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Third Eye Blind Return With New Album & European Tour
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 Written by Stereoboard.com
Third Eye Blind Return With New Album & European Tour

Third Eye Blind are set to release their first album in over six years on April 12th, and have also announced details for a full European tour including a UK date in London on May 13th.

Their new ablum, 'Ursa Major', has already been released in the USA to widespread critical and commercial acclaim. Charting at No 1 in the Billboard Alternative charts and a career best No 3 in the Billboard top 100. The Associated Press hailed the album as "a musical gem" and “a fine line between aggression and a deft pop sensibility…Jenkins' lyrics juxtapose poetry with profanity, anger with longing and big world issues with the personal…”

Between 2007 and 2009 the band performed before a remarkable 1 million people. Pure and authentic, a canon of songs with no media coverage or radio play have compelled a new generation of followers by organic word of mouth alone. Fans attached themselves to songs like “Slow Motion” and “Motorcycle Drive By,” the former of which was censored by their record company but began appearing on file-sharing sites with full lyrics, and is now hailed as a masterpiece being covered by countless other bands.

"Now is a much better time for us. Technology has democratized our ability to make and distribute music straight to fans, and the perception of the band has changed radically," says Stephan Jenkins, who is happily releasing this album through the band’s own label, Mega Collider Records. "People have been trading our songs over the years. Third Eye Blind became a playlist; this is a completely fan-based thing, complete with those little chunks you get in homemade apple cider."

Emotional, ironic, reflective, aggressive, and sometimes outwardly political, Ursa Major features some of the most intense music of Third Eye Blind’s career. Jenkins backs up what he sings, having spent most of 2008 on the campaign trail lecturing colleges on behalf of President Obama and writing regularly about "taking progressives to task for not standing up for themselves" appearing on Air America and working on extreme poverty issues with the organization ‘The True Meaning of Giving.’

Third Eye Blind blasted out of San Francisco when "Semi-Charmed Life" went to # 1 at Modern Rock and their self-titled album sold 6 million copies worldwide in 1997. This debut album contained several other chart-topping singles such as “Jumper,” “How’s It Going To Be,” “Graduate” and others cementing the band's place in music history. The unique combination of brutal and controversial lyrics mixed with infectious melodies made an indelible connection with fans – it’s a phenomenon that defines Third Eye Blind and has made them the most requested band on college campuses going on three years now. Yes, this band’s audience keeps getting younger. The band’s song “Jumper” was recently used in Jim Carrey’s movie Yes Man and regularly sells over 5,000 singles a week, 10 years after its release.

Third Eye Blind are an established live draw. The band are set to tour Europe in May 2010 – the dates are as follows

Wednesday 5th May 2010 - Trix Club, Antwerp (Belgium)
Thursday 6th May 2010 - Elysee Montmartre, Paris (France)
Saturday 8th May 2010 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (Holland)
Sunday 9th May 2010 - Luxor, Koln (Germany)
Monday 11th May 2010 - Pumpeshuset, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Thursday 13th May 2010 - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London (UK)

For the London show tickets are priced £16.50 (subject to booking fee) and are available on Friday 29th January 2010 with Stereoboard.com. Click here for Third Eye Blind tickets.

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