Von Bondies big record deal

Getting a good kicking from Jack White isn't the only thing Von Bondies front man Jason Stollsteimer has been up to. His band have recently signed to Sire Records.

The act's ‘Pawn Shoppe Heart' is set for a March 9 release and produced by Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads, Modern Lovers. The album looks to expand the band's sound out of the garage-rock niche it previously found itself in.

‘We were really insistent about finding our own sound,' Stollsteimer said in a statement. "We were never happy with our first record. It's always been a challenge to capture the power of our live show but I think we've come a lot closer this time.

"As far as the new songs are concerned, I'm pleased with the direction they've taken. We'd been playing most of them live for over a year, so we knew what we could do with them. But at the same time, we were determined to stretch as far as we could. I even wrote some new material during the sessions that ended up on the record. Early on, I think we started out pretty much as a live band, but we're more well-rounded now. We've learned to channel our energy and to encourage our own evolution."
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