Acclaimed artist behind The March Divide returns to band
dynamic on “Distractions, Vol. 5,” out Dec. 13th. “It’s Not Over”
lyric video streaming now.
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Jared Putnam of The
March Divide as photographed by Josh Huskin
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the lyric video for “It’s Not Over”
from “Distractions, Vol. 5,” the
final entry in The March Divide’s “Distractions” series of two and
three-song singles, out Dec. 13th.
Songwriter Jared
Putnam says, “This song is about how things could have easily turned out
very differently, based on the things we did and didn’t say or do. It’s easy to
think about that stuff and even have strong regrets over it. But would things
really have turned out any better?”
[LYRIC VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cVnatTzsmM
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The March Divide | Live
11/01/2019: Del Rio, TX @ Lone Star Vitality
11/15/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Southtown 101
12/06/2019: San Antonio, TX @ The Point
12/07/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Freetail Brewing
12/13/2019: Portales, NM @ Enchantment Vineyards
12/14/2019: Amarillo, TX @ The 806 (w/ Ryan Traster)
12/15/2019: Wichita Falls, TX @ WF Brewing Co. (w/ Ryan Traster)
12/16/2019: Wichita, KS @ Kirby’s Beer Store (w/ Ryan Traster)
12/17/2019: Tulsa, OK @ Hunt Club (w/ Ryan Traster)
12/18/2019: Austin, TX @ House Show (w/ Ryan Traster)
12/19/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Ventura (w/ Ryan Traster)
12/20/2019: Corpus Christi, TX @ BUS (w/ Ryan Traster)
12/21/2019: Brownwood, TX @ Pioneer Tap House (w/ Ryan Traster)
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The March Divide
“Distractions, Vol. 5”
(Slow Start Records)
Dec. 13th, 2019
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Track Listing:
01. Crowded Room
02. It’s Not Over (LYRIC VIDEO)
03. Secrets
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The March
Divide | In The Press
“Impressively hooky.” — American Songwriter
“Putnam’s
vocals pop.” — PopMatters
“Ingenious.” — Cowboys
& Indians
“Hits the mark again and again.” — The Big Takeover
“The melodies are as catchy as ever.” — Twangville
“Strummy acoustic reverie.” — BLURT
“Putnam is
skillful.” — Nashville Scene
“A serious set of pipes.” — The Aquarian
“Infectiously poppy.” — Glide Magazine
“Quality pop at its best.” — Popdose
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The March Divide | About
“This will be the last in my series of distractions.”
Jared Putnam of
The March Divide has been releasing two and three-song singles
throughout 2019 as real-time follow-ups to his most recent full-length album, Anticipation
Pops, released in the summer of 2018. “Distractions, Vol. 5”
will be released on December 13th, preceded by the song “Crowded
Room” on November 22nd. A lyric video for the song “It’s Not Over”
is streaming now.
“Something I started as an outlet to release songs I
was working on between releases has slowly evolved into more of a personal song
writing challenge,” Putnam explains. “I knew that I wanted to push
myself to finish the series before the year was over, so I really dove into a
lot of new releases from 2019 that I’ve found inspiring.”
Putnam lists
Pete Yorn’s collaboration with Jackson Phillips of Day Wave
as a stand-out.
“He brought a whole new vision to what he was already
doing, flawlessly, in my opinion. I also found myself obsessed with the new Julia
Jacklin album Crushing and American Football’s LP3,
which made me wanna get that Fender sound back into my songs.”
Putnam was
also inspired to collaborate in more of a band setting than he has in quite
some time.
“I tapped my friend Bobby Rivas, a
crazy-talented writer and player, to help me with the overall direction of the
songs. He also helped bring a focus to the production that I often can’t find
on my own. I also had my friends Ernie Garcia on bass and Jason West
on drums.”
One of the resulting songs, “Crowded Room,” is
one of the catchiest The March Divide songs to date, and its
in-your-face, youthful quality really does call back to Putnam’s younger
years spent recording and touring with his then-band, The Conversation.
“‘Crowded Room’ really comes from a strange
place.” he says. “I recently had a friend send me a text about a song called ‘Starting
To Rain,’ off of my old band, The Conversation’s first album. It
really got me thinking about the lyrics from that album, and the context of
where they were coming from. ‘Starting To Rain’ was a rebellious song I
wrote in my 20’s about being in a constant state of drug induced indifference,
and the lack of accomplishment that often accompanies such a state.”
“Distractions, Vol. 5” is just the latest
representation of Putnam’s evolved state of mind and work ethic since
that time. A mere three-song collection in a catalog comprised of dozens of
songs that Putnam has recorded and released in only the last five years.
The new three-song single “Distractions, Vol. 5”
by The March Divide is out December 13th. The first four releases
in the series are out now, along with Anticipation Pops, the
fourth full-length album by The March Divide. All are available via Slow
Start Records.
Look for Jared Putnam out on the road
throughout 2019 and into 2020. Jared
Putnam of The March Divide is available
for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom
at Fanatic for more information.
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The March Divide | Links
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Josh Bloom at Fanatic
Promotion | Contact
