Based in Tucson AZ, The Year of Acceleration formed in early 2004. Christopher O’Gorman and The Black Cat had been in numerous bands together. Jeremy Schultz had played with both before and Josh Harrison was brought in after a chance meeting. In the first 2 weeks the band had assembled 6 new songs. Shortly after that Matthieu and Marcus were drafted and it all started to come together. The songs are crafted with a Pop sort of sensibility. To be more obvious, their music has been said to sound like a mix of The Cure and U2. Although the band takes influence from artists such as these, there is definitely more to it than that. The Tucson Weekly had this to say..."The band sounds as if it were lifted straight from '80s-era Sire Records, all hugely chiming guitars and reverb-heavy dramatic vocals...And while that may be the case with 85 percent of the bands currently taking to stages across this vast country of ours, the fact is that Year principals, the O'Gorman brothers, have had a similar sound for years now (pun intended), way before The Killers and The Bravery were bitch-slapping each other in the press. They've always had an arena-huge sound, and with The Year of Acceleration they've added darker elements à la The Cure and Echo and the Bunnymen. More power to 'em for sticking to their guns. " With an emphasis on the future, the band has recently released their debut LP entitled “Used to have a life” in August ‘05. Although still an "unsigned" band, The Year of Acceleration are working to get their message across to whoever will listen. They have played with several national bands including Long-view, Dishwalla, The Strays, and more to come. The band placed 2 songs in the top 100 on garageband.com. Both won numerous awards such as Best Male Vocal, Best Production, and Best Potential Soundtrack. As well as the coveted Song of the Day on Christmas '04. Having a very busy myspace profile page doesnt hurt either. A spring tour in Europe is in the works as well as many dates in the U.S. With their reputation growing everyday The Year of Acceleration is a far cry from common and with a very promising future, this will not be the last thing you read about them. Listen and hear for yourself.