There are few artists in the music industry that can hold the title “indepe… Read Full Bio ↴There are few artists in the music industry that can hold the title “independent” with as much depth as Brad Skistimas of Five Times August. The 26 year old singer/songwriter has passed up opportunities with major labels to go at his career alone. Based out of the small town of Waxahachie, TX, the indie Southerner has garnered enough success in his own stride to ignore the pipe dreams of glitz and glamour so many bands tend to get caught up in. He is a true patriot to the “Do It Yourself” work ethic. His only aid is manager and wife, Kelly, making the two a legit “mom and pop store” in the midst of a large corporate industry. With the release of Five Times August’s latest album “Life As A Song,” the dynamic duo plan to push boundaries and set the standard for what being a truly “indie” is all about.
In November 2004 Five Times August’s song “Better With You” was featured in MTV’s hit show Laguna Beach. The series’ music supervisor had found the song at random via online web portal CDBaby.com. By the end of the year that exposure had snowballed into an underground following for the one-man band, catapulting Myspace listens and iTunes sales. By Spring ’06 Five Times August was a national touring artist, performing solo acoustic shows across the country (to date FTA has performed in 43 of the 50 states). More song placements soon followed, with features on networks ranging from The CW and MTV to ABC, FOX and Lifetime, among many others. In 2007 Five Times August became the first unsigned act in history to accomplish national distribution through Wal-Mart stores.
It doesn’t stop there. Most recently you may have heard Five Times August in a national GMC commercial promoting their big summer savings event. Also, if you own any of HBO’s 2009 DVD releases, you’ll most likely be hearing the song “Do It Again” in a quick ad before the menu pops up.
“Life As A Song” is a twelve-track collection of Five Times August’s most popular songs in recent years. Based on fan favorites and the most licensed songs, Skistimas went back into the studio with Grammy Award winner Andy Zulla (Kelly Clarkson, Jessica Simpson, Rod Stewart) to polish and shine each song for more commercial success, re-recording many of the tune’s instrumentation and vocals from the ground up. “It’s an album of growth and change,” Skistimas says about the quazi “best of” album. “At the start of the album you’ll find me where I was as a songwriter, more innocent and raw. By the end you’ll see I’m not the same songwriter anymore, there’s a deeper outlook on life in the newer songs.”
The album includes new mainstream versions of underground college cult-hits like “Up To Me” and “Better With You” (the latter has sold 58,000 digital singles to date). Alongside those fan favorites, the album also includes a few new songs, one being the stand out piano ballad “Break,” which shadows influence from Nilsson’s classic hit “Without You.” Brad explains “the beauty of this album is that even though a lot of my fans may know the songs already, it’s going to be a brand new listening experience for them. They are going to hear these songs as if for the first time.” Skistimas’ mind rests knowing songs like “Wherever” and “The Lighting” finally sound like he had always envisioned.
Brad is furthering the expansion of Five Times August with a new concrete touring band. After spending the last three years touring solo, Skistimas is changing gears on the road, transitioning his intimate set list into a full on concert experience. Five Times August will be on several national tours surrounding the release of “Life As A Song,” in stores October 13th, 2009.
In November 2004 Five Times August’s song “Better With You” was featured in MTV’s hit show Laguna Beach. The series’ music supervisor had found the song at random via online web portal CDBaby.com. By the end of the year that exposure had snowballed into an underground following for the one-man band, catapulting Myspace listens and iTunes sales. By Spring ’06 Five Times August was a national touring artist, performing solo acoustic shows across the country (to date FTA has performed in 43 of the 50 states). More song placements soon followed, with features on networks ranging from The CW and MTV to ABC, FOX and Lifetime, among many others. In 2007 Five Times August became the first unsigned act in history to accomplish national distribution through Wal-Mart stores.
It doesn’t stop there. Most recently you may have heard Five Times August in a national GMC commercial promoting their big summer savings event. Also, if you own any of HBO’s 2009 DVD releases, you’ll most likely be hearing the song “Do It Again” in a quick ad before the menu pops up.
“Life As A Song” is a twelve-track collection of Five Times August’s most popular songs in recent years. Based on fan favorites and the most licensed songs, Skistimas went back into the studio with Grammy Award winner Andy Zulla (Kelly Clarkson, Jessica Simpson, Rod Stewart) to polish and shine each song for more commercial success, re-recording many of the tune’s instrumentation and vocals from the ground up. “It’s an album of growth and change,” Skistimas says about the quazi “best of” album. “At the start of the album you’ll find me where I was as a songwriter, more innocent and raw. By the end you’ll see I’m not the same songwriter anymore, there’s a deeper outlook on life in the newer songs.”
