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Mêlée - Built To Last
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Formed in Orange County, Mêlée debuted in 2003 with the 'Against The Tide' EP for Hopeless Records. The following year saw the release of the band's full-length debut 'Everday Behavior' on Hopeless Records/Sub City, drawing the attention of Warner Bros. Records with whom the band signed to in September 2005.
Mêlée have since hit the Warped and Take Action! tours, as well as performing with bands such as The Donnas, Sugarcult, Motion City Soundtrack, Bowling For Soup and Bayside.
Influenced by the songwriting classicism of piano men Elton John, Coldplay's Chris Martin, and neo-soul star John Legend, Mêlée present their own style of carefully crafted melodic pop on Devils & Angels, the quartet's debut album for Warner Bros. Records, which will be released on April 3rd. The songs, which range from driving pop-rock anthems to uplifting power ballads, are characterized by solid hooks, lilting melodies, and frontman Chris Cron's soaring vocals and expressive piano playing.
On tracks like the first single "Built To Last," Mêlée display a grown-up songcraft, one with an unabashed emotionalism uncommon in young bands these days. Upon first listen, Devils & Angels may sound like an album full of relationship songs, but dig deeper and you'll find reflections on "getting in fights with friends, songs about friends coming home from college and not being able to get jobs," says Cron. "The album is about being in your '20s in modern America. It's about our experiences right now — with life, love, friends — and asking questions about where we're going and what's going to happen. That's the whole theme."
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