Third Eye Blind are the multitalented group known for their catchy hooks, unassuming lyrics, and rock till you drop concerts. Shrouded in a sense of mystery from the name of the group to the band members themselves, Third Eye Blind has created music that goes beyond what is expected from a (rock/pop alt.) band of the late 90's, while not being afraid to experiment and push the envelope. The San Francisco natives are known for their do it yourself ethic, and continue to grow as writers, musicians, producers, and performers (that continues to influence fans around the world).
In the mid 90s, Third Eye Blind spent a couple of years coming together, falling apart and coming together again, sleeping on floors and playing on the barely-existent San Francisco club scene. But as soon as real opportunity presented itself in the form of their self-titled 1997 debut album with Elektra they took it, and took off. They scaled the charts with the album and its first single Semi-Charmed Life; they then made clear their intention to stick around by reeling off four more undeniable rock anthems -- Graduate, How's It Going To Be, Losing A Whole Year and Jumper. The album sold six million copies, and remained on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart for well over a year. Their 1999 follow-up, Blue, approached double platinum on the strength of the Stones-inflected single Never Let You Go and a sold-out worldwide tour that lasted a year.
For a band that has always found inspiration in authenticity and a DIY ethic, getting back to that place was essential to recording the album the band knew it could make. One listen makes it clear they have achieved their goal. Out Of The Vein is a diverse and powerful statement of where the band is right now, thirteen songs full of energy, tension, contradiction and beauty raw but lovely, lush but stripped. It retains the band's rock songcraft, but it also captures the kind of jamming and improvising that happens when musicians become keenly tuned in to one another.
