Hailing for Chicago, The Eclectics have been playing in the US for over five years, touring across the nation with such world famous acts as Less Than Jake, Bim Skala Bim, and The Specials. Their debut album "Idle Worship" was produced by Steve Albini and has sold close to 6000 units independantly, and was dubbed "the most important ska-punk album since Operation Ivy's "Energy" and "a minor ska masterpiece" by Alternative Press. "Idle Worship" received great press in hundreds of fanzines, plus constant airplay from over 300 college stations worldwide. After hiding out for a year, the band came back in full force and embarked on a 7 week European tour to close out the millenium. Upon their return, the band decided to make an entirely different album than "Idle Worship", teaming up with top vocal frontmen from the punk scene to to create new sounds ranging from stylish Elvis Costello punk/wave, Who-inspired rock, ging-gangley guitar power pop and, of course, the peppy horn driven punk/ska the band made an artform. Dennis Buckley from 88 Fingers Louie, Frankie Delmane from Teenage Frames, Tim Kinsella from Cap'n Jazz/Joan of Arc, and Dustin Harris (Skapone/Boogie Shoes) contribute to this very "eclectic" offering! They've even thown in their new takes on classic Zombies and Beach Boys numbers! With this album, The Eclectics have proven that they are a band for the new millenium, keeping the US punk/ska scene interesting by stretching it's very boundaries. For Fans Of: 88 Fingers Louis, Joan of Arc, The Hippos, Less Than Jake, MU330, The Stereo, Teenage Frames, Suicide Machines, Weezer, Suicide Machines

Selling Points / Marketing / Promotion first album "Idle Worship" (JUMP010) sold 6000 copies to date and continues to sell well CDs are stickered to cross promote with 88 Finger Louie (Hopeless Records), Joan of Arc (Jade Tree), and Teenage Frames (Jump Up!) featured on several top selling compilations including Smash Your Radio (Jump Up--10,000), Ska American Style (Jump Up/Universal--7000 copies), and Misfits of Ska 2 (Asian Man) full fanzine and magazine assault within the ska/punk/indie music scene limited edition CD promo sampler already sent to press and sold through trend-setting indie stores direct mailing to 10,000 fans of the label featured on "Smash Your Radio 2" label sampler mailing to key CMJ reporting stations (and their specialy punk shows) Jump Up! street team fliers and passes out samplers in over 50 markets has toured internationaly (including UK, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France)

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