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Cory Hance of the CELLS
For a band with such exhilarating songs, the Cells are a tough band to label. They cobble together a 21st century sensibility with the sounds of 60s pop, '70s punk, glam, arena rock and new wave, as well as the plaintive jangle of Big Star and the ruthless crunch of AC/DC to create a clean, pure blast of music for people like themselves who can't find anything they like on the radio.

Though the the Cells' lineup has shifted more times than the San Andreas Fault, the band's one constant has been singer/guitarist Cory Hance's ringing voice and steady stream of unshakeable songs.

The Cells released their first disc, "We Can Replace You," on Orange Recordings (www.orangerecordings.com) in 2002. The disc garnered waves of favorable press and college and commercial radio play. The Cells toured the Eastern U.S. and played CMJ and the South by Southwest music festival.

The current Cells lineup consists of Hance, drummer Mark Doyle (Woolworthy, Verbow, Loud Lucy) and bass player Johnny Furman (the Darlings, the Lupins, the Webb Bros.).

Soon after, the invigorated band began recording the batch of new songs that would become the second Cells record, "Mayday." It was recorded/produced by Andy Gerber at Million Yen Studios in Chicago and mixed by famed audio engineer Robert Scovill at the MusiCanvas studio in Scottsdale, AZ.

The second Cells disc, "Mayday," is slated for an early 2006 release, is in its final stages of production.

The Cells are rehearsing and chomping at the bit to play their songs in your town!

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