Taking Back Sunday

Amityville, NY. A city that has been synonymous with nothing but horror since the 1979 release of The Amityville Horror is about to be redefined. Five young men from Amityville have taken it upon themselves to spread the word that Amityville is not just another fabled town from a classic horror movie, a-la Crystal Lake (Friday The 13th) or Riverside (A Nightmare On Elm Street). For future generations, Amityville will be known as the small town that brought the world Taking Back Sunday.

Some of today’s biggest bands have been exploding from Long Island. Ed Reyes, guitarist of Taking Back Sunday has been a part of some of the most influential bands to rise from there. He was an original and founding member of the new emo pop upstarts The Movielife and was also a part of the original line up on one of the most influential emo bands in the history of the genre, Inside. Although his presence in these bands was short-lived, his inspiration has stayed with them to this day.

The band has an eclectic past, listing influences ranging from Modest Mouse, Lifetime and Fugazi to Quicksand, Nirvana and The Who. Taking Back Sunday’s sound echoes bits and pieces of all of the aforementioned acts, but truly brings forth a style that is 100% their own. The songs feature passionate, heartfelt lyrics that any listener easily identifies with.

In December 2001, Victory Records snatched up the budding young stars and gave them a home. The band immediately ventured into New Jersey’s Big Blue Meanie Recording Studios with producer Sal Villanueva and engineer Tim Gilles (Thursday’s Full Collapse) to begin work on their debut album, which will be entitled Tell All Your Friends. The album is set for a Spring 2002 release.