★ 90年代的音乐风格，不断适应着喜新厌旧、淘汰率快速的听众双耳，正值Grunge猛烈延烧突破流行防线，大行其道在整个乐坛之际，与Grunge乐风一样，仍在Underground萌芽发烧蔓延的Emo乐派，也是滚石音乐杂志大胆提出：『在90年代最具企盼乐风，将刮出如Grunge般摇滚音浪成为潮流』，正虎视眈眈加入摇滚战局，为听众提供出耳目一新的音乐超快感。一波波后起新秀Finch、The Used、The Get Up Kids、Thursday等团之崛起，Plain White T’s正是这一区块中跨入主流市场，始为发热的Emo-Punk乐团。 ★ 来自芝加哥的Plain White T’s，故事开始于正在就读高中的Tom Higgenson，相当迷恋于打鼓的Tom曾加入多组乐团磨练技巧，直到遇上贝斯手Ken Fletcher组织起Harvey’s Daughter，两人一起创作音乐搞团。虽然团体支撑不就便宣告解体，1997年Tom转换跑道成了主唱以及创作核心，接替鼓手Dave Tirio加入，Plain White T’s也正式成军。1999年一场几乎要夺去Tom小命的车祸让团员更加珍惜彼此，也努力创作歌曲，寻找各种机会演出。2000-2005年间陆续于独立厂推出三张专辑，团员正式由主唱Tom+Dave与Tim Lopez双吉他手+贝斯手Mike Retondo+鼓手De’Mar Hamilton等五人完成最后队型。 ★ 请来另类摇滚界制作新猛将Johnny K(Disturbed、Drowning Pool、3 Doors Down)操刀的新作『Every Second Counts』，是Plain White T’s进入主流厂的第一张录音室大碟。开场曲”Our Time Now”流泄欢娱流行庞克音符，琅琅上口的铺陈，很能瞬间引起共鸣；首支攻上现代摇滚榜Top26的”Hate(I Really Don’t Like You)”，以中慢板曲调沉溺在Tom感染力十足嗓音搭腔上，有着如Simple Plan或The Story Of The Year等团之气味；舒缓的吉他摇滚小品”Making Memory”、”Write You A Song”，皆是相当耐听的推荐优质佳作；”So Damn Clever”架构在无比顺畅旋律下，勾起与之大声唱合的冲动；导引至新世代校园式庞克律动之”Tearin’ Us Apart”、”Give Me A Chance”，一再证明他们不只是散发多样声音表情诠释，更是一组洋溢着青春气息，流畅音韵加上强劲够力的庞克调调，Plain White T’s将会是令新生代摇滚族群耳界为之一开的优质部队。 International version includes 2 bonus tracks 'Hey There Delilah' and 'Take Me Away'. For almost a decade, the Plain White T's have been playing to packed audiences craving for that perfect pop-punk punch. Their journey, which began in a small suburban basement playing covers, has taken the band to Warped Tour, landed them opening slots for bands like Jimmy Eat World and AFI and Hawthorne Heights. The Plain White T's are road warriors in the truest sense and with their first major label album, Every Second Counts, the band is ready to rock in a big way. Call it hard work or call it destiny, one thing's for sure - the Plain White T's were put on this earth to entertain you.