Hey!
Its been a while since we have spoken.

Well things in the 9Lies camp are upto the 9's, so I will make this a quick one to let you know that the first ever 9Lies all digital single release 'Touch the Sky' will be available from today . We are totaly excited as it is not only our first official single but our first ever release since signing with Evil Twin Records, and whats more, its a secret!

There will be no whistles and bells or mad media airplay, because we havent actually told anyone apart from your good selves! Crazy?? Well its a little cog in a bigger wheel! All will become clear in the months to come, and your apart of it.

Whatsmore we are not only having a fan only release but we are allowing each and everyone of you the chance to preview it for free with this link: http://www.9lies.net/9liesfreemusic.html (or possibly the Media Player Below)

We do hope you enjoy the song and if so download '9Lies - Touch the Sky' at iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, SNOCAP and all the other major Digital music providers.

And can I just take this opportunity to thank you all personally for the support you have given us over the past few years, We are greatful that it encourages us to continue to create in the way we do!

The song itself I feel Starts out as a moody mother, with a kick drum to match your racing heart, then it all happens, kicking up a rocking gear and taking you on a road trip lyrically from A to B as the songs runs, with twists and turns along the way. See what you make of it!

All the best, and keep rockin!

Steve.

What a year it's been for 9Lies!

It was the year which saw the 'Behind It All' album being released to critical acclaim, with massive radio airplay around the globe, and all without a record company being involved! It was also the year which saw the song 'Blind' being snapped up by Warner Brothers, and 'Behind it All' the title track from the album finding a new home as theme tune to reality tv show 'Our Prisoner' in the USA. We've been beamed up and down from satellites around the world more times than we care to remember.

In just 6 months, 18000 people joined us on our 2 International myspace sites and in the last 3 months we've gathered almost 900 groupies since joining the Bebo social networking site, with fans placing our songs on over 1500 of their playlists!

The Song 'Slippin Away' has not only been downloaded online during the last year more than 29,000 times, but has more recently been chosen by ASCAP for excellence in songwriting at the ASCAP Music Expo 07 in L.A.
Download sales on digital sites such as iTunes and Rhapsody have remained strong, as have Material Worldwide CD sales from our Online Music Store, and all of this is down to you! Thankyou!!
It does'nt end there though! The new album 'Halfway from Nowhere' is almost finished and sounding absolutely fantastic!! If you haven't already done so, then join the 9Lies Mailing list for free, to be kept up to date and receive free member offers!

Visit www.9Lies.net for Free Downloads of 5 broadcasts from The 'Behind It All' Album, including 'Slippin Away', 'Behind It All', 'Blind', 'Too Late' and 'The Gap'

(Faustine)
What is the history of 9lies? When was it born and why?

(Steve)
The band was formed around 3 years ago with the co founder member of my previous band Nick Black who now plays
guitars for us, and my good friends Dave kernohan. At the beginning Nick was living in England working for Airbus trying to pull himself out of a lot of debt that he had built up back home, so in its early stages the band was basically myself and Dave locking ourselves away in my studio, which was for all intents and purposes my bedroom with a lot of wires hanging around!
During those sessions we started to get the roots of the sound together for what was to become the Behind It All album. Nick would then be over at the weekends and would come around and stick a few great lead guitar over dubs to the recordings, but He wasn't just a part time member though, as he would spend a lot of time recording ideas on a palm studio and emailing them back to us. Following on from that when we felt ready to take the songs on the road came our Drummer Steve "Stoogie" McAuley and Bassist Chris Cardwell, since then the whole environment for writing new material has changed with each member being able to get on with creating their own parts, and fortunately for me they are a great bunch of musicians, and we all get on great at a personal level as well.

(Faustine)
How would you describe your music?

(Steve)
We sort of do two types in the wider Genres which would be Slow, moody guitar ballad rock, and then at the other end of the scale where the crowd pleasers live is the Uptempo, bouncy, melodic rock. The one thing that they all have in common is that we do spend a lot of time on each, doing quite often complex arrangements, and if when finished we don't like the songs they
go straight in the bin never to see the light of day again. We are our own biggest critics!

(Faustine)
What are your influences?

(Steve)
For myself personally, i've always been a big fan of U2, im also big into the Manic's, Nirvana and the Killers to name but 4, and for the other guys th imagination is stretched a great deal!

(Faustine)
Has being Damien Rice's cousin helped you in your career?

(Steve)
Not as much as I would have hoped in the early days. People tend to ignore the situation and never really ask any questions, which Im happier about now that we have managed to establish
ourselves without it appearing to be off the back of Damiens success. Saying that, I am very proud of Damien and what he stands for. He's a lot more arty that I could ever be.
One thing he did do, was prove to me that you could record an album using basic equipment in your own room and if its good people will buy into that.

(Faustine)
Title track 'Behind it all' was described by Johnny Hero as '9lies, sounding absolutely brilliant,' and you were given international acclaim from the US. How do you feel about that? Would you describe it as a consecration?

(Steve)
I think I probably would yes! We are always pleased to get any airplay as its taking our music out to a wider audience than we could otherwise expect just playing dive bars and putting it on
myspace and the like, and that helps drive us on really. But more than that its humbling on a personal level that someone actually appreciates what you have created and thinks it's great,
That's something I don't think we will ever be able to become glassy about.

(Faustine)
What are the most rewarding moments?

(Steve)
There's two major rewards, and the first would be when your in the rehearsal room and a new song is born. There's always a major buzz about and a bit of a high. The next reward is when your playing these songs live and the crowd get into the music and start giving you feed back, it's
easy to understand why people say it is a buzz. ... there's nothing like being worshiped.... Although, im never sure if its us or the songs, lol

(Faustine)
And the most dif