Taproot return in 2008 with their first album in three years, the highly anticipated Our Long Road Home. Working with producer Tim Patalan (Sponge, Lovedrug), the band (vocalist/guitarist Stephen Richards, guitarist Mike DeWolf, bassist Phil Lipscomb and drummer Jarrod Montague) penned more than fifty songs for the album, twelve of which were recorded in a converted barn just a few minutes down the road from Richards’ home. ‘We made each of our previous albums in expensive studios and always had to keep one eye on the clock to finish on budget,’ says Richards. ‘This time we got to record an album the way we did our early demos’ relaxed, at our own pace, and allowed to indulge in our own guilty pleasures. It proved that you can actually go home again.’ Rolling Stone hailed them as “contenders” and Vanity Fair called them “ones to watch.” They’ve shared stages with the likes of Linkin Park and Queens of the Stone Age, blanketed the airwaves with hook-laden rock radio hits and saw all three of their albums (2000’s Gift, 2002’s Welcome, 2005’s Blue Sky Research) chart within the top 35 on Billboard’s Top 200. Out Sept 16th, 2008.
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