---- press photos ----

"On My Way" album cover Hi-Res

---- press release ----

FOR IMMEDIATE RELESASE:

July 31, 2007 (Press Release) -- (Asbury Park, NJ) -- deSoL, the Asbury Park, NJ-based band that mixes rock hooks with Latin rhythms is set to release On My Way, an album of all new material sung in English and Spanish to retail on August 7th through saZon Records/Two22Music with distribution through ADA. The album's first single "Sing It All Night" is currently being serviced to Triple A radio.
Over the course of their six years together, deSoL has scored notable successes both on stage and on radio. Having toured extensively, deSoL has shared marquees with artists such as R.E.M., The Legendary Wailers, Los Lonely Boys, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Particle and Widespread Panic, to name just a few. The band has become linked with the high profile festivals they've graced the stages of including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and more.
With Rock, Pop and Latin influences abounding, deSoL's has managed to cross cultural borders and musical formats bypassing all boundaries. Their first single, "Karma" released in 2005 became a Top 5 hit on the AAA radio format once again proving that in art and music there are no borders.
The Salvadorian, Puerto Rican and Mexican influences which makeup deSoL's mixed Latino bloodlines draw from their musical heroes Fania All Stars, Tito Puente and Social Club as well as Los Lobos, and Santana, among others.
Just before going into the studio to record On My Way, deSoL spent a month in the Middle East when they were contracted by the Department of Defense's Armed Forces Entertainment program. They brought their infectious rhythms and soulful tunes to the most widely varied assortment of ethnic, racial, and cultural mixtures imaginable in the men and women of the US armed services stationed in Bahrain, Qatar, Djibouti, and Kuwait. Vocalist/guitarist Albie Monterrosa defines the experience as the final stopover on the long road leading up to the here and now.
Upon arrival home, deSoL's members sensed a change in themselves and somehow knew they were not the same people who had left for the road some 30 months earlier. Retreat, reflection, and rejuvenation was what the band needed most. Ironically enough they found their solace at Lake House Music right back in Asbury Park where the journey had all started. Coming full circle, it was there with the help and inspiration of Jon Leidersdorff, they wrote and produced the new album which was to serve as the repository for all they've learned as a band and individuals. Albie Monterrosa, commenting on the band and album, remarked, "We've been together for more than six years now and the musical and spiritual bonds between the band members just keeps growing stronger all the time. I think this is by far the ballsiest this band has ever sounded. I'm not kidding this record Rocks!"

---- electronic press kit ----

Sonic Bids - http://www.sonicbids.com/desol

---- clips ----

"Sing It All Night, deSoL: These Latin-influenced Jersey rockers find their breezy rhythms "guided by the light of the radio and the Mexican moonlight." By the second chorus you'll want to join in."
-USA Today

"This memorable effort indicates that deSoL is a band to pay very close attention to. 4 STARS"
-All Music Guide

"deSoL is part of the march of Latin music into the mainstream"
-NY Times

"...a Latin-flavored rock band that just may be the hottest act to come out of Asbury Park since you-know-who..."
-Courier Post

"A winner right out of the chute. Excellent songs, fine singing and stinging, soaring lead guitar."
-Vintage Guitar

Keyboard Magazine
From the opening piano riff, this Latin flavored record sets a perfect party vibe. Backed by two excellent percussionists, the band plays with soul and flavor and their vocal harmonies are super tight. Viva deSoL!
By Robbie Gennet

Philadelphia Inquirer
Not since Los Lobos put pedals to the metal has a Latin band sounded as fiery- and so ready to mess with with tradition- as deSoL. With their wild, curly hair and patchwork denim outfits, these hippie-ish musicians from Asbury Park, NJ, may look blissfully chilled out, but they are, as their name implies, "of the sun"; running-hot rockers who use a blend of progressive polyrhythm, native Latin percussion, and hip hop beat-boxing to back their hearty vocal blend of mythic chants, call-and-response and soulful croons.
by A.D. Amorosi

Pulse Weekly.com
deSoL provides the perfect crash course in moving that ass, Latin style. Their music is bright and vibrant, much like the Spanish culture. Each sound, whether its a simple guitar line, and intricate bass part or a percussive twist of musical lime juice, creates some tasty sonic concoctions. One of the most interesting parts of deSoL is their diversity. All the songs are Latin- influenced, but each pushes its own musical boundries. If you're into dancing and having a good time, deSoL is your jam..."
By Nick Rose

---- archived press .PDF files ----