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The new single "ISLAND" off of the upcoming album, DIRECTION, is now available on iTUNES for your listening pleasure!!!!


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The Starting Line:
Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
The Bravery - Time Won't Let Me Go
Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
The Shins - Phantom Limb
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek
Modest Mouse - Little Motel
Linkin Park - What I've Done
Brand New - Jesus Christ
Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
Four Year Strong - BaddaBing
Ryan Adams - So Alive

So we're all safe and sound and back from shooting our video for "Island" in Malibu. The shoot was pretty awesome, however, I was pretty delirious and hadn't slept for 36 hours straight beforehand. Which made me feel like I had smoked crack. (I was at the us open of golf in Pittsburgh and took the red eye to LA for the video). Anyway, I'm siked for everyone too see the video...we're all very curious to see how it turns out, and we're supposed to get a rough cut of it on Wednesday. We spent all day with sand and water in our shoes and got many gross blisters, but I feel like it's worth it. Our manager even rock climbed up the "planet of the apes" wall...which unfortunately won't be in the video.

On another note, I got in my car today and Island was on the radio, which is pretty surreal. I'm still really excited about that one!

-matt

Hey gang,

We're in NYC today recording acoustic versions of Island and a couple other tracks from the upcoming album, DIRECTION (out July 31st.....mark the calendar!) Keep an eye on our Purvolume page for an exclusive video from inside the studio!

While you're on our Purevolume page listen to our first single, "ISLAND," and check out the lyrics (exclusively on PureVolume).
peace and love,TSL


ps. check out this sweet picture of us at Medieval Times, haha!

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Hey everyone...
Matt Watts here...hopefully you checked out our new single "ISLAND" already! We're really excited about the song, about the record, and getting back out on the road. We're going to be shooting a video for the song in early June...we'll keep you updated on that one. Hope you enjoy the jams!
-m

ps. if you haven't heard "ISLAND", or the title track "DIRECTION" yet then you should head over to our Purevolume page and check out both songs (and lyrics, exclusive to PV!)

http://www.purevolume.com/thestartingline

Head over to AOL's POPeater Blog and check out some great behind-the-scenes photos from The Starting Line's photo shoot for the upcoming album, DIRECTION, out this summer!

ps. you didn't hear it from us, buuuuuuuut the single from the album may show up on the myspace page sometime soon. keep checking back this week.

get stoked

Hey everyone...

Matt here, hope you're all doing well. 

The past couple of weeks have been rather exciting for all of us. The new record (Direction) is 100% finished: mastered and all.........artwork and photos are coming together, and we played 2 killer shows this past weekend in the most glorious of places, New Jersey.

I wanted to send out the biggest thank yous to everyone that came to the Myspace Secret Show at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, and everyone who checked us out at Bamboozle. All of you are what drives this band, and to have such a great reaction and to see/hear everyone singing along makes all the bumps along the way seem non-existent...and that's amazing.  We felt like we may have been off of peoples radar for a minute...but we all feel like we're back and better than ever.  So I just wanted to say thanks...I wish I could personally thank every one of you, but hopefully this message will do!

We'll be out on Warped all summer...sweating it up with some of your favorite bands, so please come and say hello.

keep it real.
-m