Yo, I don’t know anything about Taking Back Sunday, but the kids must. They’re seeling records pronto:
Who are Taking Back Sunday, and how the hell did they manage to sell 260,000 albums in three weeks, without any major-label support? Behind the success of the punk-pop band’s second album, Where You Want to Be — which debuted at Number Three earlier this month and remains in the Top Thirty — is tiny Victory Records, an independent that has found big success championing music that the majors miss. (full story)
I checked out the label’s site and I didn’t recognize any of the bands (except maybe 2). It just goes to show you how little I know.