Nine Days is a rock / power pop band which was popular in the
early 2000s. Formed on Long Island by John Hampson and Brian Desveaux,
they released three independent albums in the 1990s before their
mainstream debut album, The Madding Crowd, was released in 2000. The
band scored two hits in the US from The Madding Crowd, as "Absolutely
(Story of a Girl)", which reached #6 and "If I Am", which reached #68.
A mainstream second album, So Happily Unsatisfied, was scheduled for
release in 2003. Unfortunately, due to complications with their record
label, Sony, the album was never actually released as the band was no
longer in possession of the rights of the songs. In 2006, Nine Days'
official website updated with a statement that the album would finally
see an actual release, but no other specifics were given.
After the split with Sony, the band released another album under
their own record label. The album, titled Flying The Corporate Jet, can
be purchased at the bands' website. There have also been a number of
other Nine Days albums that are available for free and legal download
form [1].
Although the band is for the most part still together and
occasionally performs shows, both vocal artists, John Hampson and Brian
Desveaux, have pursued solo careers and their music is available for
purchase from their websites, [2] and [3] respectively.
In mid-August 2006, Nine Days reunited and went back to the studio
to record.[1] Slow Motion Life (Part One), a new EP with 6 songs, was
released on January 19, 2007, and is available from their website or
iTunes. Part Two was released in January 2008, and another album is to
be announced for release. Nine Days will be performing a charity show
for Wantagh S.O.S (Save Our Students), A group to help Wantagh students
get sports back after the budget was voted down.
