Like Yesterday

Like Yesterday emerges from the New York City indie rock scene with unique vocals and a guitar-driven soundscape. The band recently completed the North-East leg of Taking Back Sunday's Fall 2004 tour, and more recently played sold-out shows with The Used, My Chemical Romace, Coheed and Cambria, Midtown and Starting line which solidified Like Yesterday's strong and growing fan base. Like Yesterday has also completed their first EP with Producer/Engineer Paul Mahajan (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On The Radio, The Liars) and Producer Jamie Siegel (Lauryn Hill, Smashing Pumpkins, Del Amitri, The Movie Life) and went on to record a mini-album set to be released in May 2005 under Brian Malouf's Columbia imprint label Bandha Records. Mark Holmes (vocals), Dave Holmes (guitar), and Joe Tomino (drums), were working on putting a band together when they encountered the strong songwriting of newcomer, Seva Granik (guitar). As Mark Holmes explains, "I had been looking to put something like this together but didn't know where to start until I met Seva. He had these great songs without any lyrics--I instantly knew he was someone I wanted to work with." Granik's songwriting talent comes together perfectly with lead singer Mark Holmes' piercing, and emotional vocals and the versatility and technical prowess of Joe Tomino and Dave Holmes. Like Yesterday’s music is driven by emotion and provokes a visceral response from listeners. Granik emphasizes, "I want people to understand that we live this music." It is their honesty, both bitter and sweet, that connects the band to their audience. Mark Holmes explains, "This band is about having the courage to deal with life's most vulnerable moments, and then to actually share those experiences in an intimate way with our audience." Like Yesterday hits their mark drawing in listeners with passion that is unadulterated and genuinely inspiring Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.