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• Genre: Rock / Indie
• Members: Aaron, Alex, Jay, Dusty and Kenny
• Label: Virgin / Tooth and Nail
• Label Type: Major
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driving in your car with the windows down and the music up real loud

Aaron Gillespie is a man obsessed. Whether he’s out in front of The Almost, his new, eagerly anticipated rock-based project, or behind the drum kit for Underoath, the Clearwater, Florida-bred songwriter/musician can’t help but throw himself into everything he does.

With Southern Weather, The Almost lets Gillespie put a different, more melodic side of himself on display. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of his idol Dave Grohl, who stepped out from behind his drum kit to capture the rock world’s hearts as one of the genre’s most visible frontmen, Gillespie has begun a metamorphosis.

If The Almost brainchild is quick to downplay any similarities to the Foo Fighters in their infancy, his project’s debut affirms he’s clearly worthy. Consider that The Almost is already confirmed for the upcoming 2007 Warped Tour and that Southern Weathermarks the first time Tooth & Nail has partnered up with a major label (Virgin) for a joint release and there’s little denying that Gillespie is about to take the ride of his life.

Southern Weather features the blistering “Call Me Back When I’m Honest” and the quick, evocative “Drive There Now!” Performing nearly every instrument on the disc, workhorse Gillespie aligned with acclaimed, Seattle-based producer Aaron Sprinkle on Southern Weather. And while the two had never met, The Almost brainchild was a big fan of Sprinkle’s work with Pedro the Lion and they hit it off instantly.

“Aaron is an incredibly talented producer,” says Gillespie. “And it turns out we have a lot in common. He wears a lot of hats and plays every instrument. He’s able to open up your eyes and make you think about things you can do on an album that maybe you didn’t think about.”

Case in point is “Amazing Because It Is,” which started as a very basic song but built into a horn-touched, choir-augmented album pinnacle. “It’s way different from anything else on the record, but I think I might like it the best,” Gillespie says of the spiritual opus. “It started with one take on the vocals and I kind of kept it stripped down. And then I went to a church-to like a youth group-and they invited all of their affiliated youth groups and I played a few songs for them. And I am so pleased with how it ended up.”

Nearly as magical is the disc’s tender, countrified moment, “Dirty And Left Out”– which took shape after the Aarons spent an evening absorbing Ocean Beachby Red House Painters. If the latter--which counts a guest vocal collaboration with former Sunny Day Real Estate singer Jeremy Enigk--is a noticeable shift from the bone-crunching attack fans have come to expect from Aaron through his work with Underoath, Gillespie says it’s completely natural. “As much as I love what I do in that band, there are songs in me and music that I enjoy just as much that comes from melody,” The Almost principal explains.

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