The Status: ‘So This is Progress’ Album Review

If you’re looking for the perfect anthem for your New Year’s Eve bash, the title track, “So This is Progress,” from the debut album by The Status is the song you’ve been waiting for. It’s the type of sing-along, party song that begs you to play air guitar and drag out the karaoke machine, proving that in this election year, The Status belongs on ABC’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.

Originally from Atlanta Georgia, The Status includes band members, Ben Grant (vocals/guitare), Andy Thompson (guitare/vocals), Danny Grant (bass), and Mike Felker (drums).

The band’s first big break happened when Atlanta radio station 99X added their popular single “Perfect Day” to their rotation. Since then, they have been touring the country with fellow bands Bayside and Straylight Run, drumming up fans from all walks of life.

The dynamic new disc entitled, “So This is Progress,” available through Doghouse Records, hits stores on October 7, 2008. The album is nostalgic, with a mix of reflective lyrics and high-velocity vocals that is bound to become a recreational favorite in iPods everywhere.

With catchy lyrics like “this is not goodbye, cause it’s not over, how I wish we could start this over” (“This is Not Goodbye”), and “why are you so sad, these are the best few years you’ll ever have,” (“Why Are You So Sad”) the record is about everything from relationships and fear to holding on to hope for the future. To find out where you can purchase a copy of their new album, as well as tickets for their shows, visit their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/thestatus.
Tracks on their new Album include:

1. Get Back on Your Feet
2. Where the Heart Is
3. America
4. Can You Hear Me
5. So This is Progress * (Tie for First Place, StayFamous.Net “Favorite Song” on the Album)
6. Why Are You So Sad
7. The Wake of What’s Been Done * (Tie for First Place, StayFamous.Net “Favorite Song” on the Album)
8. If There’s Love
9. Waiting
10. Perfect Day *
11. This is Not Goodbye
12. I Was Sinking

* Must Listen to Track

Tour Dates
The following is a list of some of the band’s 35 upcoming shows. To find out if they are going to be visiting your city in October or November, visit their MySpace page and be sure to add them as a friend.

Oct. 9 – The Metro (Chicago, IL)
Oct. 19, 20 – Slim’s, Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA)
Oct. 23 – The Troubadour (Los Angeles, CA)
Oct. 24 – Jillians (Las Vegas, NV)
Oct. 26 – Brickhouse (Phoenix, AZ)
Oct. 29 – The Palladium (Dallas, TX)
Nov. 4 – Revolution (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Nov. 5 – House of Blues (Orlando, FL)
Nov. 6 – The Loft (Atlanta, GA)
Nov. 11 – Club Infinity (Buffalo, NY)
Nov. 14 – Irving Plaza (New York, NY)
Nov. 15 – Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA)