Boston-based classic rock revivalists TOWNSHIP continue to revisit what proved to be one of the most challenging and tumultuous parts of their history. Two weeks ago (Dec. 4) saw the release of the group's self-proclaimed "lost" studio album, titled 'Life Starts Tonight' (out now).

Fans can now hear what the band has dubbed the apex of the Life Starts Tonight chapter of their careers. 'Live at Mad Oak Studios', recorded in 2010, would serve as Township's deliberate effort to capture the tracks from 'Life Starts Tonight' in a live production setting, in addition to showcasing the contributions made to those tracks by guitarist Alejandro Necochea (who replaced Matt Smart). The record was masterfully engineered and mixed by Grammy-winning Benny Grotto and captures the band in full command of their truly realized "take no prisoners" moxy. 'Live at Mad Oak Studios' is out TODAY on the major digital/streaming platforms.

TOWNSHIP - Live at Mad Oak Studios: https://orcd.co/township-live

TOWNSHIP Lineup

Marc Pinansky - Vocals, Guitar

Alejandro Necochea - Guitar, Backing Vox

John Sheeran - Bass, Backing Vox

Greg Beadle - Drums

About 'Live at Mad Oak Studios':

2010 would prove to be a very rewarding, but also very trying and tumultuous year for the band, ultimately leading toward a near break-up and subsequent member exit. At the beginning of the year, the band was still breaking-in Alex, releasing Vol.1 through King Yum, and getting ready to undertake a 5-week tour that would go down as easily their craziest. The running joke was that the band went on tour to promote an unreleased album, and that proves accurate.

Township saw the LIVE AT MAD OAK STUDIOS opportunity as a chance to get down the LIFE STARTS TONIGHT songs with Alejandro on them (not on the studio version and had added quite a lot to them), hype up the Greatest Hits album, and show others (and ourselves) that we were ready to enter a new, take-no-prisoners phase. Shortly after that destructive March tour, Alex, John, and Marc spent countless nights working up new material while Greg was sidelined with knee and back injuries. When the trio finally had the songs for what would be ONE MORE SUMMER, all thoughts of 'Life Starts Tonight'seemed to fade in the broken taillights.

Upon rediscovery of this live set – masterfully engineered and mixed on the fly by Grammy-winning Benny Grotto, its seriousness is palpable. The band worked exceptionally hard in 2010 and by that fall were a force to be reckoned with (find Sept. 10th, 2010 @ Middle East Downstairs show on YouTube), but also at a serious crossroads. And as stated before, by the end of that year, this chapter in Township history would be over. This live album is the perfect, exciting apex to the LIFE STARTS TONIGHT journey. The last chapter in the first volume of Township history.

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Boston-based classic rock revivalists TOWNSHIP have set out to do right by their fans and finally provide a missing piece in the band's enduring history. Originally recorded in the fall of 2009, the band has now released what many call their "lost" album, titled 'Life Starts Tonight'. The new album is available now on the major streaming/digital platforms via the link found here. 'Life Starts Tonight' was the final studio record to feature original drummer and founding member Greg Beadle, as well as guitarist Matt Smart.

TOWNSHIP - Life Starts Tonight (digital/streaming): https://orcd.co/township-life

TOWNSHIP Lineup (Life Starts Tonight):

Marc Pinansky - Vocals, Guitar

Matt Smart - Guitar, Backing Vocals

John Sheeran - Bass, Backing Vocals

Greg Beadle - Drums

About TOWNSHIP's 'Life Starts Tonight':

This lost album, recorded in early September 2009, is the last to feature original drummer and founding member Greg Beadle, as well as guitarist Matty Smart. Though the writing came from Marc and John, Greg had a firm hand in the arrangement, tone, and overall approach to the album: big rock, tracked live, minimal overdubs, no ballads, no harmonies, and no acoustic guitars (if possible). Greg and Chris McLaughlin (Engineer/Co-Producer) worked tirelessly to get big, live, unique drum sounds to match the power and immediacy of the songs. When paired with John’s EB-0 through his trusty Acoustic 140, stereo Les Pauls, and high-octane, dynamic vocals, the record busts out of the speakers like the Kool-Aid man. However, it was left shelved for over a decade.

At the time of its recording, the band’s new management team favored a “Best Of” record instead, packaging the band’s already sizable catalog into a single-serving dose. With touring and promotion in place to bring Township farther across the US than ever before, resources were shifted to Vol. 1, leaving a nearly complete 'Life Starts Tonight'languishing in uncertainty. With Alejandro replacing Matt later that fall, the band spent the next year-and-a-half touring Life Starts Tonight, an album that no one could buy. The more Al became an integral member of the band, the further the album drifted into the past as the band looked toward the future.

By late 2010, having parted ways with Greg and written much of what would become One More Summer, 'Life Starts Tonight' went on hold indefinitely. But the fans never forgot about this unreleased album. As the songs, some of the band’s strongest, became live favorites, interest in the album increasingly took on a cult-like mystery. Now, finally available after all these years, the album still sounds fresh, alive, and a perfect snapshot of that volatile yet special line-up before Township began its transition to Phase Two.

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