Anyone remember this band?
They had one major label album, released back in 1997 called "Your Body Above Me," which spawned the rock hits "Wash it Away" and "Time Ago." Then they disappeared.
What happened in the next 7 or so years is a tale of an artist saying "screw it" to major record labels.
The band got caught up in their record label (Geffen Records) getting swallowed by a bigger label. The bigger label just sat on the band, not supporting them on a new album, but not letting them out of their contract. Lead singer Paul Durham said he is probably the only person ever to move to L.A. to get OUT of a record deal. The band broke free and disbanded. Durham kept the name and found some new people, and seemed set for a comeback. They released a song "Learn to Crawl" on the Spiderman Soundtrack, and were signed to Epic Records. Nothing happened. An album was ready to go. Nothing happened. Another fight with a record label... another breakaway. Finally, Durham decided to release the music on his own, and www.blacklabworld.com was born.
Since then, the band has released two full-length albums a cover album (under the name Mirror Ball Associates), a techo album, a side project (under the name Cake or Death) and just released a 5 song EP from ANOTHER side project. Oh yeah, and they've made three music videos on their own too. Not too shabby at all. They're probably the best unsigned band in America right now.
Your "Best Music" for today: from their latest album "Passion Leaves a Trace," it's Black Lab and "Ghost in Your Mind"
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