Black Lab
Black Lab is a rock band which formed in 1995 in Berkeley, California, Unit… Read Full Bio ↴Black Lab is a rock band which formed in 1995 in Berkeley, California, United States. The band is lead by Paul Durham (vocals, guitar), who has been the only constant member of the band. The only other official member is Andy Ellis (keyboards, guitar), who has been in the band since 2000.
In 1998, Paul Durham and his rock band, Black Lab, released their Geffen Records debut Your Body Above Me to critical acclaim. The album yielded the top 10 rock and alternative single "Wash it Away," and the top 40 ac and pop track "Time Ago."
Paul Durham grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho before moving to San Francisco to pursue his passion for musical invention. He recorded and toured with a group of friends under the moniker “Durham,” and made an acoustic-based singer/songwriter record with celebrated jazz producer Lee Townsend. (now available at blacklabworld.com under the title Ten Million Years: songs from the nineteen nineties).
“Durham” split, but a deal with Geffen Records followed, a new band was built, and Black Lab's debut was tagged as "one of this year's breakout records" (Billboard). Hollywood called, and the band contributed songs to the soundtracks for Can't Hardly Wait, Varsity Blues, Permanent Midnight, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After a year of touring, Black Lab was poised to fulfill their destiny as "the American U2" (San Francisco Chronicle) when their record label was quickly shuttered. Over the next two years, Durham left his band, fired his manager and moved to LA. "In the end, all I had were my guitars and the songs I was writing." Durham wanted to control the sound around his voice, so he bought a computer and learned to use it. "I had to get back to how it was in high school -- just me and my four-track."
The resulting demos got Durham a new deal with Epic Records. "The first thing I did was buy a giant ProTools system." The only problem was, he didn't know how to install the software. On advice from a friend, Durham hired Andy Ellis to set up his studio. "So, we're sitting around waiting for the computer to reboot," remembers Durham, "And this guy picks up my guitar, without asking. I was cringing inside, afraid of what he would play. But he was great. I wanted to sing over the top of everything he played. Pretty soon, we were writing together."
At 23, Ellis was already an accomplished guitarist, keyboard player and programmer. He had been working as an assistant to some of the best engineers in the business and knew how to twiddle some serious knobs. Durham had found the missing link between what he heard in his head and what came out of the speakers. "Working with Andy is the first time collaboration has ever been easy," says Durham. "Instead of the whole hell-is-other-people thing, we have a blast just making sounds.
See the Sun has a depth and emotional range that broadens with each listen. Much of the album was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (Live, Blink 182, Avril Lavigne). What shines brightest is the band's pop sensibility – the liquid swirl of "Remember," the epic sweep of "See the Sun," the raging loss of "Without You," and the open-armed surrender of "Lonely Boy."
“Learn to Crawl” was tapped as the fourth track on the platinum Spider-Man soundtrack. Produced by Durham and veteran mixer/producer Tom Lord-Alge, the song wraps an aggressive guitar riff around what Rolling Stone calls "Black Lab's tightly spun, highly melodic rock."
The title of "Ecstasy," a pulsing shadow that wakes to full rock glory, was inspired by Durham's experience recording: "The freedom to do what I wanted – in the studio across the hall from my bedroom – was amazing. I would get up late, go to the beach, then work until four or five in the morning. I got to record this album the same way I wrote it."
While See the Sun represents a zenith in Black Lab’s songwriting and production, the band continues to push and expand its sound into uncharted territory, contributing a vicious techno track called “This Blood” to the worldwide hit movie Blade : Trinity. Black Lab also continues to produce music for television (MTV’s Real World, “What I Like About You,” “The Days”) as well as the upcoming film Lovewrecked.
The third Black Lab album, entitled "Passion Leaves A Trace" was released on January 16th, 2007. Highlights include the majestic "Mine Again", the jet-black remorse of "This Night" (featured in the trailer for The Shield Season 6, and on the episode "Out of the Chute" of House), the hook-laden driving force that is "The Real You", and the achingly beautiful "Ghost In Your Mind".
All things Black Lab, including streaming and free downloads from the new and past albums, can be found at blacklabworld.com.
In 1998, Paul Durham and his rock band, Black Lab, released their Geffen Records debut Your Body Above Me to critical acclaim. The album yielded the top 10 rock and alternative single "Wash it Away," and the top 40 ac and pop track "Time Ago."
