Not By Choice has been racking up stage experience like detention slips in high school - firing up the stage for old school favorites Pennywise, 'pull up your pants' comrades Goldfinger, Unwritten Law and SUM 41 as well as a fieldtrip to Warped Tour '01 in Montreal and Toronto, and Edgefest 2002. "I have to admit, this is what we all craved. Wherever we are on tour we are ecstatic that we're not stocking shelves or waiting tables somewhere. We're having the time of our lives", says lead singer Mike Bilcox.
Wistful in ideology, aggressive in reality, Not By Choice's debut cd on Linus Entertainment, Maybe One Day, is poised to set your eardrums on end, with 11 songs full of heavy-weight crunching riffs, bang on harmonies and tastefully sweet melodies that redefine in-your-face as in your cd player over and over again. Recorded this spring in Toronto, Not By Choice handed the keys to Grammy Award winning producer John Whynot - who's worked with everything from Blues to Roots Rock to Jock Rock and has proven himself a force to be reckoned with. "He's a rock genius. It's like he was found at birth and raised by a wild pack of guitars", espouses guitarist Chico.
Marking his territory, Whynot's signature knack for coaxing a melodically pleasing song based on guitar driven guts is evident throughout Maybe One Day, most noticeably on the lead off single, Standing All Alone.
