Face Tomorrow is a Dutch indie rock band. It was formed in 1997, and consists of lead singer Jelle Schrooten, guitarists Aart Steekelenburg and Marc Nolte, bass player Tijs Hop and Sjoerd van der Knoop on drums.
Face Tomorrow first released an EP called Live the dream in 2001, but became one of the leading Dutch underground bands after the release of their first album For Who You Are in 2002. After the band released its second album The Closer You Get in 2004, Face Tomorrow toured all over Europe and the United States, playing festivals like Lowlands, Pukkelpop, Noorderslag, Bochum Total, Groezrock and Paaspop. In 2006 they made a cover album with songs of The Apers with bands like Peter Pan Speedrock, Travoltas, El Pino & the Volunteers etc. On this album Face Tomorrow made a cover of the song "You Can't Change The World".
In October 2008, the third full length album In the Dark was released on Excelsior Recordings; 13 songs recorded at the Mailmen studios at the beginning of 2008 and contains the singles 'Overpowered', 'Trial and Error' and 'Darkside'. Meanwhile, a new blue vinyl was accompany with the new album debut, featured with a double 12" in a gatefold sleeve.
After more than ten years of service guitar player Marc Nolte decided to leave the band in January 2010. This loss was compensated by a new guitarist, Ralf Mastwijk, with whom the band wrote a new album during the first half of 2010. In the summer they recorded their fourth full length album at the Split Second Sound studio in Amsterdam. This album was produced and engineered by Jochem Jacobs, who is mostly known as a guitar player of Dutch mathmetal band Textures, and together they succeeded to capture the band's live energy on record. At the end of 2010 they signed with German Redfield Records for the release of their new, selftitled album. On the 25th of February the new single 'The Fix' was released, the musicvideo was produced and directed by former band member Marc Nolte]. It was followed by the release of their album on March 25th 2011, which they presented on a sold-out release-party at Rotown in their home town Rotterdam on March 26th.
Contents |