Office
At home in Chicago, Office are certainly no newcomers. Since making their way onto the local airwaves and stages in 2005, the band has gained a loyal fan base, helping them sell out a month-long residency at Schubas (as well as the majority of their local shows since then), and giving them a slot on the Q101 Stage at the 2006 Lollapalooza. Local press has been more than supportive, featuring the band in newspapers, magazines and blogs since their early days on the scene. Last year, Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times highlighted the band, writing that, “[Office’s] music is fueled by the sunny, optimistic daydreaming of the temp worker who wishes he or she was anywhere else. It should be pumped over the Muzak systems of every company in the Loop.”
Office has already been building an early buzz for their insatiably catchy indie pop and attractive boy-girl harmonies. The five-piece began the year as an URB Magazine “Next 100” band, with URB raving that, “Their confident blend of pop meets sweet sensibility partners up nicely in some seriously smart songs.” NPR gave the band a “Song of the Day” feature, commenting, “The white-collar world has rarely sounded so enticing.” In early July, Office caught the ears of Idolator.com, which praised their “ultra-hooky” music in a “Stuck on Repeat” spotlight, and this fall the band looks forward to such honors as a Paste Magazine “Four to Watch” feature and a SPIN magazine “Breaking Out” feature.
Scratchie/New Line Records are excited to announce Office’s first national tour, in support of their label debut, “A Night at The Ritz,” due out Sept. 25. The 18-date tour with Earlimart kicks off Sept. 27 at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge and ends Oct. 23 at the Casbah in San Diego. In addition to these tour dates, Office made special visits in August to New York and Los Angeles to preview songs off “A Night at The Ritz.”
For more info, visit the official Office site and MySpace page.