01. Give Myself Away
02. London
03. Bullet
04. Monday Morning
05. The Outside
06. Winter's Passing By
07. Anything That's You
08. Closer
09. You Please Me
10. Restless World
11. Ordinary

2007 has really been Grand Avenue's year in Denmark with the release of their highly acclaimed third album "The Outside". The bursts of energy from the angry verbal exchanges is morphed into music and lyrics in which ballads are basically non-existent, and where darker rock emerges as it did in the '80s with bands such as New Order, Joy Division, The Cult and Simple Minds. Just listen to "Closer, " "Give Myself Away" or the head-first "London" and you'll hear it. "We pared down the sound of wood, " says Rasmus, in wry reference to the group's two previous albums, which were both written with the help of acoustic guitar. This is another step in the development of the band, a feature that meshes perfectly with the fact that it's not just the frontman who pens the songs. "It sort of happened suddenly and naturally, that the others would contribute input and not just sit and wait for Rasmus to come up with something. Sure, the ordeal was dramatic and frustrating at times, but we managed to change things for the better, " notes Niels-Kristian with a smile. He underlines another important point about The Outside: The band has become (even) better at being a band.

Influences / Similar Artists:
The Search, Cut City, Film School, The Cinematics, Moke, Kent