Face Tomorrow is a Dutch indie

Indie (music)

In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....

 rock band

Band (music)

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. It was formed in 1997, and consists of lead singer Jelle Schrooten, guitarists Aart Steekelenburg and Marc Nolte, bass player Tijs Hop and Sjoerd van der Knoop on drums.

Face Tomorrow first released an EP called Live the dream in 2001, but became one of the leading Dutch underground bands after the release of their first album For Who You Are in 2002. After the band released its second album The Closer You Get in 2004, Face Tomorrow toured all over Europe and the United States, playing festivals like Lowlands, Pukkelpop

Pukkelpop

Pukkelpop is an annual music festival which takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium in mid-to-late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—between a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg—in the village of Kiewit, approximately 7 km north of Hasselt...

, Noorderslag

Noorderslag

Noorderslag is a one-day annual pop music festival that takes place in January in the cultural center of Oosterpoort in Groningen. Noorderslag is part of The European Music Conference and Showcase Festival Eurosonic Noorderslag. The festival takes place on the Saturday after Eurosonic.Over 50 Dutch...

, Bochum Total

Bochum Total

Bochum Total is an annual music festival in Bochum, Germany that is attended by up to one million people every year and one of the largest free pop/rock festivals in Europe. Bochum Total usually begins on the first Thursday of summer break, in 2011, however, it takes place from July 21 to July 24....

, Groezrock

Groezrock

Groezrock is an annual music festival that takes place in Gestel, a part of Meerhout, Belgium. It started out as a small rock and pop festival with a few hundred people attending, but has evolved into a large punk rock festival, with attendances now exceeding 30000. Since 2003 there have been...

 and Paaspop. In 2006 they made a cover album with songs of The Apers

The Apers

The Apers are a Dutch pop punk band who formed in Rotterdam in 1996. They have released their albums on Stardumb Records, apart from the 2007 album Reanimate My Heart, which was released by Sonic Rendezvous Records in Europe, and Insubordination Records in the USA. They have played about 700 shows...

 with bands like Peter Pan Speedrock

Peter Pan Speedrock

Peter Pan Speedrock is a Dutch band from Eindhoven. It was founded in 1997 by guitarist Peter van Elderen. He was joined by drummer Bart Nederhand and bass player Bob Muileboom in making their first self titled album. After this album Muileboom was replaced by Bart Geevers, who would stay to be a...

, Travoltas, El Pino & the Volunteers

El Pino & the Volunteers

El Pino & the Volunteers is a band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The band’s music mixes alt. rock with Americana. In 2006 the band’s debut album Molten City is released on Excelsior Recordings.-Biography:...

 etc. On this album Face Tomorrow made a cover of the song "You Can't Change The World".

In October 2008, the third full length album In the Dark was released on Excelsior Recordings; 13 songs recorded at the Mailmen studios at the beginning of 2008 and contains the singles 'Overpowered', 'Trial and Error' and 'Darkside'. Meanwhile, a new blue vinyl was accompany with the new album debut, featured with a double 12" in a gatefold sleeve.

After more than ten years of service guitar player Marc Nolte decided to leave the band in January 2010. This loss was compensated by a new guitarist, Ralf Mastwijk, with whom the band wrote a new album during the first half of 2010.
In the summer they recorded their fourth full length album at the Split Second Sound studio in Amsterdam. This album was produced and engineered by Jochem Jacobs

Jochem Jacobs

Jochem Jacobs is a Dutch guitarist, producer and recording engineer, noted for his work as founder, guitarist and producer for Textures. He works at Split Second Sound, a studio in Amsterdam, and is currently working on Textures' upcoming album to be released with Nuclear Blast...

, who is mostly known as a guitar player of Dutch mathmetal band Textures

Textures (band)

Textures is a metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2001. Textures' lineup revolves around founding members Jochem Jacobs, Stef Broks, Bart Hennephof, and bassist Remko Tielemans who joined in 2007...

, and together they succeeded to capture the band's live energy on record.
At the end of 2010 they signed with German Redfield Records for the release of their new, selftitled album. On the 25th of February the new single 'The Fix' was released, the musicvideo was produced and directed by former band member Marc Nolte]. It was followed by the release of their album on March 25th 2011, which they presented on a sold-out release-party at Rotown in their home town Rotterdam on March 26th.

Albums

• For Who You Are (2002)
• The Closer You Get (2004)
• In the Dark (2008)
• Face Tomorrow (2011)

Singles

• Live The Dream (2001)
• Worth the Wait (2002)
• Sign Up (2004)
• My World Within (2005)
• Overpowered (2008)
• Trial & Error (2009)
• Darkside (2009)
• The Fix (2011)

Miscellaneous

• Do The Aper! (2006)
• DVDs:
  • 03/02/05 (2005)
• Vinyl:
  • The Split Seveninch (split 7" met Lewesit/2001)
  • For Who You Are (12"/2002)
  • Winterblossom (10" verzamelalbum/2003)
  • The Closer You Get (2x10"/2005)
  • In The Dark (2x12"/2008)
  • Face Tomorrow (12"+cd/2011)
• Demos
  • Ride Like a Girl (1998)