MP3 Psoma - Burn This EP

California Rock that kicks you in the ass and makes you like it. 100 De-pussified rock in the vein of Foo-Fighters, Velvet Revolver and Weezer

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ROCK: Hard Rock, ROCK: Modern Rock



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PSOMA - "Burn This EP"

Justin Fisher - Guitar, Lead Vocals
E-Z - Lead Guitar, Vocals
"Speedy" Pete Novitch - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Marc Blitstein - Drums, Vocals


Psoma's story begins with Justin Fisher. A long-time friend to Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo & ex-bassist Matt Sharp, Fisher spent his time in LA in a number of bands including a stint with Sharp's band The Rentals (Maverick), Santa Barbara nerd rockers Nerf Herder (Fat Wreck Chords) & Shufflepuck (Interscope). Yet Justin still hungered for a project that he could call his own.

Marc Blitstein & Pete Novitch ("Speedy Pete" to those who know him best) were introduced to Justin in January 2000 thru mutual friends.

"Justin hobbled into Marc's house with a broken leg and a CD of 10 songs," says bassist Speedy Pete. "He told us that he had just come off tour in Japan with the Rentals and broke his foot on the soccer field his first day back. I looked at Marc and said 'this dude is a clutz'."

"We dug his songs and hooked up for a few rehearsals at the Amherst House where Justin still lived," says drummer Marc Blitstein. "After the first time we played there I recognized the room from the 'Say It Ain't So' video and remembered thinking 'damn, it sure looked bigger on TV!'"

The band added guitarist EZ soon after and Psoma's lineup was complete.

Fast forward four years and three records later to the band's latest public offering "Burn This EP", a follow up to their 2002 debut album "Fear the Penguin" (Amherst House Records). Right from the start, "Burn" shows us that this is an entirely different band from what we heard 2 years ago. The pulse racing guitar riffs in "Wasted" and "Crazy" instantly grab the listener's ear. Each song possesses a power and sound that hypnotically holds your interest from start to finish with inspiring lyrics and vocal melodies. "No One's To Blame" and "Everyday" show the versatility and musicianship of this band, both screaming for regular rotation on modern-rock radio. Then come Psoma's signature choruses that pack some of the strongest hooks money can buy, proving to us once again that there is just no substitute for good songwriting.

"When we got back from touring behind 'Fear the Penguin' in Europe where Justin was

pulling down double duty every night fronting Psoma and then playing bass with Nerf Herder, we immediately headed off to CMJ in New York, then another tour in the western US, and finally South by Southwest in Austin. I think at that point we were all pretty wasted and feeling somewhat lost. In part, that is what the song is about," says Novitch referring to "Wasted" the opening track on "Burn this EP".

"We were all worn out and a little frustrated with the music industry," says Blitstein. "'FTP' was getting great reviews, the kids were loving it and gobbling up as much or more of our records and merch than the headliners of our European shows, but the labels kept taking a pass on us. We all knew that what we are doing was really cool, but for whatever reason they just didn't get it. "

In March of 2003, a frustrated and tired Psoma took a break from music, the music industry and from even listening to the radio. When the band reconvened in late 2003 something was clearly different.

"Pete came to rehearsal with this insane bass line and melody for 'Crazy'." We were all like, 'Holy Shit! Where did that come from?' I think we wrote that song in about 5 minutes flat," says Blitstein.

"All of a sudden we had these killer new rock songs that we really were not used to hearing from this group," says Fisher. "I quickly realized that we needed some help finding the right person to help polish our new style of music. I called Rivers for advise and he told me to call Chad."

In September of 2003 Psoma hijacked Weezer producer Chad Bamford during a break in Weezer's recording sessions. "With Chad's schedule we had to be ready to go into the studio at a moments notice which made for some crazy and heated rehearsals," says EZ. But when the band emerged from the studio a few weeks later, Psoma knew that they had found a sound and style that they had been missing.

"We didn't steer away from the stuff that we did on 'Fear the Penguin' on purpose," says Novitch. "The four of us all grew up as pissed off kids who listened to Iron Maiden, Metallica and Motley Crue as our way of saying 'fuck you to the world'. After 'FTP', I felt the need to de-pussify what people think of today's 'rock' and 'metal'."

"On 'FTP', Justin was finding his voice," says EZ. "On 'Burn', Justin is our voice."

Psoma is currently touring behind "Burn This EP" and shopping it to management and labels throughout the world. Look for Psoma and Psoma's music and video for the song "No One's To Blame" to appear on various programming on the new cable network AMP Television, set to launch worldwide in 2005.

"Burn This EP" is available for free via download from the band's website at www.psoma.com.

© 2004 Amherst House Records