Prolific San Antonio songwriter Jared Putnam
accomplishes release of two albums, three EPs in just two years.
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Jared Putnam of The March Divide as photographed by Greg Gabrisch
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The March
Divide – In The Press
“Impressively hooky.” – American Songwriter
“One of the year’s very best.” – Stereo Embers
“Completely clever.” – Performer
“All about lyrics and melodies.” – Babysue
“Billions is a rich success.” – Nanobot
“Gifted with a serious set of pipes.” – The Aquarian
“An emo revival really is taking place.” – MAGNET
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or at the link below.
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“Instead of making us music videos, he makes
our songs the sound track to his short films.” – Jared Putnam of The March
Divide
“I’ve been excited to see the video, to get the rest
of the story,” says San Antonio-based songwriter Jared Putnam of The March
Divide, who gave over control of concept and production to Ben Pien of Minneapolis-based Doubt Films for the music video for The March Divide songs “Until I Explode” and “I Told You So” from the band’s latest
album Billions, out now. Putnam goes on to explain, “Until now, I
didn’t know why the star of the ‘I
Told You So’ video appeared at the beginning lying unconscious on a rock
next to a river.”
Pien explains, “The videos explore the sometimes
polarizing dynamics of relationships and their effects. The prop camera seen in both of the videos
was used as a segue between the two, but also represents the inability we have
to see things for what they are when we are in the midst of a situation. We need something or someone to show us the
reality.” As for splitting this narrative between two music videos, Pien says, “I wanted to leave viewers
with a cyclically disorienting feeling after watching the videos by having both
start and end where the other left off.”
Referring to The
March Divide’s upcoming “+1” EP,
Putnam declares “These aren’t
B-sides!” Scheduled for release on February
10th, 2015, “+1”
comes hot on the heels of Billions, the sophomore The March Divide full-length, which was
released to critical acclaim in late 2014.
“I was really in a good place writing these releases,”
Putnam says. “I saved some of my favorites for ‘+1,’ so they wouldn’t get lost in the
mix of Billions.” The EP also contains several of Putnam’s guilty pleasures, as well as his channeling of Damien Jurado and Soundgarden on the original tunes “The Breakup” and “Lessons” Then there’s “Slow Down,” about which Putnam
jokes, “It’s an Emo power ballad!”
Fans of The
March Divide are feeling the levity, and finding Putnam’s latest material less earnest than previous releases, but
still completely clever. “I haven’t been taking everything so seriously, which
really helped me to open up,” Putnam
says of this evolution. “I’m finally at a stage in my life where I don’t have
to bleed all over the page to write a song.”
Even with “+1”
just on the horizon, Putnam is still
out supporting Billions, and will launch two weeks of tour dates next month
(all supported by Ryan Traster)
throughout Texas. The pair will also be hitting New Mexico and Oklahoma for some
shows. See below for full itinerary.
Jared Putnam of The March
Divide is available for interviews.
Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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See
the official The March Divide tour
announcement and “You Save Me” track premiere via Digital
Tour Bus!
The March Divide – Live
01/08 San Antonio, TX @ The Ten Eleven 7PM, All Ages
01/24 Austin, TX @ Cherrywood Coffeehouse
01/27 San Antonio, TX @ 502 Bar 8PM, 21+
02/11 El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
02/12 Santa Fe, NM @ The Underground
02/13 Amarillo, TX @ The 806
02/14 Norman, OK @ Red Brick Bar
02/15 Tulsa, OK @ The Hunt Club
02/16 Fort Worth, TX @ Magnolia Motor Lounge
02/17 Austin, TX @ House Show (e-mail: info@themarchdivide.com)
02/18 Corpus Christi, TX @ Boneshakers
02/19 McAllen, TX @ The Flying Walrus
02/20 Brownsville, TX @ Haven
02/21 San Antonio, TX @ The Ten Eleven *, “+1” EP Release Show
02/22 Houston, TX @ Rudyard’s British Pub
02/28 San Antonio, TX @ Bonds 007 Rock Bar
03/19 Austin, TX @ Shangri-La SXSW 2015, MidCoast Takeover Showcase, Acoustic Stage, 4PM
04/11 New Orleans, LA @ Checkpoint Charlies
04/17 Harlingen, TX @ Hop Shop
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The March Divide
“+1 EP”
(S/R – Feb. 10th, 2015)
Track Listing:
01. Forward Thinking
02. The Breakup
03. Slow Down
04. Don’t Be So Proud
06. Someone Nice
07. Lessons
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The March Divide
Billions
(S/R – Out Now)
Track Listing:
02. Come Apart
03. November Suicides (VIDEO)
04. Dumb Luck
05. Rewind
06. Mislead
08. Last Call
09. Until I Explode (VIDEO)
10. Situations
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The March Divide Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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