The album includes new mainstream versions of underground college cult-hits like “Up To Me” and “Better With You” (the latter has sold 58,000 digital singles to date). Alongside those fan favorites, the album also includes a few new songs, one being the stand out piano ballad “Break,” which shadows influence from Nilsson’s classic hit “Without You.” Brad explains “the beauty of this album is that even though a lot of my fans may know the songs already, it’s going to be a brand new listening experience for them. They are going to hear these songs as if for the first time.” Skistimas’ mind rests knowing songs like “Wherever” and “The Lighting” finally sound like he had always envisioned.
Brad is furthering the expansion of Five Times August with a new concrete touring band. After spending the last three years touring solo, Skistimas is changing gears on the road, transitioning his intimate set list into a full on concert experience. Five Times August will be on several national tours surrounding the release of “Life As A Song,” in stores October 13th, 2009.
Greatest Falling Stars
Five Times August Lyrics
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Any Time Any Day Does she even know what she wants Or am I looking…
Audience of Zero Sold out, No doubt, Things are gonna be looking that way s…
Beautiful Girls Well I?ve seen beautiful girls They?re always going to be ar…
Before I'm going crazy my mind is spinning in these circles, I…
Better With You So maybe I've got a lot to learn Or maybe I'm…
Break You're leaving everything to me, but I don't need it Now…
Could This Be Everything You know what I'm looking for You know that I can't…
Do It Again So you got what you want out of me Took me…
First Time For Everything I?m standing in the place we met Heart shakes, and then…
Fooling Around Again There's no time to sing my songs I guess I waited…
Giving It All To You These are days When love has lost enough But I won't loose…
Here Here, you could be scared. With no one to run to…
Hover Shelter me. Keep me inside Keep me alive Help to me You …
It's Not Over Tell me every story of the heart Don?t disappoint, you know…
January Song Here we are Clock strikes heaven We're invisible tonight …
Jesus... What Happened To Us? Shut your mouth, get in line Just behave or pay the…
Love The Way Baby, come inside you'll never know what you might find. May…
Luckiest of Suckers (Verse 1) So what you've been doing to me has got…
Most Uncommon Thing So I have wished what seems could be 1,000 years…
Mystery To Me I don't wanna be the life of the crowd I would…
Nothing I Could See Of Her One thought of you is all I? ve got One part…
One Way Road So I?m giving what you want But I can?t get my…
Overrated So what I need is a fast car Maybe think like…
Owe It All To You Sunshine looking over my head Where do I go? What do…
Perfectly You're the center of me And you're a sinner in me A…
Roll Into You I’m fine It’s 45 after 9 But I've been getting so frustrated…
Save It For Later Look at me, do you see anything you want? I do,…
Say Is this the last time of being alone? Is there a…
Sentimental Spell Well I could be waiting outside your door I've got boxes…
Side 2 One stop into the record shop - I need you Your…
Six Months She said that I was just a waste of time, I…
So Typical This morning sky won't clear up Feels like it's been rainin…
Sorry One more chance but what do I get if I…
Sunrise She?s looking at sunrise In the morning light Left without a…
Surface You could be the big mistake I make But that?s the…
Take Me Away It's killing me, I've got to see what's underneath, What's …
The Good Life Early morning into afternoon I'm waiting for you Waiting f…
The Greatest Falling Stars It was a sudden wave after a Saturday It wasn't what…
The Lighting We are innocent for everything that's wrong You make statem…
The Way You Do She's not waiting As I sit here and concentrate on reasons…
This Too Shall Pass I've been wreckless with my own mind I haven't let myself…
U Turn You and me living like dreams tonight Full speed, direction…
Up To Me You wanna feel loose You wanna see how I'm abused You…
Wait In The Wings Hush Don't say another word You've told me what I need to…
Wherever It's strange to me, I'll give you everything But you don't…
Who Are You I don't need you Looking at me Examining closely What you…
Who You Are I don't need you Looking at me Examining closely What you se…
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withcindy
i truly dont understand how u can fit 14 books in 25 minutes. the power u hold...
Mina Reads
cindy pleaseeee i had 40 minutes of footage but edits had to be made, thank you for recognizing my struggle 😭
Janay Parker
I died when you said " there's literally nothing going on but them clapping cheeks"😂😂
Mina Reads
Janay Parker 😂😂😂
Ismahane Bahri
"He was hot, he was sensitive, he was good at sex, he was a criminal; what's not to love???" I lost it!!!!
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@Rumzah Rizvi took the words right out of my mouth. literally was about to comment this lmaoo
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Immediately added to my tbr
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😂😂😂😂
pengjia15
I love your hair!! I really need to read Birthday Shot it sounds so good. 🧡
Mina Reads
thank you!