Artist: American Hi-Fi
Genre(s):
Rock: Punk-Rock
ROck: Alternative
Other
Discography:
Hearts On Parade
Year: 2004
Tracks: 11
The Art of Losing
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
American Hi-Fi (Special Edition)
Year: 2001
Tracks: 14
Drummer Stacy Jones already had his hand in rock & roll prior to his gig with American Hi-Fi. Having been a division of some of the 1990's biggest alternative acts, Letters to Cleo and Veruca Salt, Jones turned his experience inner out for his have musical externalise. While working on Nina Gordon's Tonight and the Rest of My Life solo album, Jones looked toward the plangency of Cheap Trick and draw the healthy rock sounds of American Hi-Fi. Jones, guitarist Jaime Arentzen, bassist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian Nolan established dwelling base in his aboriginal Boston and signed to Island to issue their eponymous debut in 2001. The album spawned the catchy radiocommunication single "Flavor of the Weak", and was followed by stack of touring, Live From Tokyo (2002), and Art of Losing (2003). And in time, before long after Losing's handout, Island gave American Hi-Fi the heave-ho. Undeterred, Jones touched Hi-Fi's HQ to Los Angeles, hooked up with producer Butch Walker, and got to operate recording a fresh record. Hearts on Parade was released in Japan first, and as they shopped for a domestic tag Jones and his band went out on tour with Walker. Maverick eventually expressed interest, and Parade was issued stateside in April 2005.
