The Juliana Theory, Love Tracklisting:

1.Bring It Low
2. Do You Believe Me?
3. Shell Of A Man
4. Repeating, Repeating
5. Congratulations
6. Jewel To Sparkle
7. White Days
8. The Hardest Things
9. DTM
10. Trance
11. In Conversation
12. Into The Dark
13. As It Stands
14. Everything

1.Bring It Low

The Juliana Theory is:

Brett Detar - vocals, guitars, programming
Chad Alan - bass, backing vocals
Joshua Fiedler - guitars
Joshua Kosker - guitars, backing vocals
Josh Walters - drums

2. Do You Believe Me?

Pennsylvania-based indie rockers the Juliana Theory are set to release their third full-length set, titled Love. Often dubbed emo-pop (emotional pop rock) or worse emo-schlock, the band has developed with age. Their latest album carries with it a new complex and rich aroma of diversity - the kind of depth and diversity that turns indie rockers into major superstars.

3. Shell Of A Man

"On our first tour we drove our own cars," says singer and guitarist Brett Detar. "We thought we had made it when we bought our first van and trailer; now we're on a bus. This band takes small steps for everything-songwriting, recording and touring-but they add up."

4. Repeating, Repeating

They have released two full-length albums independently and toured relentlessly, now the Penn state quintet has signed with Epic Records for their first major-label debut, entitled "Love." Produced by former Talking Head Jerry Harrison, who has also produced for the bands No Doubt and Live, the album displays driving guitars and beautiful melodies atop deeply involved rhythms to explore how love affects all aspects of human development and interaction. It's a big step for them into a much larger audience.

5. Congratulations

Brett lets us in on the theory behind the name The Juliana Theory. "The Juliana Theory" as a name, is a pretty stupid band name if you ask me. I wish we could go back in time and change our name, but what's done is done. It had some meaning at the time that we came up with it, and it still bears some meaning to it, but let's just say this: every band has a name and for better or for worse, this is ours. When we started the band, we were not a serious project. We were all pretty young and we made no big deal about naming our band. We came up with the name because we had a show coming up and they needed to advertise us with a name. Before the release of "Emotion is Dead," we seriously considered dropping the "Juliana" from our name and just calling ourselves "The Theory." We were advised against it, although I wish we would have changed it. About a year after we named our band, we realized that there were about 40 other bands in the world with "theory" in their name somewhere and we regretted naming our band what we did. It is a pretty bad name, but as I look around and see the names of a lot of other bands out there, I guess it could be worse."

6. Jewel To Sparkle

Many fans have pondered why the band opts for pre-recorded vocals during the end of the song, "You Always Say Goodnight, Goodnight." during their live performances. Now the band has an answer: "We elicited the talents of female vocalist Brenda Tharp, who is from Little Rock Arkansas and in her 30's, to sing the vampy vocals at the end of "You Always Say Goodnight, Goodnight" on the album "Emotion is Dead." Credit is given to her in the record for this, but it seems that few people read our album credits. We felt that her vocal was such an intricate and important part of the song that it had to be there live. We cannot afford to bring Brenda or any other female vocalist on tour with us, so we felt the only way to do justice to the song is to have her vocal parts pre-recorded. We are certain that something major would be lost live if her vocals were not there."

7. White Days

If you're familiar with The Juliana Theory's previous releases you know that each album has a distinct sound and feeling all its own. They aren't concept records exactly, but are complete self-contained products. The latest set is no exception, "Love" definitely has a unifying quality that builds to the final song.

8. The Hardest Things

While hopscotching the country aboard a flight to San Francisco, America's city of love, Detar hit upon the idea for the new album.
"I don't know if it was the altitude or what, but I started thinking about how the drive for love and the desire for love are the inspiration for everything in the world, both positive and negative - I started equating this idea to all kinds of things - why would someone kill, why people become addicted to things, why people turn to religion. Love or the search for love seems like the simple, underlying reason for everything." In other words, The Love Theory.

9. DTM

Brett Detar, the band's frontman, considers the new album a result of an "organic progression" for the band, from the lighter emo-pop of their first albums to more developed rock and roll. "It's better songwriting and better performances. We recorded something this time that actually matches the energy of our live shows, which we'd never been able to do. Some of the stuff we've done in the past has tended to sound a little sterile on recordings, and that's not the case at all on this one."

10. Trance

That sky-high epiphany to San Francisco not only sharpened Detar's focus for the album, but it also inspired the song "Everything," the album's final, and most personal track. "The whole record leads up to that final song. Lyrically, it explains my ideas behind the album's theme. Musically, it touches on what this band is all about. It begins with a lot of piano, some electronic touches and vocal harmonies but winds up stripped away to just guitars, bass and drums all rocking out."

11. In Conversation

"Going the indie route was very important to us. There were drawbacks, like distribution and radio play, but it afforded us the ability to take the time to learn how to make records, build a loyal fanbase and become a really strong live band. If I could do it all over again, I'd do it the exact same way."

12. Into The Dark

Love might just be milestone marker in the musical direction for the Juliana Theory. Detar sees the record as being a culmination of four years of hard work as a band and the development of the true definition of their sound. Bassist Chad Alan adds, "This record is the first time we've captured the energy of our live show on an entire album. The music is much harder, the vocals tighter, and the whole vibe is more rock and roll than before."

13. As It Stands

After spending time on the road, the band signed with the Seattle-based independent label Tooth & Nail. Then released their debut "Understand This is a Dream" (1999) followed by "Emotion is Dead" (2000). Together, the albums sold a prosperous 130,000 units. The band then released the much acclaimed EP "Music from Another Room" (2001) before signing with Epic the following year, where they will now release, "Love".

14. Everything

The band is currently in Los Angeles putting the finishing touches on a couple of songs left over from the Love album sessions, which they recorded early last year. They're also editing live concert footage that was shot at the secret street team show back in September.