As you may know, I'm a huge fan of the music of Your Name In Neon. And I'm not biased by going to high school with a few of the past and present members. Since they won their Battle For Woodstock a few years ago, and playing on the main stage at Woodstock (the SA version) two years in a row, they seem to be going from strength to strength, gaining hundreds of fans, and recently releasing their debut album The Endeavour.

The last gig I saw of theirs (which was probably the last one they performed) was at Woodstock in 2008, and is by far the number one in my memory: a highly energized and emotional performance by the entire band, but specifically by former singer Jake Helme and drummer Ricky Joaquim, who were playing their last gig with the band. Ricky has since gone on to play with the band Wrestlerish, who have also gained quite a few fans.

But the band is still going strong, releasing The Endeavour recently, which was announced via their fan page on facebook with the below message (well, below is a snippet):

Our debut album entitled "The Endeavour" is out now! It features 6 of our heavier, older tracks infused with 6 electronic/musical interludes. The album was recorded, engineered and mixed by Gavin van den Berg and Simon Marcus at The Phantom House in Oaklands, Johannesburg and was mastered by Troy Glessner (Underoath, As Cities Burn, Emery, Copeland, Dead Cab For Cutie, Demon Hunter, Haste The Day, Anberlin) at Spectre Studio in Seattle, Washington.

Yep, that's right, Your Name In Neon are definitely in the same leagues as Underoath, Death Cab For Cutie, Haste The Day, etc. A quality act like Your Name In Neon deserve quality production, and I am ashamed of myself for not buying the album yet (I just haven't had time to ), since it's available at any of the below:

* iTunes
* Amazon MP3
* Rhapsody
* Napster MP3
* eMusic
* IMVU
* Lala
* Shockhound
* Amie Street

* Look & Listen
* Top CD
* Kalahari.net
* Oneworld

Do yourself a favour, and get The Endeavour, I know I will... when I have the time

Update: I now have it, and thinks its awesome. Ok there's one thing I'd change, on Mariana, I prefer the way they used to do the part that goes "sharp as any nail, I will drive this fear into you"... it's missing Jake's screams, the harmonized singing is nice, but it's just lacking that rageful sound I got so used to while watching them live. Maybe a mix of the two would have even been better... I dunno. But I still think it's awesome!