New American Saint

Tokyo Rose | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sidecho Records
• ASIN: B000B5XZZG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374,731 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

RYAN DOMINGUEZ – vocals, guitar JOSH LURIE – guitar CHRIS POULSEN – bass TOM ROSLAK – drums

It’s amazing what kind of change a couple of years of experience can bring to an up-and-coming act — just ask Jersey-based Tokyo Rose. In 2003, the melodic punk quartet entered the market with their upbeat, energetic debut, Reinventing a Lost Art. Though the album served its purpose rather well, the foursome found some room for improvement and acted quickly, redefining their musical vision. The result is New American Saint, out on SideCho this October. But being able to envision, draft and eventually create New American Saint came only after years of laborious input. Vocalist/guitarist Ryan Dominguez and bassist Chris Poulsen had met while students at Rutgers University in New Jersey and helped Tokyo Rose launch on a much smaller scale; the pair wedged the act’s performance schedule between midterms, classes and homework. "We toured whenever we could during breaks," Poulsen, recalls. Upon their graduation, Tokyo Rose became the members’ main focus and the band soon found a home with Orange County-based SideCho Records. It was then that Tokyo Rose, whose members were barely in their twenties at the time, recorded their debut album, Reinventing a Lost Art. After the debut’s release, Tokyo Rose hit the touring circuit with bands like The Militia Group’s The Lyndsay Diaries, and also made an appearance at the CMJ festival that same year. 2004 brought more activity, including a South By Southwest performance and a healthy 30-date stint on the Warped Tour. After another round of touring with Over It and a trip to Japan in early 2005, Tokyo Rose found themselves back at work on their sophomore effort. Tokyo Rose demoed their new album and opted for producer Matt Goldman, whom they had selected because of his contributions to Copeland’s efforts. "We just heard really good things about him and liked everything that we heard that he did," says Poulsen. Trekking it south to Atlanta, the band spent roughly a month with Goldman and the end result was the incredible New American Saint. Infusing a host of new influences outside their traditional genre boundaries, Tokyo Rose’s sophomore effort offers an array of additional instrumentation and pristine, yet comfortable production. "We wanted to go for a different feel than what we had done in the past," says Poulsen. Yet, that doesn’t mean Tokyo Rose ditched its melodic rock foundation. The more mature and focused New American Saint simply expands upon the stable base of the band’s debut. Key tracks include the catchy, motivated "Goodbye Almond Eyes," which talks about failed relationships and, according to Poulsen, "about someone who can’t make up their mind on ending a relationship. They just keep dragging things out." Even Tokyo Rose’s approach to reaching out to new listeners has also changed. "There was no MySpace a few years ago. We’re definitely trying to reach out to people and keep it as personal as possible," says Poulsen. "We’re two years wiser. We’ve made some mistakes but we’ve also done good things that we’ve remembered. We’ll do this right. People actually know our name and that was the first step. Now we’ve got to take advantage of those things and use it to reach more people to become a better and bigger band."

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A step up from "reinventing", buy it, May 11, 2006

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RaisedOnSpitalfield "Exit 27 is for lovers" ((South) Medford, Oregon 5-4-1) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New American Saint (Audio CD)

'big ben', do you really think it's fair to give a bad rating based on what you thought or heard the cd was 'going' to be like? Copeland and Sheerwood suck fat b@ll$, just like anberlin and all those other boring bands that tooth and nail sign, so the fact that TR don't sound like them is a big plus in my book. There are plenty of other bad soft-serve indie pop bands out there for which you are qualified to give good/bad ratings to, so stay away from pop-punk! You don't see me reviewing 'anadivine', now do you?

5.0 out of 5 stars Hopefully More To Come, January 2, 2006

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Divine Sin - See all my reviews

This review is from: New American Saint (Audio CD)

Tokyo Rose is a hard hitting Punk/emo band from New Jersy that does not skimp on anything that makes music truly fantastic. While most of their lyrics involve what could be called relationship advice, they deliver it in a style that you will find yourself thinking and singing frequently.

Their sound can vary from light but with a harder drum line to hard hitting songs to ballalds that make you stop and listen without even thinking about it. Tracks such as "I Love You....Too..", "A Reason To Come Home" and "Goodbye Almond Eyes" will grab ahold of you until you realize the song is over.

Their first Album "Reinventing A Lost Art" was pheomenal and this sophmore album proves that if there is one band that could make it in today's modern day music scene, Tokyo Rose is it.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Sweetness, October 6, 2005

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Andrew High (Tempe, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New American Saint (Audio CD)

This is such a good record, I loved the last and this builds on it wonderfully, the hard songs are a little harder and the soft songs are so so nice, all in all, I guarantee that this album will produce songs that appeal to you no matter what!!

It is beautiful and an incredible growing point for a dynamic and talented band!!