(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 30, 2009 ) COLUMBUS, OH – “You can’t fix this with pills and razor blades,” screams James Scott into the mic during the bridge of this new and emotionally powerful rock single. With a message to people recovering from all kinds of self-destructive behavior, “Bring You Back” reminds listeners that it’s not too late to make a change.
“Of all the songs of ours that I would want people to hear, Bring You Back is the first,” says James. “It’s a song about someone close to me, and a lot of our fans tell us that it relates to someone in their life who’s struggling. For this song to win at OurStage…man, we’re just blown away. If it inspires one person to take that long hard look in the mirror, we can’t ask for anything more.”
The band might end up with more regardless. Winning the Rock channel at OurStage means State Your Cause is in the running for a $5,000 grand prize, competing against the winners of 34 other channels on the popular website. Ranked among the top 600 most popular sites in the US (per alexa.com), OurStage.com has launched careers for musicians of all genres and backgrounds. With a cheat-proof fan ranking system and top-notch partnerships with companies like AOL Music, the upcoming social media site OurStage.com is rapidly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the music business.
As an additional discretionary prize offered by the staff at OurStage, State Your Cause was also added last week to the WinAmp Our Stage internet radio playlist, with over 72 million listeners.
“We want to make sure we give a shout out to the other bands that got close to winning this month,” offers Deepan Rajah, lead guitarist of SYC. “There were some killer bands up there, in particular The Radio Grifters and Flying Machines – we all really dug their stuff. Everyone who made it into the Top Ten deserved to be there, that’s one of the awesome things about OurStage.”