Year Future
YEAR FUTURE was founded in early 2003 in Los Angeles. Originally comprised of vocalist Sonny Kay (THE VSS, ANGEL HAIR), guitarist Rockey Crane (DEAD AND GONE, CREEPS ON CANDY), bassist Sam Ott (THE FUCKING ANGELS) and drummer Jim Andersen (of THE PATTERN, TALK IS POISON), the group fused remnants of the largely-influential Gravity "scene" (San Diego) with the dark underbelly of the East Bay/Gilman (Oakland) psyche inherent in the likes of NEUROSIS, ECONOCHRIST, etc. YEAR FUTURE quickly made a name for themselves on the underground/DIY show circuit with a consistent barrage of shows beginning in July of the same year at venues as random and colorful as El Cid, Juvee, Che Cafe, Koos, the Glasshouse, the Derby, the Smell, etc. In December 2003, the band issued their debut self-titled EP on GSL, including the tracks "Some Bodies" and "Each Others Futures", which had evolved to become something resembling crowd-pleasers over the course of countless shows that year. In early 2004, they toured the southwestern U.S. and parts of the midwest with labelmates KILL ME TOMORROW. In August the band played a brief string of shows across the U.S. before embarking on a 6-week European tour which took them as far and wide as Spain, Hungary, Norway and the UK, and then returned for another trip back across the states. The follow-up EP, "The Hidden Hand", was released on GSL in September. Both Ott and Andersen departed at the end of 2004. 2005 begins with YEAR FUTURE in the studio recording a cover of the BIRTHDAY PARTY track "Blundertown" for an upcoming Three One G compilation. The band's new lineup now includes bassist Pete Lyman (ex-LIVING SCIENCE FOUNDATION) and drummer Chris Hathwell (also a member of the band MOVING UNITS). The group will keep a low profile until March when they will join 400 BLOWS, SOME GIRLS and THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER on a small tour to the SXSW festival in Austin. The long-delayed YEAR FUTURE album will be recorded in mid-2005, if all goes as planned...
