to reach more and more people every time. By giving shows with a heart, by writing songs with a heart and by making records with a heart.”, explains guitarplayer Aart Face Tomorrow’s leitmotif.
And it shows, after having played over 500 shows over the last years, Face Tomorrow can undoubtedly be called one of Holland's most successful alternative bands. The band’s been around since 1997, but after some demo’s their first real sign of life was a self-released EP called ‘Live The Dream’ in 2001 which was sold out in a couple of months. The band started playing numerous shows and won the audience award at the GPNL 2001, the biggest and most prestigious competition for bands in the Netherlands and caught the attention of Dutch indie label Reflections Records.
The release of ‘For who you are’, released June 2002 on Reflections Records got them raving reviews all over Europe. Face Tomorrow won an Essent Award, did an infamous ‘2 Meter Sessie’ on national television and they went on to play almost all major festivals (Metropolis NL, Lowlands NL, Groezrock BE etc) and stages in The Netherlands and Belgium, building up an impressive reputation for their intense and electrifying live shows. Also the rest of Europe got notice pretty fast. American band AFI took them along on their UK tour where Face Tomorrow played a sold out London Astoria at the NME Awards and did several successful tours throughout Europe.
In 2004 FT released ‘The closer you get’ and a single and music video for the song ‘Sign Up’. Although the expectations had ran high, Face Tomorrow had really surpassed themselves. ‘The Closer You Get’ is an atmospherically and honest monument of extremes, hooks, melodies and rock.
“I think we’ve managed to convey a wide musical spectrum on this record, but that we were able to press our own stamp on it even more. The songs are more balanced, the dynamics are better and all the pieces just fit together the way we wanted.”, says singer Jelle. Guitarplayer Marc adds: “It’s such a cliché, but I truly think we matured and made a serious and grown-up record.
The release of ‘The closer you get’ in may 2004 was followed by an extensive promotour throughout Europe playing numerous clubs and festivals like Pukkelpop (BE), Noorderslag (NL) and Popkomm (GER).
The band has been featured in numerous magazines (Oor, Kerrang etc) and on many tv and radio stations. (MTV, MTV2, TMF etc)
After initial comparisons mentioning acts like At the Drive-In, Radiohead, Tool or Jeff Buckley, it was soon clear Face Tomorrow had a unique sound and became the basis for comparison themselves. Singles and music videos for 'Worth the Wait', 'Sign Up' and 'My World Within' got aired all over Europe and entered (and topped) several alternative charts like Kink FM’s Outlaw 41. At the end of 2004 Face Tomorrow got an award for Best Dutch Live Act from Kink FM/Live XS and the record was chosen by the VPRO as one of the best Dutch Albums of the Year.
At the beginning of 2005 a vinyl version of ‘The Closer You Get’ was released on the band’s own Face Tomorrow Records and they started working on their first DVD project for which they recorded a show in a packed Nighttown theatre in their hometown Rotterdam. This DVD was released in August 2005 when the band played for the second time at the Lowlands festival and got extensive mediacoverage throughout Europe. They went on to do their first US tour in September and after that the band took some time off from playing live to write and record a new record.
In 2007 their record 'The Closer You Get was released in Japan on Falling Leaves Records. And Face Tomorrow will be back with a blast in 2008! Excelsior recordings will release their new record 'In the Dark' on vinyl and CD in october.