Paul Durham grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho before moving to San Francisco to pursue his passion for musical invention. He recorded and toured with a group of friends under the moniker “Durham,” and made an acoustic-based singer/songwriter record with celebrated jazz producer Lee Townsend. (now available at blacklabworld.com under the title Ten Million Years: songs from the nineteen nineties).
“Durham” split, but a deal with Geffen Records followed, a new band was built, and Black Lab's debut was tagged as "one of this year's breakout records" (Billboard). Hollywood called, and the band contributed songs to the soundtracks for Can't Hardly Wait, Varsity Blues, Permanent Midnight, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After a year of touring, Black Lab was poised to fulfill their destiny as "the American U2" (San Francisco Chronicle) when their record label was quickly shuttered. Over the next two years, Durham left his band, fired his manager and moved to LA. "In the end, all I had were my guitars and the songs I was writing." Durham wanted to control the sound around his voice, so he bought a computer and learned to use it. "I had to get back to how it was in high school -- just me and my four-track."
The resulting demos got Durham a new deal with Epic Records. "The first thing I did was buy a giant ProTools system." The only problem was, he didn't know how to install the software. On advice from a friend, Durham hired Andy Ellis to set up his studio. "So, we're sitting around waiting for the computer to reboot," remembers Durham, "And this guy picks up my guitar, without asking. I was cringing inside, afraid of what he would play. But he was great. I wanted to sing over the top of everything he played. Pretty soon, we were writing together."
At 23, Ellis was already an accomplished guitarist, keyboard player and programmer. He had been working as an assistant to some of the best engineers in the business and knew how to twiddle some serious knobs. Durham had found the missing link between what he heard in his head and what came out of the speakers. "Working with Andy is the first time collaboration has ever been easy," says Durham. "Instead of the whole hell-is-other-people thing, we have a blast just making sounds.
See the Sun has a depth and emotional range that broadens with each listen. Much of the album was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge (Live, Blink 182, Avril Lavigne). What shines brightest is the band's pop sensibility – the liquid swirl of "Remember," the epic sweep of "See the Sun," the raging loss of "Without You," and the open-armed surrender of "Lonely Boy."
“Learn to Crawl” was tapped as the fourth track on the platinum Spider-Man soundtrack. Produced by Durham and veteran mixer/producer Tom Lord-Alge, the song wraps an aggressive guitar riff around what Rolling Stone calls "Black Lab's tightly spun, highly melodic rock."
The title of "Ecstasy," a pulsing shadow that wakes to full rock glory, was inspired by Durham's experience recording: "The freedom to do what I wanted – in the studio across the hall from my bedroom – was amazing. I would get up late, go to the beach, then work until four or five in the morning. I got to record this album the same way I wrote it."
While See the Sun represents a zenith in Black Lab’s songwriting and production, the band continues to push and expand its sound into uncharted territory, contributing a vicious techno track called “This Blood” to the worldwide hit movie Blade : Trinity. Black Lab also continues to produce music for television (MTV’s Real World, “What I Like About You,” “The Days”) as well as the upcoming film Lovewrecked.
The third Black Lab album, entitled "Passion Leaves A Trace" was released on January 16th, 2007. Highlights include the majestic "Mine Again", the jet-black remorse of "This Night" (featured in the trailer for The Shield Season 6, and on the episode "Out of the Chute" of House), the hook-laden driving force that is "The Real You", and the achingly beautiful "Ghost In Your Mind".
All things Black Lab, including streaming and free downloads from the new and past albums, can be found at blacklabworld.com.
