The Classic Crime
is a band from Seattle, Washington. They are currently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. The band consists of Matt MacDonald (vocals), Justin DuQue (guitar), Robert "Cheeze" Negrin (guitar), Alan Clark (bass), and Paul "Skip" Erickson (drums).
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Background
Their debut album
Albatross
was released on
May 23,
2006. The band has almost 6 million plays on
Myspace.
Albatross
had the highest debut sales in the history of Tooth & Nail records with over 4,000 sales in the first week it was released.
[1] The band has just finished recording their second full length record
The Silver Cord
which was released July 22, 2008. With an E.P "Acoustic Seattle Sessions". They are currently working on their 3rd Album, in which they say will be relased sometime March of 2010. The band has toured with
A Change Of Pace,
A Static Lullaby,
Quietdrive,
I Am Ghost,
June,
Relient K,
So They Say,
Just Surrender,
Powerspace,
Mest,
Allister,
Aiden, and
Scary Kids Scaring Kids.
[2] They have also toured with fellow
Tooth & Nail bands
Anberlin,
Emery,
MxPx,
Project 86,
The Fold, and
Run Kid Run. The band was on both the 2006 and 2008
Warped Tour. The Classic Crime is also going on a Headlining ATTICUS tour with
A Change of Pace,
Lower Definition,
Tyler Read,
Jet Lag Gemini, and
Artist vs Poet. They just finished a tour at the end of May with
Relient K and Owl City.
Issue of faith
Some fans have assumed that The Classic Crime is a "Christian band" due to being signed on to Tooth & Nail Records. Also adding to the confusion is that many music stores and online sales list The Classic Crime as a Christian band for the same reason. This is true of
iTunes which is a major mover in music. However, The Classic Crime does not label themselves a 'Christian' band. As Matt writes on TCC's discussion board, "We believe faith is personal, and can be only held by an individual person. To entitle a group "Christian" would be to assume that the group has a collective soul, or at least individual souls tied to a solid collective belief. Not everyone in our band is decidedly set in their faith, and we respect that."
[3] Justin DuQue stated that "3 of the 5 members in the band are Christian. We get that a lot being on a pseudo-Christian label (Tooth & Nail) but no we are not a Christian band. Our lyrics are very positive and hopeful though".
Discography
Albums
- 2006: Albatross
- 2008: The Silver Cord
U.S. #123 [4]
EPs
References
- HM - Internet Exclusives
- The Classic Crime
- Band Beliefs
- Billboard, Allmusic