Project 86 - "Put Your Lips To the TV" (2007)

Project 86 is a band that has been in the rock scene since 1998, releasing their first two albums on BEC Recordings, a sub-label of Tooth & Nail Records. The band’s popularity grew and they eventually signed with Atlantic Records, which released their third album Truthless Heroes. That album was considered by some fans to be quite different from their previous work. Of course, like so many indie bands that sign to major labels, Project 86 had problems with the label and fought to free themselves from their contract. After doing so, they independently released Songs To Burn Your Bridges By. Fans saw it as somewhat of a return to form for the band. The band resigned with Tooth & Nail and the album was given a full release with new artwork and a video for lead single “The Spy Hunter.” I had always been aware of Project 86 but I kind of assumed they were really heavy screaming metal, which I wasn’t always into. To a certain degree, they are really heavy screaming metal, but there is also some melody thrown in and Andrew Schwab’s lyrics are always pretty good. I really took notice of them more after hearing “My Will Be a Dead Man” from their 2005 album …And the Rest Will Follow. You can check out the video here, it’s equally as awesome as the song. That tune has a really raw hard rock feel that just makes you want to rock out along with them. My interest was piqued for what they would do next. Earlier this year Project 86 released their sixth album entitled Rival Factions. The first thing I noticed after listening to the new tracks on their Myspace was that there was more focus on melody than before. The songs still rock really hard, but you can sing along rather than scream along. Today’s song was one of the first two that I heard from the album, the other being “Evil (A Chorus of Resistance).” You can check out that video here. That’s an excellent first single, but my favorite on the record has to be “Put Your Lips To the TV.” As the title implies, this is the ultimate kiss off song. The riff is great and I love the piano at the beginning as well. The band recently released The Kane Mutiny EP only on iTunes. It features two b-sides from Rival Factions, a cover and two remixes of older songs as well as the video for “Evil,” all of which is a steal for under five bucks and you should check it out.


Project 86 - "Put Your Lips To the TV"