Artist: I Walk The Line
Genre(s):
Alternative
Discography:
Desolation Street
Year: 2006
Tracks: 12
The dark, organ-driven punk careen of I Walk the Line came about in 2003, a few age in front anyone knew the band's name would probably forever be associated with the likewise titled Joaquin Phoenix moving-picture show around the Man in Black. Based in Helsinki, I Walk the Line began as a side project for various members of Finnish bands Wasted and Manifesto Jukebox. The quintet issued its starting time album, Bad Lands, through Combat Rock Industry (Suomi) and Boss Tuneage (U.K. and Japan) in 2004. They toured about Germany and the U.K. a couple times in support of it, after which drummer Antti quit (later becoming the band's good guy) and Jussi signed on in his position. Much of 2005 was spent written material and transcription I Walk the Line's sophomore record album, Desolation Street, which was released to positive response in Europe the following year.
The band -- rounded out by vocalist/bassist Ville Rönkkö, guitarists Antti and Jani, and keyboardist Anna -- got back to gigging around, which included playing some of the biggest festivals in Finland. The exposure helped their profile at home, and when they released the Diamond Eyes EP at the summer's end, it entered the interior charts at phone number two. I Walk the Line signed to California's Gearhead Records in the fall of 2006, and Desolation Street appeared on North American shelves the undermentioned January. The band's first-ever U.S. turn followed in the springtime of 2007, including a stop over at Austin's South by Southwest festival.
