Everything Starts Where It Ends

Everything Starts Where It Ends
In Stores March 6th, 2007.
“Where is love dragging you?”
Defining their own unique space between indie pillars (MODEST MOUSE, SUNNY DAY REAL
ESTATE) and super-size rock (SMASHING PUMPKINS, NIRVANA), chief protagonist Michael
Shepard’s otherworldly vocals set intriguing tales against a massive sonic backdrop. Enthused by the
brilliant start, COLUMBIA RECORDS upstreamed the band with plans for a 2005 re-release, before
widely publicized INSTABILITY and a revolving door of key figures at the label took its
toll. Deftly slipping through the clutches of the corporate blue meanies, Lovedrug was
granted release from Columbia, taking with them new recordings begun with Pretend You’re
Alive producer Tim Patalan in between tours in late ‘05 and ‘06. The resulting Everything
Starts Where It Ends is a masterful collection of music and contiguous stories.
“Somewhere between ‘70s-style guitar-rock grandeur and pre-weird Radiohead
lives this inebriated, quasi-hallucinatory tale.”
- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Tracklisting:
Key Markets:
New York, NY - Los Angeles, CA - Cleveland, OH (hometown)
- Chicago, IL - Nashville, TN - Philadelphia, PA - Grand Rapids,
MI- Columbus, OH - Lancaster, PA - Tampa, FL
1. Happy Apple Poison
2. Pushing The Shine
3. Castling
4. Thieving
5. Bleed Together
6. Dancing
7. Ghost By Your Side
8. Casino Clouds
9. Doomsday & the Echo
10. Salt Of The Earth
11. American Swimming Lesson
12. Everything Starts Where It Ends
MARKETING/SELLING POINTS:
-Lovedrug toured with the Smoking Popes, Switchfoot,
Copeland, Matchbook Romance, and many more.
-Lovedrug has played with Robert Plant, The Killers, Cat Power,
Creeper Lagoon and Braid, to name just a few.
- Video for “Ghost By My Side” will be serviced to MTV, Fuse, and Regional
Outlets.
-Lovedrug sold 35,000 copies of “Pretend You’re Alive” in the US alone.
-Press in Maxim, Stuff, Harp, Vice, and more
- Lovedrug became The Militia Group’s fastest selling release, charting at #4 and #43
on Billboard’s Internet and Independent charts respectively in late 2004.
- Conceived at The Loft in Saline, Michigan, with long-time cohort and
Pretend producer Tim Patalan (Sponge, The Fags), Everything Starts
Where it Ends was meticulously honed over six months starting in early
2006. -TMG Street Team to cover retail stores, venues, lifestyle stores, schools, etc.
-Tons of online promotions starting 6 weeks in advance, including streaming
select audio tracks, banner ads, ecards, Contests, Features, Buddy Icons, Desktops,
message boards, email blasts, etc
-Full Color POP, posters, and counter bins available
-Co-op $$$ available
THE MILITIA GROUP
13892 Harbor Blvd Ste. 4-A
Garden Grove, CA 92843
Wyatt Miller, Sales Manager
714-554-4477 x225
wyatt@themilitiagroup.com
Artist: Lovedrug
Title: Everything Starts Where It Ends
Street Date: 3/6/07
Genre: Rock/Alternative
File Under: “Lovedrug”
Selection #: TMG050-2
Configuration: CD Digipak
Box Lot - 30
Series: 1498
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