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About Me


There are a few classic situations that can cause a band to cease like an ’82 Buick in the desert: a Yoko Ono-like girlfriend, major money problems, or band members going their separate ways to college.
Fortunately for rock ‘n’ roll, guitarist Phil Petersen and vocalist Jordan Lyga continued writing songs instead of pawning their gear after the demise of their first small town Wisconsin band. A new home base in Minneapolis proved quite beneficial; prominent local bands and members in the bigger city gave the guys the necessary nudging to spread their wings and fly.
After making a demo with Tommy Rehbein (Small Towns Burn A Little Slower; Rise/Triple Crown Records) and Steve Henningsgard (Everest, Nehemiah; Uprising Records), it wasn’t long before their full line-up came into place. Jordan’s memorable melodies and unique voice led the way whilst guitarist Victor Wright’s leads ebbed and flowed perfectly with Phil’s steady, anchoring rhythm guitar. And Frankie Blydenburgh, with his history in heavy music, pushed the songs forward with a strong backbeat and hard hitting drumming. Powerful bass lines provide the backdrop to it all, courtesy of bassist Josh McGuire.
With their sound more refined and finally taking on the life of a fully realized band, The Fast Track caught the ear of former Animal Chin & The Stereo (Fueled By Ramen) frontman turned producer Jamie Woolford (The Format, Gin Blossoms, Punchline). The end result is their debut 5-song self-released EP entitled, “The Life & Death of the Party,” which is a raw breath of fresh air when compared to the synthetic auto-everything recordings being released by their contemporaries.
With the new EP, a full-time touring schedule planned, and a love for playing rock and roll exceeding all other things in life, the sky’s the limit for The Fast Track.
"The Fast Track fuses gorgeous pop sensibilities with a darker, much more emotional side many bands like them lack completely. This is just the beginning of something much bigger, just give these guys time to bloom and they'll give you a sunflower." -Absolutepunk.net
“With their debut, Jamie Woolford produced EP, entitled “The Life and Death of the Party” The Fast Track showcase anthemic pop-rock songs that are quickly vaulting the band towards the top of Minnesota's “buzz bands” list. Definitely keep an eye on these guys.” -The Daily Chorus

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URL::myspace.com/thefasttrack
LOCATION:: minneapolis, mn
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LABEL:: unsigned
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My Blog

Review Of Our CD in the New York Rock Music Examiner!!

Source=http://www.examiner.com/x-1658-NY-Rock-Music-Examiner ~y2009m1d24-Weekend-pick-The-Fast-TrackWith the proliferation of pop punk groups, it can be challenging for a new act to stand out.  Minneso...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:39:00 GMT

Entire EP Lyrics

We've gotten a lot of requests for this, so here's the lyrics for the entire EP.  Enjoy.-jordanLife and Death Of The PartyCome on you're making a sceneAnd waking up in the bathroomWell is this li...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:51:00 GMT

The Daily Chorus Album Review for The Life and Death Of The Party

The Fast Track - The Life and Death of the Party (7.7/10) by Kyle Schnitzerhttp://www.thedailychorus.com/rev.php?subaction=sho wcomments&id=1227624589&archive=&start_from=& ;ucat=6&La...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:33:00 GMT

The Life & Death of the Party now available at Hot Topic :)

Hey everyone!Our EP officially hits these Hot Topic stores today. If you live in the area and haven't purchased a copy yet, please pick one up at one of these locations! It would really help us out ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:11:00 GMT

New CD Out July 29th, Radio Tour and other Tidbits

What's up everyone? Been a while since we've done one of these things, so I figured I'd let you all know what we're up to at the moment. First things first.  Our brand new 5 song EP "The Life a...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:10:00 GMT

Best Studio Blog Ever

    What's up world, Phil here and I have the mission to let you in on as much as I can about recording last week. So over 6 days and about 50+ hours of preproduction we can officially ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:17:00 GMT

Recording Press Release

Today, April 9th 2008, we here at The Fast Track are very pleased to announce that we will be heading into The Office Recording Studios in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 14th to record a brand new, yet-...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:37:00 GMT

Blood Money

This song was written by Small Towns Burn A Little Slower and originally featured on the There’s No Place Like MPLS Split 7" with The Cardinal Sin.  It was officially released on August 23,...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:29:00 GMT

Why 4:37 P.M.?

On April 9, at exactly 4:37 p.m. we will be making a huge update/announcement as well as posting a Brand New song right here on this myspace.Now some of you might be saying, why 4:37 p.m.?Well you see...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:46:00 GMT

WOOOOOT VACATION!!!!!

So after playing a couple of shows and meeting a bunch of great people, we here at The Fast Track, like Clark Griswald, needed to take a vacation.  Now while our vacation is just from playing sho...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:29:00 GMT