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Album 2 "Mayday" is OUT!

About Me

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Our latest album "Mayday" is finally available! You can get it directly from us for $8! Click on the button belowIf you can't wait for shipping, we are now also available on iTunes!
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THE CELLS BIO
For a band with such exhilarating songs, the Cells are a tough band to label. They cobble together a 21st century sensibility with the sounds of pop, punk, glam, new wave, and straight-ahead rock and roll to create a pure blast of music for people who can't find anything they like on the radio.
The Cells released their first disc, "We Can Replace You," on Orange Recordings (www.orangerecordings.com) in 2002. The disc garnered waves of favorable press and college and commercial radio play. The Cells toured the Eastern U.S. and played CMJ and the South by Southwest and CMJ music festivals.
By early 2003, the Cells lineup that recorded "We Can Replace You” --(singer/guitarist Cory Hance, drummer Randy Payne, guitarist Pat McIntyre, founding bassist Brede Hovland and later bassist Rick Ness -- had parted ways, with McIntyre and Payne re-forming into the band Cisco Pike and Ness focusing on his own band.
Hance decided to rebuild the Cells from scratch, recruiting drummer Mark Doyle (Woolworthy, Verbow, Loud Lucy) and bass player Johnny Furman (the Darlings, the Lupins, the Webb Bros.). The new lineup began performing and writing new songs together in mid/late 2003, incorporating a wider range of influences and creating the best Cells songs yet.
Not long after, the Cells’ song “Silver Cloud” landed a spot as a free music sample in Dell computers Music Match software. It’s now available in almost every Dell computer being sold today, exposing the band to new fans from all over and building their visibility online.
The band immediately went to work recording their second CD, "Mayday." It was recorded/produced by Andy Gerber at Million Yen Studios in Chicago and mixed by famed audio engineer Robert Scovill at the MusiCanvas Studio/Eldons Boy Productions in Scottsdale, AZ.
The Cells finally released "Mayday," on Old Reliable Records ( www.oldreliablerecords.com ) in early 2007. Meanwhile, the Cells’ explosive, wrenching live shows and unforgettable songs continue to win over Chicago club-goers and listeners around the world. The Cells will promote “Mayday” in select cities while they write and record their next disc.

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Music:

Member Since: 7/7/2004
Band Website: thecells.net
Band Members: Cory Hance - Guitars, Lead Vocals

Mark Doyle - Drums

Johnny - Bass, Vocals
Influences:

Sounds Like: A melodic mix of straight-up rock, power-pop, punk thump, heartfelt songwriter vibe and new wave cool.
Record Label: Old Reliable Records -- www.oldreliablerecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

College Radio here we come!

Cells fans in College! We've launched a college radio promotional campaign over the next several weeks -- sending out our new CD "Mayday" and encouraging college radio stations across the country to g...
Posted by the Cells on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:05:00 PST

The Cells on WLUW Radio One

Hey Everyone!Despite the fact that the unofficial Band Van (Cory's van) ist kaput, we managed to truck ourselves up to Roger's Park and Blam Recording studios last week to record a set of songs and do...
Posted by the Cells on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:10:00 PST

MAYDAY is up on iTunes!!!

We're happy to announce that our second CD "MAYDAY" is now available for sale on iTUNES!!!The disc is up on many other online stores as well, including eMusic, but it's nice to see the new album up i...
Posted by the Cells on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:09:00 PST

Whoa....10 years

I'd have to dig into some boxes to confirm this...but I'm pretty sure 2007 marks 10 years of the Cells' existence.Right about this time, I was probably pounding out the first Cells songs with Brede Ho...
Posted by the Cells on Wed, 02 May 2007 11:29:00 PST

A great review of "MAYDAY" ... on Mayday

One of our main homeys and rock-star singer of the Telepaths, Pat McDonald, just posted a great review of our CD, "MAYDAY."Check out his writings and music happenings at:http://www.myspace.com/tpmlast...
Posted by the Cells on Tue, 01 May 2007 11:02:00 PST

Calling budding music reviewers...

Hey Everybody!The Cells latest release, "Mayday", is now available on eMusic.com and Napster!So, if any of you out there are members of these fine services, download Mayday for yourself today, and be ...
Posted by the Cells on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:01:00 PST

Just checkin' in

Hey all,I don't really have the energy to launch into one of my blog soapbox things tonight...I just wanted to say hi since it's been a while.Thanks to everybody who put their 2 cents' worth in on the...
Posted by the Cells on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:58:00 PST

...So what's up with the confederate flag?

I'm trying to get to the bottom of this. What is up with the Confederate flag? On the one hand, it's on the roof of the '69 Dodge Charger in the Dukes of Hazzard. Probably one of my favorite cars as a...
Posted by the Cells on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:18:00 PST

Help us take a shot at playing LOLLAPALOOZA!

Hey everybody! We need your help trying for a shot at playing Lollapalooza this year in Chicago. Help yer pals rock the big big crowds of Lollapalooza like we're s'posed to!WWW.FRESHTRACKSMUSIC.COM is...
Posted by the Cells on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 11:16:00 PST

Silver Cloud Lyrics

Due to overwhelming demand, here are the lyrics to the song Silver Cloud... I think it's cool so many folks out there want to know the lyrics to that song...what are you doing with them, anyway? ...
Posted by the Cells on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:56:00 PST