Someday Never

It is pretty common knowledge that the era in which we live in seems to be the easiest for independent bands to thrive and “make it”. However, some of these bands are seeing that the road to the top, while imminent, has obstacles along the way. Marlboro, New Jersey’s Someday Never has seen two singers and a bass player come and go, vans break down on tour, RVs that are bought to replace the vans break down, and even stolen trailers. “There has been many times in which we thought about giving up because we would get ahead a little bit and then be bounced back a lot,” says guitarist/vocalist, Doug Leibowitz, who founded the band, then called “Useless”, with drummer Andrew Riccatelli in seventh grade. He continues, “but then you get together with your band mates, these three people who you couldn’t live without, and realize that you’re meant to do this – you are meant to succeed.” Someday Never recorded their debut full-length, Home Is Where The Heartache Is throughout the most of 2003, having it released by Monroe, New Jersey-based All Records on May 25, 2004. On Home Is, the band travels through many different sounds, showing their diversity. With hardcore-tinged tracks like “It Broke The Boy’s Back” and “In The Absence Of Your Love” somehow fluidly intertwined with poppier, hook-filled gems as “To You This May Concern” and “Most Popular Losers”, Home Is… is an album that has pleased both 14-year old teeny-boppers and hardcore kids in their twenties. Their debut was followed by a nationwide tour to much acclaim followed by a string of shows in New Jersey. A lot of time didn’t pass, however, before the band began looking towards the future. “I think that doing our first couple of tours and releasing a full-length CD – after that, you start to hone down your sound and find a sound that you can cherish and end up, honestly, starting your career right then,” says guitarist Sisinni. “I think with the last record, we were still trying to find that sound and having a record like Home Is… that is so diverse in style, it could be both a good thing and a bad thing at the same time,” added Riccatelli. It was with those thoughts and perhaps learning from past mistakes, that the band and the staff of All Records, started planning Someday Never’s next release, an EP entitled The Natural Trend Of Breathing. “I think that’s totally true. When the full-length was released… both the band and All Records were just starting out. I feel like we’re at the point now that we can all just give this EP our utmost best and just go all-in,” says All Records general manager and co-owner, Alex Bussey. The band entered the studio in the summer of 2005 with their friend and producer, Jayson DeZuzio (Coheed & Cambria, My Chemical Romance) and started recording The Natural Trend Of Breathing. With the tracks on this release, it is obvious the band has perfected their sound. “Pretty Eyes” and “Guns Don’t Kill People, Husbands Who Come Home Early Do” continue the band’s catchy side while adding a raw power that fans will have to move around in their cars while turning up their stereos. Other songs, such as “White Noise”, attest to Someday Never’s growth in the songwriting department with well-planned harmonies and layered guitar solos. Someday Never plans on touring in 2006 to usher in the new EP, which is slated to be released in Spring ’06 on All Records.