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The Gardens After Lockout

Burned

is on the verge of breaking onto the national stage. The band's new LP, "Narcotic," is creating buzz across the country: the band has been featured on XMU's R/A/D/A/R Report, which highlights the top unsigned acts in the nation, and the lead track "Feint" was added to XMU's regular rotation. The band also reached #5 on AlternativeAddiction.com's Unsigned Top Ten a week after the album's first single, "Burned," hit the airwaves in early May. "Burned" also charted at #8 on the K.K.B.B. Indie Top 20 after receiving spins at stations across the country, and recently cracked the CMJ Top 200, debuting at #19 in the Top 20 adds list. "The Gardens After Lockout" and "Brighten Up" were featured on ESPN during primetime, while the video for "Into Your Sun" was released exclusively by SPIN.com.

Featuring the earnest vocals of Jeff Wharen, No Second Troy blends the pop hooks of bands like The Fray, Snow Patrol, and Coldplay with the unique indie-rock arrangements of acts like Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, and Stars. "Narcotic" was produced by Ted Comerford (Army of Me, Zox), mixed by Jeff Juliano (John Mayer, Jason Mraz) and Mike Plotnikoff (My Chemical Romance, All American Rejects), and mastered by Greg Calbi (the Strokes, Interpol), while Paul David Hager (American Hi-Fi, Avril Lavigne) re-mixed "Burned" for radio. In support of the CD release, NST has been playing dates along the east coast, and to packed houses at the 9:30 club in DC and the Knitting Factory in New York.

SPIN.com

"No Second Troy Burn Bright As the Sun," September 13, 2007

"The Gardens After Lockout" and "Brighten Up" featured on SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight, July 10, 11 & 22, 2007.

"The songs on 'Narcotic' are as ready for primetime as you'll ever hear," May 17, 2007.

Featured Artist of the Week, May 24, 2007.

"Unique but mainstream accessible... Look for big things from No Second Troy."

"Don't worry record execs, there are plenty of talented unsigned artists left on the DC scene. No Second Troy is just one of the DC bands looking to break out."

New Music Section Featured Release, week of May 6, 2007.

"Already being called the best unsigned band in DC, the future looks wide open for No Second Troy," May, 2007.

"Narcotic has all the ingredients necessary to become a thing of greatness," June 23, 2007.

Artist of the Week for July 2, 2007; "4½ stars! This is a MONSTER CD. Another Top 10 record of 2007 is here."

Reached #6 on Amazon's New Indie Music Releases and #3 on Amazon's New Indie Rock Releases, July 11, 2007.