Fanatic Promotion: The March Divide hits career milestone in a mere five years; San Antonio-based songwriter will release singles collection on Oct. 27th.

Born from ashes of Jared Putnam’s hard-touring emo-era band The Conversation, artist has nearly ten albums, EP releases since 2013.

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Jared Putnam of The March Divide as photographed by Josh Huskin.

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The March Divide – In The Press

“Impressively hooky.” — American Songwriter

“There’s something wonderfully Fountains Of Wayne about it.” — MAGNET

“Bittersweet beauty.” — Impose

“Big Star-informed, strummy acoustic reverie.” — BLURT

“Completely clever.” — Performer

“His work is uniformly intimate and thoroughly emotional.” — Nooga

“Quality pop at its best.” — Popdose

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Jared Putnam collaborated with director Hector Gallardo to create videos for all five songs from the latest EP by The March Divide!

See the video for current single “Cherry Bomb” at Pure Grain Audio. See the entire “Don’t Let Me Die In Arizona” EP via Earbuddy.

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[YOUTUBE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTi_bLL-K2s

[SPOTIFY]: https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ve58WedIMmo8BUih9NoHi

[APPLE]: https://itun.es/us/0x0xkb?i=1247758122

[SOUNDCLOUD]: https://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/the-march-divide-cherry-bomb

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpr.com/themarchdivide-dlmdia/themarchdivide-cherrybomb.mp3

[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LasmysBULRo

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San Antonio-based songwriter Jared Putnam has reached a career milestone in a mere five years that most artists never achieve. Culled from three LP and five EP releases (amidst his fun run of 80’s-era cover songs earlier this year), Putnam’s project The March Divide will release a singles compilation on Oct. 27^th. “Five Years of The March Divide: The Singles 2013-2017” will initially be available to Noisetrade subscribers on Oct. 18^th.

One track that will appear is “Cherry Bomb,” the current single from “Don’t Let Me Die In Arizona,” the latest EP by The March Divide, released in August. Not content to make one or two music videos for the project, Putnam spent a couple days in El Paso with director Hector Gallardo shooting a “visual EP” representing all five tracks on the record, including the 80’s-inspired clip for “Cherry Bomb.”

“We had a vague outline for each song,” Putnam explains. “We just ran ourselves ragged around El Paso and the desert outskirts for the fun of it more than anything.”

For the “Cherry Bomb” clip, the guys schemed a bit harder.

“Our grand plan for ‘Cherry Bomb’ was to use a green screen, be dry, and be ridiculous. I’d like to think we accomplished that, and whether you feel it’s a fine muenster or an overpriced can of crazy cheese, you’ll probably be entertained.”

About the song itself, Putnam says, “I’ve had this song for a number of years, and after talking with my producer Mike Major (At The Drive-In, Coheed and Cambria) about the direction of the EP, I knew it fit the mold. Though the songs for ‘Don’t Let Me Die In Arizona’ came first, we wanted it to feel like they were built around percussion. This approach is something I’ve been working on, so I initially made some very quick demos that Mike programmed percussion to. ‘Cherry Bomb’ was the first song he sent back, and I remember thinking, ‘Holy shit, he did it!’”

“Don’t Let Me Die In Arizona,” the latest EP by The March Divide is out now. Jared Putnam is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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The March Divide – Live

10/13/2017: Wichita Falls, TX @ Gypsy Uncorked
10/14/2017: El Paso, TX @ Westside's 3rd Tavern
11/29/2017: Dallas, TX @ Adair's Saloon
11/30/2017: Amarillo, TX @ The 806
12/1/2017: Wichita Falls, TX @ Gypsy Uncorked
12/2/2017: Norman, OK @ Red Brick Bar
12/3/2017: Wichita, KS @ Kirby’s Beer Store
12/5/2017: Kansas City, MO @ The Rino
12/6/2017: Minneapolis, MN @ Viking Bar (w/ Ryan Traster)
12/7/2017: St Paul, MN @ Caydense Records & Coffee (Dead Letter Records Showcase)
12/8/2017: Chicago, IL @ Elbo Room (WNUR 89.3 Power Pop Shoppe Showcase)
12/10/2017: St. Louis, MO @ Foam
12/11/2017: Nashville, TN @ Blue Bar
12/12/2017: Johnson City, TN @ The Acoustic Coffee House
12/14/2017: Memphis, TN @ Growlers
12/15/2017: San Antonio, TX @ Ventura
12/16/2017: Houston, TX @ Bohemeo’s

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The March Divide

“Don’t Let Me Die In Arizona” EP

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Out Now