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Fastball

Austin, Texas trio Fastball combine a love of melodic, Beatles-inspired pop with the angular sound and dry wit of the alternative aesthetic of late-'90s mainstream rock. They landed a major hit single with "The Way" from 1998's All the Pain Money Can Buy, which defined them for casual observers, but the power-pop side of their approach came to the forefront on 2004's Adam Schlesinger-produced Keep Your Wig On. The group explored the issues of ongoing maturity on 2019's The Help Machine (produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos), and 2024's Sonic Ranch gave them a chance to work with longtime friend and touring partner David Garza. Guitarist/vocalist Miles Zuniga, bassist/vocalist Tony Scalzo, and drummer Joe Shuffield -- all veterans of Austin's underground rock scene -- originally banded together under the name Magneto U.S.A. After signing with Hollywood Records, the musicians changed their name to Fastball (sharing the name with the title of their favorite baseball-themed pornographic film) and released their debut album, Make Your Mama Proud, in 1996. The album failed to yield much commercial success, but it did demonstrate the band's synthesis of modern flavor and bygone pop hooks, a combination that would later launch Fastball into the mainstream. The follow-up effort, All the Pain Money Can Buy, appeared in early 1998, featuring a considerably tighter band and more pop flourishes. Although the bandmates were still working side jobs at the time of its release, lead-off single "The Way" proved to be a meteoric hit, topping the American rock charts for seven weeks while enjoying crossover success as a pop single. "Fire Escape" and the piano-fueled "Out of My Head" did similarly well, and All the Pain Money Can Buy went platinum within six months of its release, earning two Grammy nominations along the way. Fastball celebrated their success with a considerable amount of touring, including shows alongside Marcy Playground and Everclear. The Harsh Light of Day arrived in fall 2000, featuring piano work by Billy Preston and an increasingly arty sound. Although "You're an Ocean" cracked the Top 40, the album's sales were not at the level of All The Pain Money Can Buy, and Fastball eventually left the Hollywood roster in favor of a new deal with Rykodisc. A retrospective compilation, Painting the Corners: The Best of Fastball, marked the band's final release for Hollywood Records in 2002. Two years later, they resurfaced with Keep Your Wig On, having fully embraced their power pop roots with the help of co-producer Adam Schlesinger. While the album didn't yield any successful singles, it was well-reviewed and strengthened Fastball's work ethic, with frontmen Zuniga and Scalzo writing together for the first time. That collaborative spirit helped fuel another album, Little White Lies, which appeared in 2009 to warm reviews. After several years of focusing on live work, Fastball returned to the studio in 2015, recording in their hometown of Austin. The project emerged in May 2017 with a self-released album titled Step Into Light, and the band supported it with an extensive tour of the United States and Canada. The following year, Fastball celebrated the 20th anniversary of All the Pain Money Can Buy with an expanded edition of the 1998 album; they accompanied the reissue with a hometown concert in Austin, Texas. For 2019's The Help Machine, Fastball invited Steve Berlin (the long-time sax player with Los Lobos) to produce the sessions, with guitarist Charlie Sexton sitting in on the song "The Girl You Pretended to Be." Berlin returned to the producer's chair for 2022's The Deep End, with the band producing themselves on "I Only Remember the Good," "Andrea," and "Infatuation." By this time, the band had launched a Patreon account, which allowed fans access to unreleased recordings and demos, news on the group's activities, and discounts on merch in exchange for a monthly subscription fee. In 2023, Fastball issued Smashed Hits!, a live album recorded at the South by Southwest music festival, featuring some of their best-known songs from throughout their career. It was Fastball's first release for Sunset Boulevard Records, which also issued their ninth studio album, 2024's Sonic Ranch, named for the residential studio in Tornillo, Texas where it was recorded. The album was produced by David Garza and John Fields.
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