Gin Blossoms Biography

Inspired by a caption on a W.C. Fields photo, Gin Blossoms coined their name and signed a record deal with A&M which led to the recording of their first EP “Up And Crumbling” in 1991. But it wasn’t until their breakout record “New Miserable Experience” in 1992 that their journey to fame began. “New Miserable Experience” kept the band on the charts for almost 3 years with singles “Hey Jealousy,” “Allison Road,” “Until I Fall Away,” “Mrs. Rita,” and “Found Out About You.” The album took the airwaves by storm and held MTV hostage with multiple cross-over hits in four different radio formats. This record skyrocketed the band into mainstream media, which sold over 4 million copies, making the band a 90’s radio mainstay. Robin Wilson, Jesse Valenzuela and veteran composer Marshall Crenshaw wrote the bands 4th of 9 sound track inclusions; “Til I Hear It From You” in 1995. The smash hit was released as a Gin Blossoms single and it appeared on the platinum sound track for the film Empire Records. The year 1996 saw the final record of the decade for Gin Blossoms “Congratulations I’m Sorry.” The album brought two more hits; “Follow You Down” which spent ten weeks in the Top Ten and “As Long As It Matters,” which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Performance by a Duo or Group. “It was pretty cool to lose a Grammy to the Beatles. Who else would you want to lose out to” say’s Jesse. The album shot into Billboard's Top Ten and a year of touring helped push the record past 1,500,000 in sales. In 5 years, the band released 2 EP’s, two LP’s and over 12 singles that fueled record sales to over 7 million. Their blend of Pop & Rock, now known as Jangle-Pop, became a musical force which helped define the sound of 90’s radio. “Major Lodge Victory” landed on Billboards 200 and was the No. 10 Indie album of the year. Released on August 8th, 2006, it includes hits like “Learning The Hard Way” and the appropriately titled “Long Time Gone.” The 2010’s album “No Chocolate Cake” landed Gin back on the singles chart with “Miss Disarray” and the album shot straight to No. 1 on Amazon, hitting Billboard’s top 200 at No. 73 and the Indie chart at No. 14. Gin Blossoms have toured over 25 different countries including a five city tour of Iraq in 2010 to entertain American troops. As at 2013, Gin Blossoms are anticipating a new album.

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