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It’s astounding to think that until recently,
most of us hadn’t heard of the other platinum-selling Canadian pop-punk
quartet, even though they’ve been around since ’96. Since then, they’ve
released four albums (Too Late…No Friends, Ass Seen On TV,
How Far Shallow Takes You and last year’s gold-selling The World
According To Gob), scored a handful of radio hits, garnered video
airplay on Canada’s MuchMusic network and snagged three years on the
Warped Tour. Up north, where everything comes second to hockey, Gob
are also hailed as heroes for appearing as characters in Electronic Arts’
new NHL 2003 video game. “We had a couple of songs on the 2002 version,”
says Theo. “We’ll have another two songs on the 2003 version, and we can
be drafted to play for your team. A couple of us are pretty big hockey
fans, so this is a pretty big deal for us.” The Vancouver-based band has
been following an indie route since day one, and has spent the past few
years strategizing for a U.S. breakthrough. Last year, fellow Canucks Sum
41 helped Gob build a Stateside buzz by taking them on four separate road
trips across the country. “We played a few shows together a couple of
years ago,” says Theo. “Now they’ve become this super-huge multi-platinum
band. It’s really cool that they didn’t forget about us. We’re really
grateful for their support.” The success of the Sum 41 tours led to mass
applause and major airplay for “I Hear You Calling,” a caffeinated pop hit
that whipped American kids into a lather.This past spring, Gob took a
major label step forward when they signed with Arista Records. The ink on
the contract had barely dried when they entered a Los Angeles studio with
producer Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, blink-182) to record their Arista
debut, Foot in
Mouth Disease,
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