02.17.2004
Catapult are giving away a free CD with the purchase of a ticket to their February 28th Emergenza Festival show at Club Lido. Tickets for the show are $10 in advance, and can purchased online here. You will be presented with the option to choose a free CD. The choices are 42, Broken Nursery Rhymes, and Mark Bates' 2002 release, 'Cheaper Than Disappointment'. This is a deal that you just can't pass up!
The shows line up will be as follows:
19:30 - VIOLATED TRUST (Rock)
20:00 - SHATTER PROOF (Rock)
20:30 - SAVIN ILL (Jazz/Funk)
21:00 - MELODRAM (Alternative Rock)
21:30 - IMMUNE (Rock)
22:00 - JAMES CLEARE (Pop Rock)
22:30 - CATAPULT (Rock/Pop)
23:00 - DANGEROUS AGE (Rock)
02.10.2004
A new press section has been added to the site and can be found here.
02.10.2004
UK based web-zine, UKmusicsearch.com has posted a review of Catapult's CD, 42. Here is a full copy of the review:
With the whole alt. Country movement seeming to go from strength to strength lately, with an artist like Ryan Adams pushing into bona-fide stardom and bands like Wilco, Grandaddy and Lambchop releasing genre defining albums Catapult are a new, but welcome, name into an ever-growing scene.
Leaning more towards a traditional country sound, without the electronica or punk/metal influences of some other bands, Catapult's sound has echoes of bands like Counting Crows, The Handsome Family and Golden Smog, while the vocals draw comparisons with Whiskeytown-era Ryan Adams, Buffalo Tom's Bill Janovitz or even in places Bruce Springsteen.
Opener, Game Show, with thrashing electric guitars, bar-room piano chords and catchy vocals sets the tone for the album perfectly. Straight-ahead rock and roll with a country tinge.
Hypnotize, follows in the same vein - keeping up the pace and energy but with enough changes in tempo and mood to really keep you on your toes, eventually mutating into a kind of calypso/reggae hybrid by the end.
Beware They Said, a more straight ahead acoustic guitar based song, once again showcases this bands knack for crafting catchy melodic rock.
Fetid, brings to mind Buffalo Tom, in particular the classic, Taillights Fade, the way the heart on the sleeve yearning vocals intertwine with the expressive guitar work, every chord feeling heartfelt and meaningful. Lyrics like, "this fetid smell in my room will linger for some time/it's the smell of dust and pain/and broken nursery rhymes", only serve to add even more dimension.
The bassline and drum intro to, Serengeti, could almost herald a Joy Division or Cure song, although the guitar stabs and vocals that follow transform things into a much more new-wave affair, an almost complete change of pace and style from the rest of the album, but one that keeps things interesting.
Closing track, Infection, is the kind of epic, soaring song that you'd hope for. All the usual sweeping vocals, emotional guitar play and piano work comes together with some truly epic percussive and orchestral sweeps that end the album on a high.
Written by Mike Bond
02.10.2004
A live video of the song "[ ]" has been posted in the audio/video section. The video was shot at T.T. The Bear's Place on December 10th, 2003 as part of Catapult's CD release party for 42. Please check out his website at: http://www.barbwires.com
02.06.2004
Bates College (no relation) in Lewiston, ME has shown its love for Catapult this week by making 42 its number two album for the week ending February 6th. Please visit WRBC online to hear live webcasts as well as to request your favorite Catapult song! Let's make 42 the number one album next week! WRBC's request line phone numbers are: 207.777.7915 and 207.777.7916.
"We love it [42]! It is awesome!!" raves Bill Morse, Music Director, WRBC (Bates College).
02.06.2004
Catapult this week has enter Colby College's WMHB radio station's top 30 playlist at number 28. WMHB's request line is always open 207.872.3348 and your requests can make Catapult climb even further into the charts!
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