Madina Lake has a new album out “Attics to Eden” produced by rock-album hitmaker David Bendeth (The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Breaking Benjamin, Killswitch Engage, Paramore). At Bendeth’s House of Loud Studios in Elmwood Park, NJ (soo close to home for The Audio Perv!), Madina Lake would create their best album yet.
“David broke us down — he was like a drill sergeant,” Matthew said, of the first time Madina Lake played some of the new material for Bendeth. “I was totally frazzled by the end of the first day. We thought it would be easy, because we knew the songs were there. We just thought we’d come in, and record them. But when we played them for him that first time, he just ripped us apart. He completely deconstructed us, and it hurt bad. But the pain was well worth it.”
“It was challenging making this record,” echoed brother and lead vocalist Nathan, of the band’s hard-nosed producer. “But at the end of the day, we are super proud of how it came out. I think we blew the first album out of the water. I guess artists are artists, and in our experience, you bump into people who…let‘s just say some have a level of talent that qualify their attitude, and some don’t. Bendeth is clearly a guy who does.”
Matthew explains how the band has progressed since their first album:
“The first record was us exploring,” Matthew claims. “With more life and experience under our belts, discovering who we are as individuals and as a group, we made the record that fits who we are now. Every artist and musician, it takes them a minute. We took that time, we toured, and now, we know who we are and that’s the record we made.”
Striving to create a record that would capture your attention and never let go, the band drew on some of their earlier influences:
“Our favorite records were ones that didn’t have one dull moment,” Matthew said. “We wanted to make a real record, a genre-less record and a timeless record. I think there are musicians like the White Stripes, where less is more — undoubtedly. Then there are bands like the Smashing Pumpkins or Nine Inch Nails, where they want all of these components attacking the ears from different angles, at all times. We’re the latter, the kind of band that wants as many components as possible.”
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TOUR DATES
5/7/2009 Solus Cardiff, United Kingdom
5/8/2009 Electric Ballroom London, United Kingdom
5/14/2009 Mr. Smalls Theatre Millvale, PA
5/15/2009 The National Richmond, Va
5/16/2009 Club Relevant Viriginia Beach, VA
5/18/2009 Chameleon Club Lancaster, PA
5/19/2009 Crocodile Rock Cafe Allentown, PA
5/20/2009 Valentines Albany, NY
5/21/2009 Webster Underground Hartford, CT
5/22/2009 Lupo’s at The Strand Providence, RI
5/23/2009 New York State Fair-Chevy Court Syracuse, NY
5/24/2009 Mohawk Place Buffalo, Buffalo
5/25/2009 Peabody’s Down Under Cleveland, OH
5/26/2009 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
6/6/2009 Rock AM Ring Koblenz Rheinland-Pfalz, NürburgringGermany
6/7/2009 Rock IM Park Koblenz Rheinland-Pfalz, Nurnberg Germany
6/26/2009 Warped Tour Pamona, California US
6/27/2009 Warped Tour San Francisco, California US
6/28/2009 Warped Tour Ventura, California US
6/30/2009 Warped Tour Phoenix, Arizona US
7/1/2009 Warped Tour Las Crusces, New Mexico US
7/2/2009 Warped Tour San Antonio, Texas US
7/3/2009 Warped Tour Houston, Texas US
7/5/2009 Warped Tour Dallas, Texas US
7/7/2009 Warped Tour Indianapolis, Indiana US
7/8/2009 Warped Tour Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US
7/9/2009 Warped Tour Cleveland, Ohio US
7/10/2009 Warped Tour Toronto, Ontatio Canada
7/11/2009 Warped Tour Montreal, Quebec Canada
7/12/2009 Warped Tour Hartford, Connecticut US
7/14/2009 Warped Tour Washington D.C., Washington D.C. US
7/15/2009 Warped Tour Buffalo, New York US
7/16/2009 Warped Tour Scanton, Pennsylvannia US
7/17/2009 Warped Tour Camden, New Jersey US
7/19/2009 Warped Tour Oceanport, New Jersey US
7/21/2009 Warped Tour Boston, Massachsetts US
7/22/2009 Warped Tour Virginia Beach, Virginia US
7/23/2009 Warped Tour Charlotte, North CarolinaUS
7/24/2009 Warped Tour Orlando, Florida US
7/25/2009 Warped Tour Miami, Florida US
7/26/2009 Warped Tour Tampa, Florida US
7/28/2009 Warped Tour Atlanta, Georgia US
7/29/2009 Warped Tour Cincinnatti, Ohio US
7/30/2009 Warped Tour Milwaukee, Wisconsin US
7/31/2009 Warped Tour Detroit, Michigan
8/1/2009 Warped Tour Chicago, Illnois US
8/2/2009 Warped Tour Minneapolis, Minnesota
8/3/2009 Warped Tour St. Louis, Missouri US
8/4/2009 Warped Tour Kansas City, Missouri US
8/7/2009 warped Tour Boise, Idaho US
8/8/2009 Warped Tour Salt Lake City, Utah US
8/9/2009 Warped Tour Denver, Colorado US
8/12/2009 Warped Tour Calgary, Alberta Canada
8/14/2009 Warped Tour Vancouver, British Columbia Canda
8/15/2009 Warped Tour Seattle, Washington US
8/16/2009 Warped Tour Portland, Oregon US
8/19/2009 Warped Tour Fresno, California US
8/20/2009 Warped Tour San Francisco, California US
8/21/2009 Warped Tour Sacramento, California US
8/22/2009 Warped Tour San Diego, California US
8/23/2009 Warped Tour Los Angeles, California US


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