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Black Lab Lyrics
01 Wash it in the sea Let it soak all night Wash it…
10 How come you never look at me no more? Take it…
A Day Alone And the light inside of all your favorite songs Turns the…
A Stone's Throw Is this a ship I have heard of? Is this a…
All The Money In The World Switch the children Watch the women scream. Listen to th…
Always It’s my favorite thing just sitting watching you sleeping …
Anything It could have been anyone Could have been a woman…
Black Eye Jane can't keep herself home tonight Keep herself believing…
Bound There's a hollow at the end of the road, A place…
Bring It On You pound, pound, pound man it doesn't get you anywhere. I'm…
Broken Heart She looks good with a broken heart She makes an…
Can Is there something you'd like to do tonight? I got some…
Can't Keep The Rain Is there something you'd like to do tonight? I got some…
Circus Lights Come on and spend the night Under the circus lights Want to…
Close To You Let's pretend I told you what I wanted make believe…
Dream In Color Kiss me once just once Well, you think it's love or…
Dying Just to Hold You I want your love your scent, your touch it's not…
Ecstacy picture yourself mind like a switchblade heart doubled ove…
Ecstasy Picture yourself Mind like a switchblade Heart doubled over …
Fall And the air The air is clear as glass Glasses smeared with…
Free put your hair up i can't take it when you let…
Gates Of The Country April Back in New York The 31st floor It seems somehow every…
Ghost in the Machine Ghost in the machine She's a ghost in the machine Ghost …
Ghost In Your Mind On a bus in a dream I saw you You were…
Gone I don't think with my head But there's a couple things To…
Gone Away Today I can’t stand on my two I can’t stand for this…
Good So tonight's your big night and someone's here to see…
Good Day Pull the broken glass out of my hands and face. I…
good life I stay awake forever, The night will never come If Jesus has…
Hole in My Heart so I’ve been watching you. there’s nothing I’m missing now…
Hole In The Sky get yourself a monkey wrench cross the boarder, go out pa…
Horses You say you want some horses To ride 'em without end Horses…
I Am Free put your hair up i can't take it when you let…
I Believe It It snows a day, a night, a week. I walk,…
James say put yourself in the picture up on the wall…
Keep Myself Awake I hate to talk like this I hate to act…
Learn To Crawl You can laugh You can feel fine You can dance with a…
Lifelike To live a life like I wanted to A life like…
like i used to you had it you lost it what more you want from…
Living Too Fast Every detail... spoken inside my mind Every action... catch…
Lonely Boy You say You like to sleep alone And I say I miss the…
Love To Love You I would love to love you but I know that…
Lucky can you tell that I feel unlucky today? can you tell…
Lust I can feel it turning me on like a ghost,…
Mexican Sand What did I do? Woke up with a gun in my…
Mine Again There's a place I used to go There's a world I…
New Prayer Wind in my heart Wind in my heart Dust in my head Dust…
Not Too Late I made a fool of myself tonight. I never thought I…
Out Loud There is a world Full of places Beautiful places I wanna …
Perfect Girl Nobody ever, ever could tell her What it's like to fall…
Pictures Of People Nothing gets done And everyone's tired However every thing…
Remember It was wild in the street Wild in the night Blistering cold…
River of Joy I heard you say a word it was something that…
Say Goodbye How am I supposed to feel? you strike at my…
See The Sun If I feel this feeling If I let myself go deep…
She Loves Me Creep down to the waterline You're twisting away. The game…
Sleeps With Angels She sleeps with angels way up high in the air She…
Sleeps with Angles She sleeps with angels way up high in the air She…
Slow Down Even at the bottom of midnight When you've watched me come…
Something You Don't Know You bear down live your life in the trenches You take what…
Start A Fire I can hear half-remembered lies allusions to our history y…
Sugar I know heaven's a long ways away. give us sugar, give…
Sun And Moon Sat outside in the falling rain I'm here again and I'll…
Tell Me What to Say Tell me what to say And I will say it…
Tell Me Why I tell you that I love you You don't believe a…
Ten Million Years It's such a simple thing I never feel this way I have…
The Big Machine Switch the children, watch the women scream Listen to the bi…
The Moon If the moon was in my hands, I'd shake her from…
The Pain is Gone I'll take a photograph Whatever makes you laugh But come o…
The Real You So, let me stay Stay a little while I?ll be gone girl Before…
The Window You know there's a window Place where you used to appear I…
Thin White Lie You get me high one last time One more second to…
This night There are things I have done There's a place I have gone The…
This Blood This blood Wake the night It's gonna wake the night It's gon…
This Night There are things I have done There's a place I have gone The…
This Ship Goes Down Deep I can't believe when you walk right in. I can't…
Time Ago I watch your window for hours Moon has set down without…
Tomorrow One more hour left to sunday. I know i can't face…
Transformers Theme Something evil's watching over you Comin' from the sky abov…
Underground Piece yourself together again. Go on and put on that loong…
Unfamiliar Sky I got caught in the cold, But it can't rain forever, Yo…
Walk Slow Well there's smoke from underneath the bed Like her father's…
Wash It Away Wash it in the sea Let it soak all night Wash it…
Weightless I can see See you there Hanging there weightless in the ai…
Wide Open Sleeping on your doorstep is killing me I was king of…
Wide Open Space Sleeping on your doorstep is killing me I was king of…
Without You Keep the pictures we took Keep the records and the books B…
X-Ray How come you never look at me no more? Take it…
Your Body As A Marker I take you out buy you shoes You take me home…